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Rights groups demand arrests of killers of protesters at Parliament following BBC exposé
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2025

The renewed demands follow the release of a BBC documentary, which identifies individuals allegedly involved in the deaths of three unarmed protesters...

Contradictions emerge in police testimonies at inquest into Rex Masai’s killing
Joseph Ndunda  |  Feb 05, 2025

This version of events contradicts the testimony of former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei, who previously told the inquest that police were o...

Major events likely to influence security trajectory in Africa and beyond
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 31, 2024

In Africa, the conflicts in Sudan, DRC, and Somalia have led to a surge in internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and refugees in the neighbour...

New Bill proposes Sh10m fine, 10 years in jail for vandalism of infrastructure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2024

The Bill also proposes the establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee, which will consider applications for declaring infrastru...

JKUAT student who went missing after protests died from drowning - autopsy
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 10, 2024

Denzel Omondi's body was discovered on July 6 floating in the deserted quarry in Juja and was shared online, raising uproar and suspicion over his cau...

Police remove barricades on all roads leading to State House
Michael Kirwa  |  Jul 09, 2024

The roadblocks had been in place since Thursday, June 27, 2024, following protests against the Finance Bill 2024 and calls for President Ruto’s resign...

LSK's Faith Odhiambo among 7 appointed to audit public debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2024

After 90 days, the task force will have served its purpose and report directly to the President.

185 anti-govt protesters arrested in Nairobi CBD released on bond
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 04, 2024

Among the suspects are 18 children, including a 15-year-old student attending a school along Temple Road in downtown Nairobi.

Kenyan protesters retreat to off-street tactics after demos turn chaotic
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 03, 2024

The ever-changing course of the protests, including the adoption of social media tools to lobby and organise tactics, has troubled the police and othe...

Police defy court order, use teargas to disperse Nairobi protesters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 02, 2024

The court also directed that the police stop using bullets and other draconian measures to quell demonstrations, which entered their second week on Th...

Business in Nairobi CBD remain closed as Tuesday's protests commence
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 02, 2024

Supermarkets along Tom Mboya, Moi Avenue, and Ronald Ngala were closed, some temporarily out of service since last Thursday's demonstrations.

Heightened police presence in Nairobi after deadly protests
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 28, 2024

A poster shared online indicates that the protests will continue in the coming week, with participants called to occupy major roads across the country...

Local, international actors denounce violence in Kenya's anti-tax protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2024

They include the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), the Foreign Press Association Africa (FPAA), the United Nations, and a group of 13 embassies.

Finance Bill protests: What security agencies carrying out abductions are after
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 24, 2024

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga reveals what senior government officials are seeking to establish amid intense protests against the Finance Bill, 2...

IPOA seeks witnesses to aid investigations into Rex Masai's fatal shooting
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2024

Masai, 29, died on Thursday evening from injuries sustained from a live bullet allegedly fired by police in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).

Coastal residents condemn local MPs while protesting against Finance Bill
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 24, 2024

"Why don't you vote? Why don't you come out? You were Jicho Pevu, but now you are silent. Did the lion get wet and become a cat?"

Schools break for mid-term ahead of fresh round of anti-Finance Bill protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2024

The adjustment has now coincided with planned week-long protests against the Finance Bill, raising fears that students may be caught in the unrest or...

Ruto, Kenya Kwanza leaders change tune, call for dialogue with Gen Z over protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 24, 2024

The President said that he was proud the young people had stepped forward tribeless and peacefully to be counted as he expressed readiness to engage t...

Protesting Gen Zs reject Ruto's promise of dialogue on Finance Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2024

Activist Hanifa Adan says the president's promise of dialogue is late, while other young people insist that the first way forward is to reject the bil...

Kenya's Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets
The Conversation  |  Jun 23, 2024

Digital activism enabled fast mobilisation of support, bridged gaps between diverse groups, and it has brought attention to pressing issues in real-ti...

Ichung'wa's dismissal of anti-Finance Bill protests sparks nationwide criticism
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 22, 2024

He further dismissed claims that the protesters are funded by politicians, saying they don't require any mobilisation fees as they earn their income a...

Finance Bill protests: Pressure mounts over whereabouts of content creator Crazy Nairobian
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 22, 2024

Crazy Nairobian, real name Bill Simani, was reportedly arrested on Friday, following the anti-Finance Bill protests, and has not been seen or heard fr...

Anti-Finance Bill protests continue next week despite crackdown
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 22, 2024

A poster on the planned activities shows the protests will enter the second week full of activity following the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Rex Kany...

Protest but institutions will make decisions, Ruto tells Kenyans on Finance Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2024

Thus far, with pressure from the public to amend the bill and ease the tax burden on the public, the National Assembly Finance and National Planning C...

Mombasa residents protest against Finance Bill despite heavy rain
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 19, 2024

The demonstrators, predominantly young people, voiced strong opposition to the bill, calling for its complete overhaul and the initiation of a new pub...

Kenyans praise Jamia Mosque for assisting 'Occupy Parliament' protesters
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 19, 2024

Demonstrators said Muslims at the mosque, who had been preparing for prayers, gave them water to wash their faces after anti-riot police fired tear ga...

Protest set for Tuesday as pressure mounts for MPs to reject Finance Bill
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 15, 2024

The organisers of the protest, dubbed "Occupy Parliament," have called on participants to show up in black at noon to keep vigil as MPs vote at 2.30 p...

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