Commission on Administrative Justice Stories

Ombudsman CEO Mercy Wambua suspended for 14 days over misconduct claims
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The 14-day interdiction is intended to provide time for a comprehensive inquiry into the allegations against her.

Autopsies reveal Kasarani victims died from gunshots during Raila Odinga public viewing
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Bullets recovered from the victims’ bodies have been handed to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority for forensic analysis, while one body rema...

Uganda sets January 15 for general election as Museveni seeks another term
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

President Yoweri Museveni faces opposition star Bobi Wine in a high-stakes race, with six other candidates also in the running and nationwide parliame...

Passenger train derails in eastern Ethiopia, leaving 14 dead and many hurt
XINHUA  |  Oct 21, 2025

Images shared on social media showed the mangled train parts scattered along the Dire Dawa-Dewele route.

Kalokol residents urged to stay vigilant as deadly crocodile attacks rise in Lake Turkana
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2025

Rising lake levels are driving crocodiles closer to homes and fishing zones, putting lives, livelihoods, and local communities at risk.

EAC confirms investment-ready Kenya–Uganda Expressway, enhancing Mombasa port access
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The 256-kilometre Kisumu–Kakira Expressway will upgrade key trade routes, modernize border posts, and enhance connectivity across five EAC countries.

Madagascar’s Gen Z condemn military ruler’s appointment of new prime minister
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Gen Z Mada has not specified what action it will take if Rajaonarivelo's appointment is not explained or reversed, but the group has made it clear tha...

Global wars threaten women and girls like never before, UN report shows
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Kenya emerges as a beacon of women-led peacebuilding, showing how local and regional efforts can shape lasting solutions amid rising global conflicts.

Kenya’s 2026/27 budget set at Sh4.65 trillion – Here’s what it means for you
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 21, 2025

The Treasury notes that the proposed increase in spending underscores the government’s continued focus on economic recovery, infrastructure developmen...

Kilifi Governor Mung’aro announces major county government reshuffle
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2025

Governor Mung’aro has reassigned top officials and appointed new leaders in a bid to boost efficiency, accountability, and service delivery across Kil...

Drug abuse crushes dreams as dozens of Lamu youth rejected in KDF 2025 recruitment
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Hundreds of hopefuls in Lamu County fail KDF medical and drug tests as officials call for community action to guide youth toward healthier paths.

Legal storm brews over Kenya’s cyber law as petitioners cry foul on privacy and expression
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 21, 2025

The petitioners argue that the new cybercrime law violates constitutional rights to privacy, free expression, and data protection, and was passed with...

Kagame warns Africa to brace for AI-driven cyberattacks, urges united defence strategy
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

Kagame told top commanders from 19 African nations that modern warfare is shifting online, with artificial intelligence, disinformation, and cyberatta...

Kenyan CEOs warn of tough times as high costs, taxes squeeze businesses
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 21, 2025

Concerns over taxation also increased sharply, with the proportion of CEOs identifying it as a major challenge climbing from 15 per cent to 19 per cen...

From mud to modern streets: How Kiambu’s hidden slums are being transformed
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 21, 2025

Decades of neglect are giving way to hope as new roads, lights, and title deeds reshape life in Kiambu’s overlooked communities.

High Court halts Litein Boys High School fire levy row, allows students back after dorm fire
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 21, 2025

In his interim ruling, Justice Joseph Sergon urged both parties to find a practical compromise that would allow students to return to class as the cas...

National Police Service Commission says court lacks jurisdiction on recruitment
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 21, 2025

Citing police reform history, the Police service commission told the Labour court that its independence is vital to keeping politics out of police rec...

Governor Achani orders crackdown on vandals sabotaging Kwale’s water infrastructure
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2025

She urged the police to intensify surveillance and arrest those involved in damaging public assets, emphasising that such acts not only waste public r...

Met Department issues heavy rainfall warning for Western, Rift Valley regions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

North eastern Kenya, covering Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Isiolo counties, is expected to have sunny intervals during the day and partly clo...

Ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo makes historic bid to become Ivory Coast’s first female president
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

Ehivet, who will be contesting under a Movement of Skilled Generations party ticket, faces four other candidates, including current president Alassane...

Kenya, Senegal agree to 90-day visa waiver for citizens
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Under the new arrangement, citizens holding diplomatic and ordinary passports from both countries can enter, stay and transit through either country f...

Maraga vows to sack loss-making parastatal chiefs if elected President
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 21, 2025

Maraga, who tore into President William Ruto's decision to sign eight Bills into laws, including the Privatisation Bill (2025), said national assets s...

Data gaps threaten Kenya’s health goals as key indicators on mental health, drugs go unmeasured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The brief highlights that 11 indicators remain untracked because data is missing, outdated or not disaggregated by gender, age or region, obscuring th...

Maraga blasts Ruto for hurried signing ‘draconian’ laws on day of Raila’s death
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 21, 2025

Maraga, who was flanked by officials of his Green Movement Party of Kenya in Nairobi, said Ruto's action is a mockery of the Constitution and constitu...

Eastleigh’s Sgt. Kahande Street turns hazardous as stagnant water, traffic jams worry locals
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 21, 2025

The flooded section has made movement difficult for both pedestrians and motorists who rely on the road to access Yusuf Haji Avenue and Nairobi’s Cent...

Karua accuses section of MPs of manipulating public participation in lawmaking process
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Citing past incidents such as chaotic sessions at Bomas of Kenya, Karua said dissenting voices are often silenced or denied access to public forums, u...

Malindi Court upholds ban on Lamu Coal Plant, citing environmental and constitutional breaches
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The residents said the ruling honours the work of Save Lamu, civil society groups, environmental lawyers and ordinary citizens who have defended Lamu’...

RSF drone attacks hit Khartoum Airport ahead of planned reopening
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

At least eight explosions were heard in and around the airport, whose reopening for domestic flights was scheduled for Wednesday, its first since the...

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