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ICC charges ex-Philippine President Duterte with crimes against humanity
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 23, 2025

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11 and has been held in ICC custody in the Netherlands since then, though...

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger withdraw from ICC's Rome Statute
XINHUA  |  Sep 23, 2025

In September 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter in Bamako, agreeing to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Joseph Kony ICC trial: What his confirmation of charges means for justice and accountability
DW News  |  Sep 11, 2025

The ICC allowed a confirmation of charges hearing against Ugandan fugitive warlord Joseph Kony to proceed without him at the dock. But for a trial to...

ICC holds historic hearing in absentia for fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 10, 2025

Kony’s lawyer, Peter Haynes, KC, urged the judges to halt the proceedings, arguing that his client could not challenge the evidence presented against...

Historic ICC trial in absentia to proceed against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 08, 2025

Born in northern Uganda in 1961, Kony rose from altar boy to feared warlord, claiming spiritual visions that justified his fight to topple President Y...

UN calls for targeted sanctions amid Sudan’s devastating war
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

During a major ground offensive on Zamzam from April 11-13, the RSF and its allies killed between 300 and 1,500 people, mostly women and children.

Scribbled lines of life - hunger and hope in a Darfur city
XINHUA  |  Aug 19, 2025

The conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023, devastating the country's infrastructure, killing tens of thousands, displacing millions, and creating a...

MPs question Ministry of Defence’s role in Sh31.6 billion Bomas of Kenya facelift
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Wildlife and Tourism Committee, led by Maara MP Kareke Mbiuki, expressed frustration over being left out of the loop while the Ministry of Defence...

Audit exposes KICC spent Sh30.9 million on hotel meetings contrary to law
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The report also revealed that the Centre has not secured legal ownership documents for three parcels of land, including the one on which the iconic to...

Murkomen: I won’t be intimidated by ICC threats or anarchists
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

The CS was responding to a case filed in court by politician Reuben Kagame, accusing him, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, and Director of C...

Sudan calls for end to UN probe on war crimes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 29, 2025

The fact-finding mission, created by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2023, was tasked with investigating alleged war crimes committed by both t...

Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
UN News  |  Jul 25, 2025

Thousands of people were killed in the violence that swept CAR following a 2012 coup led by the mainly Muslim rebel coalition, Séléka.

Kenya makes diplomatic overtures to Sudan amid tensions over alleged RSF ties
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 09, 2025

On Tuesday, Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei met with Sudan's Chargé d'Affaires in Nairobi, Mohamed Osman Akasha, to reaffir...

UN Security Council urged to summon Kenya over alleged arms supply to Sudan's RSF
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

Fourteen civil society organisations led by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, International Commission of Jurists, and Independent Medico-Legal Unit,...

Kenya’s opposition vows to take Ruto to ICC over extrajudicial killings, abductions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

The leaders accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of unleashing rogue police units and forming Haiti-style militia gangs to suppress dissent.

ICC Chief Khan steps aside amid UN sex misconduct probe, plunging court into uncharted crisis
Reuters  |  May 17, 2025

In a written statement, Karim Khan’s attorneys rejected all allegations of wrongdoing, stating that he took leave due to media pressure affecting his...

KICC locks out MPs over Sh50 million rent arrears
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 12, 2025

The Parliamentary Service Commission has now requested KICC to restore access to the facilities as it works to clear the arrears before the financial...

Trade CS Kinyanjui warns politicians against remarks risking economic fallout with Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 16, 2025

Kinyanjui emphasised that Kenya's top tea consumers — among them Sudan, Egypt, Iran and Pakistan — are diplomatically delicate territories that must b...

Court blocks state from proceeding with sale of 11 parastatals, including KICC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

The court dismissed the application, stating that the government failed to demonstrate how its pending appeal would be undermined without the suspensi...

Turkish firm wins court battle to build Sh31.6 billion Bomas complex
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

The Ministry of Defence had appealed against an earlier decision by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB), which faulted it for s...

Ruto revokes Irungu Nyakera’s appointment as KICC Board Chair, names Samuel Mwangi as replacement
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Nyakera’s revocation comes just days after he announced that he would not be attending President Ruto’s Mount Kenya tour.

Sudan dismisses Ruto’s claims of resumption of tea exports, insists ban still in effect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

Despite maintaining its stance on the trade ban, the Sudanese Embassy affirmed its commitment to regional cooperation and dialogue guided by the princ...

Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14...

Court orders government to pay Sh40 million to contractor over cancelled KICC project
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

The court found that KICC was fully aware of the required timelines for executing the contract after awarding the tender but failed to update the cont...

State splashed Sh1.9 billion for KICC facelift ahead of 2023 Africa Climate Summit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

As the country geared up to host the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023, the iconic building underwent a massive transformation, one that has sin...

Dubai meets Nairobi: KICC to install Africa’s first Sh100 million dancing fountain
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The installation, inspired by Dubai’s world-renowned fountain, will incorporate artificial intelligence and robotics to synchronise water movements wi...

Signed and sealed: Full list of key issues Ruto, Raila agreed to implement in MoU
Amina Wako  |  Mar 08, 2025

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Friday, March 7.

Why I attended the Ruto-Raila agreement signing—Sifuna
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

Sifuna stated that he was at the event in his official role as ODM Secretary General. He emphasised that the party took the initiative to publicly sha...

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