NIF Stories

National Infrastructure Fund ‘90 per cent borrowing off the books’, Ndindi Nyoro claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 17, 2025

Ndindi Nyoro criticised the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), suggesting that much of its financing relies on hidden borrowing that is not transpare...

Nairobi eyes Sh60 billion annual revenue under National Rating Act
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Nairobi plans to use the National Rating Act, 2024 to modernise land valuation, tax all 250,000 parcels and unlock about Sh60 billion yearly, as senat...

Witness: Officers beat Kianjokoma brothers unconscious before driving them away
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 25, 2025

The court heard that the two officers then lifted the unconscious Boniface and placed him into a police Land Rover, while Mutura, still alive despite...

Fake brigadier charged for Sh1.2 million KDF recruitment scam in Nairobi
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 24, 2025

Joshua Maingi, 48, accused of posing as a Kenya Air Force brigadier, allegedly defrauded parents of millions promising KDF recruitment slots, police s...

Amnesty exposes state-backed harassment network during Kenya’s 2024–2025 Gen Z protests
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 19, 2025

Hanifa Adan, who built a large following on X for her role in the Gen Z movement’s fundraising for victims of state violence and her outspoken calls f...

Man who killed former Japan PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty, cites grudge over church
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 28, 2025

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was fatally shot on July 8, 2022, while delivering a campaign speech.

Row erupts at AFC Leopards as Boniface Ambani, Dan Shikanda clash
Erick Kariuki  |  Oct 24, 2025

Boniface Ambani’s post, which has since gone viral among Ingwe fans, painted a picture of a club left on life support, debts piling, assets nearly auc...

Activist Boniface Mwangi alleges state threat after bullet casing found in his luggage
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 12, 2025

Mwangi said that the bullet casing was on top of a pair of shorts that had been ironed and brought to him by his daughter the previous night, after wh...

Boniface Mwangi summoned over social media post on police
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2025

The summons stems from a post he made after attending a hearing on an assault case involving a police officer.

Activist Boniface Mwangi decries state intimidation amid police assault charges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

Mwangi is charged with offensive conduct under Section 94(1) of the Penal Code after allegedly using abusive language toward a police officer at the M...

Abductions, torture cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania (2024–2025)
Charity Pancras  |  Oct 06, 2025

In July 2025, Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi was abducted in Tanzania, while in May 2025, Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire were also kidnapped an...

Activists protest exclusion of Lake Nakuru from free entry, link reversal to Odhiambo's disappearance
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 27, 2025

Boniface Mwangi and Hussein Khalid of Vocal Africa criticised the move, linking it to the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Brian Odhiam...

KCB sink Tusker 2-0 as Omondi shines in SportPesa Premier League kick-off
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 19, 2025

The result gives KCB a perfect start to the new campaign, while Tusker will be left to rue missed chances, including Kapaito’s costly penalty miss

Boniface Kariuki murder: Officer Klinzy Baraza to remain in custody ahead of October 6 bail ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 17, 2025

Baraza was arraigned in July and charged with the murder of Kariuki during the June 25 memorial protests along Moi Avenue in Nairobi's Central Busines...

Somali police launch crackdown on unauthorised use of military uniforms
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 15, 2025

The announcement comes at a time when the number of social media influencers and content creators filming videos in military attire has sharply increa...

Why we declined to be part of victims' compensation panel - Activists Hanifa Adan, Hussein Khalid
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 04, 2025

Hussein revealed that he was contacted to be part of the team that will oversee the compensation of the victims of protests, but he declined because h...

Mwongela Kioko: A Nairobi street child’s audacity to beat the odds
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 06, 2025

His story is one of resilience and offers hope to other members of Nairobi’s street families, whose lives are too often marked by suffering and despai...

Boniface Mwangi’s ammunition case set for December 1
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 04, 2025

Activist Boniface Mwangi is facing charges of unlawful possession of ammunition, specifically one 7.62 x 51mm blank round, and three teargas canisters...

Ulinzi Stars Captain Boniface Muchiri promoted to Corporal for CHAN exploits
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 27, 2025

Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri hailed Corporal Muchiri for his professionalism and commitment both on and off the pitch.

Activist Boniface Mwangi enters 2027 presidential race with justice and equity agenda
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 27, 2025

Mwangi stressed the urgent need for leadership that puts the welfare of ordinary Kenyans first and transforms their aspirations into practical policie...

Court gives state 14 days to conclude probe on Boniface Mwangi's case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kahawa Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage warned that failure to report progress would result in the immediate return of the gadgets.

LSK faults IPOA over inaction, urges tougher oversight, compensation for police brutality victims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised IPOA for lacking transparency and only acting when pressured, saying it has become part of a justice system th...

Police Constable Klinzy Baraza charged with murder of mask vendor Boniface Kariuki during June 25 protests
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 28, 2025

Baraza denied the charges before High Court judge Kanyi Kimondo on Monday.

Tortured activist Mwagodi to undergo psychological and forensic evaluation, say rights groups
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

Mwagodi reportedly told fellow activists that he was beaten, pricked with unknown objects, and had his head stepped on during the ordeal.

Family demands answers after activist Mwabili Mwagodi vanishes in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Mwagodi Mwabili, known for his activism and vocal criticism of President William Ruto’s fundraising drives in churches, was reportedly abducted by uni...

Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi missing, reportedly abducted in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Mwabili Mwagodi, known for his vocal campaigns against political interference in religious spaces, is alleged to have been abducted by unknown individ...

Terrorism charges spark outcry as State 'clamps down on dissent'
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

In a bid to stop the protests that have caused deaths, injuries and wanton destruction of properties, the State seems to be growing firm, and is now v...

Explainer: What counts as illegal possession of ammunition, the penalties and key facts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Mwangi, a prominent activist known for his outspoken advocacy on social justice, has denied any wrongdoing and described the charges as politically mo...

Vocal Africa condemns Ruto’s administration for using terrorism charges to silence Kenyan activists
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to stop using terrorism charges against individu...

Boniface Mwangi released on Sh1 million bond after being charged with possession of ammunition without valid firearm certificate
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

The activist, who appeared before Magistrate Gideon Kiage of Kahawa Law Courts, had been accused by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of bein...

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