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The other officials released include Deputy Secretary-General (Mainland) Amani Golugwa, Central Committee member Godbless Lema, and Coastal Zone Chair...
State Counsel Thawabu Issa told the High Court that the Prisons Department was unable to present Lissu in court, citing safety concerns.
The two said their ordeal began at military checkpoints and escalated at police stations where they were held in inhumane conditions with dozens of ot...
Khama, who served as Botswana’s president from 2008 to 2018, also criticised Cameroon President Paul Biya, recently sworn in at 92 years old, saying t...
Despite urging dialogue and reconciliation, President Samia’s government continues to detain key opposition leaders, fueling doubts over her commitmen...
With only 12 opposition MPs in a 396-member House, analysts warn of weakened debate and limited oversight.
Only 39 percent of Kenyan health workers can properly diagnose and treat severe pneumonia, leaving thousands of children at risk.
The released citizens, lawyer Fredrick Lorent Obuya and financial professional John Gitahi Nderitu, had been taken into custody as part of a wider cra...
Golugwa becomes the third senior party leader to be detained in recent weeks, following the arrests of Chairperson Tundu Lissu and Vice-Chairperson Jo...
The unrest erupted on election day when security forces confronted protesters, resulting in scores of deaths and injuries. Witnesses say hundreds, and...
Ogutu, a teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was shot dead on October 29, 2025, while his compatriot, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, was unlawfully arres...
This comes amid reports that John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was reportedly shot dead during the post-election unr...
The activists said President Samia Suluhu Hassan had lost legitimacy, forfeited the moral mandate to govern, and now presides over what they termed ma...
Among those killed were journalists Master Tindwa of Clouds Media, who was shot at his home in Temeke, and Kelvin Lameck Mwakangondya of Baraka FM, wh...
Amnesty International Kenya, Vocal Africa and Defenders Coalition condemned the ongoing violence, human rights violations and breakdown of the rule of...
The groups warn that the country is facing its worst human rights crisis in decades and are calling for urgent regional and international intervention...
The US-based influencer, who lives in Los Angeles and is known for her fiery political posts, is accused of fueling protests that turned deadly after...
Researchers say adults using melatonin for years faced nearly double the risk of heart failure and death compared to non-users.
Interior PS Omollo said that the Kenyan Embassy in Dar es Salaam has been engaged to coordinate arrangements for recovering Ogutu’s body for autopsy a...
Mudavadi said Nairobi had reported a number of cases where the rights of Kenyans had been infringed and that these incidents "have been formally submi...
The State Department of Foreign Affairs urged Kenyans to share the names and contacts of those at risk through its official channels to enable quick a...
PIN reported that the five-day nationwide internet blackout, between October 29 and November 3, cost Tanzania about $72 million (Sh9.3 billion), trans...
Their 46-page preliminary statement paints a bleak picture of a process marred by opposition arrests, ballot-stuffing, violence, and a six-day interne...
The advisory comes after human rights group Vocal Africa called on the Kenyan government to intervene following reports that two Kenyans were caught u...
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has written to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, expressing concern over the reported killing of Ogutu.
Tanzania's opposition party CHADEMA says at least 700 civilians were killed in a three-day crackdown following disputed polls, as the UN and rights gr...
The Secretary-General stressed that the UN’s positions “have been very clear” and are not dependent “on cooperating with this or that country.”
The aftermath of Tanzania’s disputed polls has spilled across its borders, crippling transport corridors and leaving landlocked nations counting heavy...
Few know that beneath the grandeur of Kenya’s Supreme Court lies a museum chronicling the nation’s quest for justice and self-rule.
Heche’s disappearance marks the latest in a series of arrests that have drawn condemnation from human rights groups and opposition figures across the...
