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'Gen Z is the now': US preacher Rickey Bolden urges Kenyan leaders to listen to youth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

He directly addressed the government’s response to youth protests, warning that heavy-handed actions such as arrests and internet shutdowns only deepe...

Respect must go both ways, Kindiki tells Gen Z, elders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

The DP said that while young people are powerful and full of potential, they must be open to guidance that comes from life experience.

Kenya’s Addis Ababa embassy secures highest facelift budget as Tanzania’s gets the least
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 26, 2025

The proposed facelift budget for Kenya’s foreign missions totals nearly Sh2.35 billion, a move that signals a partial reinstatement of a scrapped allo...

Ruto advisors' travel, entertainment funds slashed in new budget
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

Under the new budget, salaries and allowances for the advisors will cost taxpayers Sh144 million, down from Sh307 million in the year ending June 2024...

Libya protests turn violent as pressure grows on PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah to resign
Reuters  |  May 17, 2025

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its concern over the escalation of violence in Tripoli, calling on parties to take the appropria...

Proposed law in Uganda aims to block funding for parties not engaging in political dialogue
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 14, 2025

The goal is to discourage parties from avoiding platforms like the NCF and IPOD, which promote political dialogue, tolerance and peaceful coexistence...

Inquest told plainclothes police fired live bullets at protesters before Rex Masai’s death
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 12, 2025

A witness described seeing one of the officers, who was wearing a black cap, dark jacket, blue jeans, and white sports shoes, open fire using a pistol...

More Kenyans disappeared during anti-riot operations than during anti-terror operations in 2024, report shows
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2025

A total of 55 incidents of enforced disappearances occurred between January and December 2024.

Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans and buses outside Bu...

Gen Z-led protests, floods dent Kenya's economic growth in 2024 to 4.7 per cent
Alfred Onyango  |  May 06, 2025

Kenya's economy grew much slower than anticipated in 2024, recording a GDP growth rate of 4.7 per cent against the projected 5.7 per cent.

Political leaders condemn shoe-throwing incident on President Ruto in Migori
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 05, 2025

Strategic Communications Advisor Fred Okang’o emphasised the need to separate personal political views from respect for national institutions.

Justice for our Mashujaa: Parents of Gen Z anti-finance Bill protest victims petition state over killings
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

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...

Freed but not silenced: Fury erupts over arrest of BBC filmmakers behind Gen Z protest exposé
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 03, 2025

The creative industry and civil society have interpreted the police action as part of a broader pattern of repression targeting independent voices tha...

Filmmakers behind BBC’s ‘Blood Parliament’ arrested in Nairobi amid outcry over police killings
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 03, 2025

The documentary has generated a significant public outcry, raising questions about the use of force by the Kenyan security forces during the protest.

Kenya faces UN scrutiny over police brutality and human rights abuses
Mary Wambui  |  May 02, 2025

Local human rights organisations submitted that, despite the largely peaceful nature of the protests, there were credible allegations of excessive and...

Treasury revives plan to grant KRA real-time access to personal data in push for more tax
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 02, 2025

The move comes barely a year after similar proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024 were dropped following fierce resistance from the public and civil righ...

Kanja orders police to support IPOA probes amid pressure over Gen Z protest killings
Mary Wambui  |  May 01, 2025

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...

Five Gen Z protest-related cases closed, others still under review - ODPP
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 30, 2025

Four other cases are still under investigation or awaiting further action, and two referred to public inquests set for mention or hearing in the comin...

MPs' reaction to BBC documentary sparks fury among Kenyans amid calls for accountability, justice
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 30, 2025

Mandera North MP Major (Rtd) Bashir Abdullahi claimed the documentary was interfering with the reconciliation that has been going on in the country si...

Court orders Sh2.2 million payout as Nairobi protest ban declared illegal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2025

At the centre of the dispute was a press statement issued by Bungei on June 18, 2024, in which he declared that protests and public gatherings would n...

Medical interns to begin posting on July 1 after online balloting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

KMPDU has insisted that interns be paid Sh206,000 as provided in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), while the government had proposed a reduce...

Amnesty International calls for accountability, transparency in KDF's role during Gen Z protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 29, 2025

Despite high-level promises from the government to ensure accountability, Amnesty pointed out that there has been little progress in holding those res...

ODPP presses IPOA to fast-track probe into Gen Z protest killings after BBC documentary
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

ODPP said several people had been captured on video or mentioned in the documentary and were of interest due to their presence during the incident.

BBC documentary "Blood Parliament" to be screened in Kayole despite government pressure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

Attendees have been urged to dress warmly and carry shukas, as the screening will run late into the night.

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...

IPOA issues status update on probe into June 25 protester killings after BBC exposé
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 29, 2025

The Authority's probe delved into several incidents in June 2024 across the country during mass protests against the Finance Bill, 2024, which saw cla...

Kenya stops screening of BBC documentary exposing protesters' killings
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 29, 2025

BBC’s investigation also involved the review of over 5,000 images, which showed that many of those killed were unarmed and posed no threat when they w...

Manyatta MP Mukunji urges action on BBC exposé, seeks compensation for protest victims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

Mukunji said it was unfortunate for the country to rely on external sources to learn about events that should have been handled locally.

Amnesty Kenya calls for probe into June 2024 protests after BBC documentary
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Amnesty revealed that the findings in the documentary aligned with joint investigations carried out with other human rights organisations, including t...

Kaluma calls for BBC Africa ban in Kenya over documentary on deadly Gen Z protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 28, 2025

As the protestors stormed Parliament, some were shot outside the building, while others set fire to a section housing the parliamentary office.

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