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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...
The group costing of Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi also pointed to recent incidents in Kakamega and...
NCIC stressed that any investigation must be conducted independently and inclusively, with the active involvement of human rights organisations and ci...
Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...
The organisation argued that President Ruto’s remarks, made during a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, overlook the painf...
IPOA chairperson Issack Hassan said the authority continues to face resistance from police officers who block access to crucial records and ignore sum...
Munyao, the mother of 19-year-old Rex Masai, who was fatally shot on Moi Avenue during the protests, is spearheading the petition, which has already a...
The DCI revealed that the breakthrough came after an extensive review and reconstruction of the MP’s final movements, from Parliament to the location...
In a memo to all police commanders and heads of formation units, Kanja now wants the police to assist IPOA with the necessary documentation and inform...
They alleged that organised land fraud has become a national crisis, perpetrated by syndicates protected by the police and a judiciary they believe is...
In many African communities, there are widespread beliefs relating to the use of human body parts for traditional healing rituals. Human body parts an...
Recently, Muturi vowed to keep speaking out against abductions and extrajudicial killings despite his dismissal from President Ruto's Cabinet.
Muturi asserted that his outspokenness on forced disappearances and unlawful killings led to his dismissal. "If their goal was to silence me, then the...
Ruto said he had already taken decisive action by disbanding a rogue police unit that had been implicated in the killings.
Muturi disclosed that he has missed three consecutive Cabinet sessions held on January 21, February 11, and the most recent one on March 11.
They called for protection measures for victims’ families, witnesses, and human rights defenders who have reportedly faced threats for speaking out.
The two IT experts – Mohamed and Zulfiqar had been brought to aid the United Democratic Alliance (UDA's) technical teams.
This version of events contradicts the testimony of former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei, who previously told the inquest that police were o...
Musyoka accused Ruto's administration of sanctioning state-sponsored killings and abductions of young Kenyans who were exercising their constitutional...
The report comes just a fortnight after President William Ruto appointed a 42-member task force to address the alarming rise in femicide cases in the...
MUHURI accused the government of cruelty and bitterness towards its people, asserting that the nation is regressing to the dark days when freedom of s...
South Sudan's foreign ministry summoned Sudan's ambassador over the alleged killings earlier this week, and President Salva Kiir Mayardit called for c...
As the courts have made clear, the government cannot use national security as a justification to violate people's fundamental rights.
Ridwan claims her brother's anger stemmed from her decision to travel to Uganda without his approval.
Natembeya clarified that his condemnation of extrajudicial abductions was not an attack on President William Ruto.
Ruto said Kenya's allies and partners are watching the events happening and expressing concern over the ongoing talks over abductions and other issues...
The former Chief Justice stressed that 2025 should be a year of accountability, especially for those who caused suffering in 2024.
According to CIVICUS, the violent suppression of demonstrations, which left at least 60 people dead and over 1,000 arrested, marked a severe curtailme...
The alliance criticised delays in payments under the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), rushed implementation of reforms, and corruption in procur...
