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Garissa family demands justice over missing relative
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 24, 2025

More than a year later, they claim security officers have been evasive and uncooperative, providing no meaningful response regarding Abdinasir's where...

Ruto appoints Komora, Siparo to National Police Service Commission
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 23, 2025

The NPSC plays a critical role in recruiting, appointing, promoting, and exercising disciplinary control over officers within the National Police Serv...

IG Kanja appeals for more resources to strengthen National Police Service
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Kanja also challenged the Judiciary to ensure that court orders remain reasonable and aligned with the public interest.

Police officers set for fresh salary increase this month
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 22, 2025

The phased increases began in September last year, when the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) announced that the basic salary for police const...

Explainer: What is anticipatory bail and when should it be granted?
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 22, 2025

Anticipatory bail is a legal safeguard that allows a person to seek protection from arrest before they are formally charged or taken into custody.

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...

KHRC calls for disbandment of Ruto’s protest victims compensation framework
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

KHRC proposed that the mandate be given to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPO...

UN calls for unity, support on day of remembrance for terrorism victims
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

This day was set aside by a General Assembly resolution to honour and support the victims and survivors of terrorism and to promote and protect the fu...

Government extends public service payroll deadline to 18th of every month
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

All Ministries, Departments, Agencies, County Governments, State Corporations and Constitutional Commissions have been warned against late submissions...

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.

Ballistics expert fails to conclusively link ex-Pangani police officer Ahmed Rashid's gun to Eastleigh shootings
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 19, 2025

He further confirmed that the recovered AK-47 rifle was in good mechanical condition, but test firings showed no match with the bullets or cartridges...

Inside Mathare’s fight for justice: How youth are taking on police brutality and reclaiming dignity
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Founded in 2014 and registered as a community-based organisation a year later, the centre set out to challenge the normalisation of police killings in...

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...

Human rights lawyer Gitobu Imanyara seeks to privately prosecute Deputy Police IG Eliud Lagat
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 15, 2025

Through his lawyer, Cecil Miller, Lagat argued that any attempt by the court to compel the DPP to prosecute him would amount to an unlawful usurpation...

Bill seeks to erase minor criminal records from police clearance certificates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Owino explained that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations currently lacks clear legal authority to remove criminal records unless a conviction i...

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...

National Assembly approves President Ruto’s nominees to police service commission
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

The Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security said the two met all constitutional and legal requirements for the appointments.

US report raises alarm over deterioration of human rights in Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The annual report notes that in response to nationwide protests in June and July, authorities committed numerous abuses, and took steps to identify an...

Ruto’s pick for police commission dodge payroll questions, promise reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

During the approval hearing before the National Assembly Committee on National Administration on Wednesday, Amani Komora, one of the nominees, decline...

Garissa police recover stolen gun, multiple IDs in targeted raid
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Authorities also seized a wallet containing the complainant’s national ID and his wife’s ID, a Kenya Police Service certificate of appointment, a mili...

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...

Police body cameras rollout delayed over budget constraints, Murkomen tells MPs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Murkomen was responding to a question from Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris, who had sought a statement on why the ministry has not implem...

Five Kenyans sue IG Douglas Kanja, top security chiefs over protest violence inaction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....

Sheria Mtaani moves to court challenging takeover of police payroll by IG
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 13, 2025

They argue that payroll administration is not merely an accounting function, but a key mechanism through which recruitment, promotions, transfers, sus...

Drugs, gangs, and land disputes are major threats to Kenya’s security -CS Murkomen
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Murkomen said the comprehensive report from all counties will guide future policies, but the tours have already led to positive changes.

20 arrested in Malindi crackdown on criminal gangs and drug networks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

The arrests are part of a broader security offensive across the coastal strip aimed at curbing violent crime, gang activity, and drug-related offences...

Family rejects police suicide account in Kenol station death
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

According to the officer, Mwangi allegedly “sneaked” into the police station, entered one office, then moved into another, locked himself inside, and...

Two more deaths in police custody fuel outrage in Kakamega, Murang’a
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 12, 2025

These incidents come amid reports that over 20 Kenyans died in police custody between June 6 and June 23, 2025, fueling nationwide protests. Security...

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