Hindi Division Stories

MUHURI pursues justice for families of two killed in Lamu crash involving KDF vehicle
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 01, 2025

MUHURI's Auma cited gaps in the ongoing investigations by the security agencies, adding that police have not fully involved the aggrieved families in...

LSK condemns arrest and detention of Rose Njeri, accuses DCI of blocking legal access
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 31, 2025

LSK claims that DCI officers denied her access to legal counsel and have continued to frustrate efforts by lawyers to secure her release on police bai...

Kenya Power to supply 47,000 subsidised electric cookers in clean energy push
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 30, 2025

The project, backed by the African Development Bank as part of the third phase of the Last Mile Connectivity initiative, will see electric cooking app...

Okoa Uchumi slams Ruto’s apology, demands justice for violence, graft, economic injustice
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

Okoa Uchumi said Ruto’s remarks amounted to a performative gesture that failed to acknowledge the government’s role in the deaths of over 60 young peo...

Kenya-Tanzania rift over activist’s deportation sparks regional reckoning on free expression
Mwangi Maina  |  May 28, 2025

Kenyans, particularly on social media, reacted not with silence but with satire: memes, parodies, and comedic impersonations of Tanzanian President Sa...

Ruto’s government faces backlash as most Kenyans say they’re worse off than in 2022
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

The poll, released on Wednesday, paints a grim picture of the national mood, showing that across all nine of Kenya’s regions, overwhelming majorities...

Uganda activist Nyanzi returns to Germany after Nairobi standoff, cites harassment by authorities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

Nyanzi, who holds refugee status in Germany, said she was finally allowed back after a diplomatic meeting with embassy officials in Nairobi, ending a...

'Gen Z is the now': US preacher Rickey Bolden urges Kenyan leaders to listen to youth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

He directly addressed the government’s response to youth protests, warning that heavy-handed actions such as arrests and internet shutdowns only deepe...

Juja MP George Koimburi stage-managed his own abduction - IG of Police Kanja
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

Before Koimburi got out of the car, Gatana told the police that they helped him (Koimburi) tear his clothes to fake evidence of torture.

President Ruto apologises to Tanzania, Kenyan youth amidst rising regional tensions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

“From Tanzania, if we have wronged you in any way, please forgive us. Our friends from Uganda, if we have wronged you in any way, please forgive us,”...

Kenyan, Tanzanian MPs find unity in song at National Prayer Breakfast amid regional tensions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro confirmed the Tanzanian leaders' attendance and invited them to join the Kenyan and Ugandan delegations...

City lawyer Lempaa sues to stop President from hiring more advisers, demands halt to salaries
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 27, 2025

He argues that there is no legal framework or regulations outlining how many advisers the President can appoint, creating a loophole that allows the h...

Opposition leaders demand justice amid rising cases of abductions, police brutality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The group costing of Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi also pointed to recent incidents in Kakamega and...

Kenya struggles to aid persons with disabilities amid outdated data, funding shortfalls
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

Physical access, affordability and attitudes remain major barriers to healthcare.

Sh46.5 billion equalisation fund shortfall denies marginalised counties critical services
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 25, 2025

According to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, only Sh13.4 billion of the approximately Sh60 billion accrued to the fund over 13 years has been released...

Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire alleges she was sexually assaulted while in Tanzanian detention
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 24, 2025

Atuhaire said she was blindfolded, beaten, violently stripped, and sexually assaulted by individuals in plain clothes who detained her.

Civil Society groups condemn rising autocracy, demands justice for tortured activists
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

The civil society groups described these acts as “crimes against humanity and a betrayal of the democratic values our people have long fought for.”

Kenya defends "quiet diplomacy" following Boniface Mwangi’s detention in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 23, 2025

Mudavadi urged Kenyans to understand the broader context, stressing that Kenya’s prosperity depends on building bridges with its neighbours rather tha...

75 killed in South Sudan conflict since February
XINHUA  |  May 23, 2025

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation following a sharp increase in hostil...

Civil society groups give AU, EAC 72 hours to act on alleged abductions, torture in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 23, 2025

While Tanzania released Mwangi on Thursday, he was dumped in Horohoro, on the Coast of Kenya, some 162 kilometres from the Lunga Lunga border, having...

Rights groups demand probe into alleged torture of activist Boniface Mwangi in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

Addressing journalists at Moi International Airport in Mombasa on Thursday, Mwangi said he was tortured so severely that he could barely walk.

Tortured activist Boniface Mwangi flown to Nairobi for treatment after release from Tanzania
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 22, 2025

Mwangi had been held by authorities in Tanzania under unclear circumstances, prompting concern among human rights defenders and the public.

Uganda mounts diplomatic pressure over detention of activist Agather Atuhaire in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

The Ugandan government has written to Tanzanian authorities requesting access to Atuhaire, who is believed to be in custody at the Central Police Stat...

Activist Boniface Mwangi deported from Tanzania and dumped in Ukunda, family confirms
Mwangi Maina  |  May 22, 2025

The activist’s detention had sparked widespread outrage, seen by many as an arbitrary move that violated both bilateral and international norms.

Kenya presses Tanzania over Boniface Mwangi’s detention, cites Vienna Convention breach
Mwangi Maina  |  May 22, 2025

The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs urged Tanzania to "expeditiously and without delay facilitate consular access to or release of Mwangi."

Maraga to government: Tell Kenyans why Boniface Mwangi is still detained in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

Maraga said Mwangi has been detained without access to a lawyer, the courts or Kenyan consular officials, which goes against international human right...

South Sudan's President Kiir promotes sanctioned ally as ruling party deputy
Reuters  |  May 22, 2025

If Kiir stepped down, Bol Mel's new role as the SPLM party's deputy chairperson would make him the acting president of the country.

Police reforms group demands immediate release of Mwangi and Atuhaire held in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 21, 2025

PRWG-K demanded their immediate release and called for an independent investigation into their arrest, citing grave concerns over the violations of th...

Tears and protests as Boniface Mwangi’s wife demands his release from Tanzania's custody
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 21, 2025

Mwangi was arrested on Monday at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam, where he had travelled to attend the treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader...

Revealed: Boniface Mwangi, Agather Atuhaire not deported, still held by Tanzania immigration
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 21, 2025

Kenyan activists including VOCAL Africa CEO Hussein Khalid, expressed concern over the whereabouts of both Mwangi and Atuhaire following their apprehe...

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