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US wants foreign force in Haiti doubled, scale back on Kenya’s role in taking on gangs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

The US is drafting a resolution to present to the United Nations Security Council to "properly resource" Haiti's fight to reduce gang territorial cont...

Kenya's envoy to Dominican Republic Mwenda Karisa presents credentials to President Luis Abinader
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 21, 2025

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, making its hospitals and evacuation corridors the most immediate fallback for injur...

Police officers under fire as family rejects autopsy report on man’s death inside Kenol station
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

Family spokesperson Julius Ngugi said the post-mortem findings did not align with what they observed when they viewed the body.

Murkomen: Chiefs to receive pay rise, firearms training in fresh welfare reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

Murkomen said all 8,102 chiefs will undergo a three-week paralegal and security management programme, with the first batch of 1,000 already identified...

Gen Z protest victim finally has bullet removed after 14-month ordeal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

He was shocked to learn he had carried it for more than 400 days, contrary to Kenyatta National Hospital’s claim that fragments had been removed durin...

10 Kenyans died in police custody in last five months, Murkomen tells MPs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Mukomen said daily cell inspections are now conducted by senior officers to ensure the safety, cleanliness and welfare of detainees with all observati...

Families of victims of police brutality welcome Ruto's compensation move
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 11, 2025

Rex Masai’s name came to symbolise martyrdom; he was the first casualty of a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the 2024 Finance Bill, an e...

Police recruitment to resume in September after three-year freeze, IG of Police Kanja announces
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The last recruitment was conducted in 2022, with officers graduating the following year. During the three-year pause, many officers left the service t...

Government extends mandate of police, NYS reforms committee by nine months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The extension takes effect from May 23, 2025, to February 22, 2026.

Kenya Police FC drawn against Mogadishu City Club in CAF Champions League debut
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 09, 2025

CAF has introduced a new incentive this season, with clubs eliminated in the first two rounds set to receive $100,000 to offset logistical costs, a mo...

Low pay no excuse for bribery- Murkomen tells corrupt police officers
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Reacting to the report released earlier this week, the CS warned that it would not be “business as usual” and that those implicated would be dealt wit...

Calls grow to disband Kenya’s police service over corruption, brutality and failed reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

Vocal Africa, a civil rights advocacy group, stated that the police force has become a symbol of impunity and should be replaced by a devolved structu...

LSK slams police for selectively disrupting opposition events, cites breach of rights
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo said the police are now openly deciding who can assemble and who cannot, an act she termed a blatant violation of Article...

MPs order IG of Police Kanja to immediately hand over HR, payroll functions to NPSC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

PAC Chairperson and Butere MP Tindi Mwale faulted the police leadership for breaching the Constitution by withholding documents from the NPSC, which i...

Let parents be parents: Ruto cautions against using police for children’s moral upbringing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

President Ruto insisted that raising responsible citizens is a shared responsibility between parents, the church and the government.

Police Bullets FC granted CAF licence, set to represent Kenya in Women’s Champions League
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 19, 2025

This milestone marks the first licence issued under the current Football Kenya Federation (FKF) leadership, signalling a major step forward in raising...

NPSC accuses National Police Service of stalling reforms, blocking its constitutional mandate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

NPSC Chief Executive Officer Peter Lelei slammed the police command, saying various reforms had stalled due to hostilities from the service leadership...

Anglican Church calls for compensation for protest victims
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 11, 2025

Ole Sapit condemned the use of excessive force by police during demonstrations, particularly alleged shoot-to-kill or shoot-to-maim orders.

DPP recommends murder charge against police officer Klinzy Barasa who shot mask vendor Boniface Kariuki
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 10, 2025

The court has, however, released his co-accused, Duncan Kiprono, from police custody due to a lack of evidence.

Boniface Kariuki’s final call: A mother’s warning, a son’s promise, a nation’s shame
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

Kariuki’s family appealed for support from the public to help them give him a dignified send-off.

At least four officers in every riot unit carry live firearms, Charles Owino reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

Owino defended police conduct during the recent protests, acknowledging public anger but emphasising that officers had exercised notable restraint des...

TikToker Geoffrey Chesoni recounts harrowing abduction, torture by suspected state agents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 29, 2025

A video clip circulating online shows one of the abductors firing a gunshot into the air before the vehicle sped off with Chesoni.

Kenya police brutality: It will take more than laws, public anger to change behaviour
The Conversation  |  Jun 26, 2025

Excesses by the National Police Service have prompted action in the past. Repressive laws have been repealed and mechanisms are in place to identify,...

Boniface Kariuki’s family says he cannot survive without life support after police shooting
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

Doctors recently conducted a second high-risk surgery lasting four hours to remove bullet fragments lodged in Kariuki’s skull.

Mixed fortunes on final day of 2024/25 FKF Premier League
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 22, 2025

The 2024/25 FKF Premier League season wrapped up in thrilling fashion, with champions Kenya Police FC lifting the title and the relegation battle goin...

Opinion: State-sponsored violence? Police look the other way as goons attack Nairobi protesters
Amina Wako  |  Jun 18, 2025

This wasn’t a clash between police and protesters. It was a one-sided war, with civilians caught between the state’s tear gas and the thugs’ clubs.

Over 600 police officers killed in line of duty in 10 years, Interior CS Murkomen reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

Murkomen expressed condolences to the families of fallen officers, saying their service and sacrifice have not been in vain.

Kenya Police clinch historic FKFPL title as City Stars boost survival hopes
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 15, 2025

Kenya Police FC sealed their maiden FKF Premier League title with a game to spare after edging Shabana FC 1-0 in Machakos, as attention now turns to t...

Civil society raises alarm over 49 police killings since January
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 12, 2025

In a joint statement, the group said the numbers reflected a pattern of violence by security officers targeting unarmed civilians, with 22 deaths repo...

MPs reject digital police recruitment over inequality concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

MPs said it was premature to adopt a fully digital system in a country still struggling with patchy internet, low smartphone penetration, and electric...

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