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Legal experts decry Kenya's ‘weaponisation’ of terror laws against Saba Saba protesters
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 17, 2025

Legal experts have criticised the government’s decision to charge protest-related suspects with terrorism, calling it an attempt to suppress dissent.

Violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado cripples access to healthcare, MSF warns
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 16, 2025

MSF revealed that over 43,000 people have been newly displaced in Mozambique in 2025 following violent insurgent attacks in the districts of Macomia,...

Ex-CJ Maraga accuses Ruto government of weaponising anti-terror laws to silence dissent
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 16, 2025

Speaking after a court session, Maraga stressed that terrorism is a grave offence that should not be exploited as a tool of intimidation, particularly...

Ethiopia arrests 82 suspected ISIS operatives
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 16, 2025

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested in several towns and cities across the country, including Addis Ababa, Sheger, Adama, Haromaya,...

Eight linked to Mawego police station fire charged with terrorism
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The prosecution made a strong case against the granting of bail, while defence lawyers pushed back against the request.

9/11 mastermind’s plea deal thrown out by US court
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The Attorneys acting for the defendants had argued that the agreement was already legally in effect and that Austin, who served under President Joe Bi...

Court freezes payout to four civilians shot by KDF, directs Defence Ministry to deposit Sh7.9 million
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The judges said the stay will remain in place only if the Ministry of Defence deposits the full amount in court within 90 days. If that is not done wi...

Two Gachagua allies, 34 others charged over attacks on government offices in Kikuyu, Matuu
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 10, 2025

In addition to terrorism charges, the accused also face counts of arson and, in the alternative, malicious damage to property.

Kenya's real estate boom under scrutiny amid rising money laundering, terror financing cases
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 11, 2025

The Financial Reporting Centre is tasked with identifying proceeds of crime and fighting money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime and Money Launde...

Samora Machel’s vision for Mozambique didn’t survive: What has taken its place?
The Conversation  |  Jul 10, 2025

Machel’s enlightenment programme was as fascinating as it was difficult to achieve in Mozambique in the mid-1970s.

Kenya flags Sh7 trillion in suspicious transactions amid alarming rise in money laundering, terror financing
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 09, 2025

Data from the state-owned intelligence unit, Financial Reporting Centre, shows that the number of suspicious transactions reports (STRs) exceeded 11,0...

Nigeria records 2,266 insurgent-related deaths in first half of 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 09, 2025

The deaths, documented nationwide, represent more than double the 1,083 fatalities recorded during the same period last year and the 2,194 fatalities...

DPP links Gachagua associates to coordinated terror attack on Kikuyu government offices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

The two were arrested on July 4, 2025, without a warrant, and were expected to be charged at the Kahawa Law Courts on July 7.

CBK: Gaps in digital lending sector fuel risk of money laundering, terror financing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

While 71 per cent of digital lenders screen their customers against global sanctions lists and 62.7 per cent offer some form of staff training, only 4...

Israel to fund part of Kenya’s military modernisation with Sh3.4 billion loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 02, 2025

The latest funding will support the acquisition of the Spyder Defence System, a high-tech surface-to-air missile system capable of intercepting aircra...

Garissa University launches community policing initiative to boost security and prevent extremism
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 26, 2025

The university, which endured one of Kenya’s deadliest terrorist attacks in April 2015 that claimed the lives of 147 students, launched the initiative...

Garissa court jails two men for 30 years over 2019 Dadaab terror attack that killed officers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

The prosecution said the convicts, described as highly trained sharpshooters with advanced combat skills, were actively involved in the coordinated at...

Ugandan security forces kill suspected female suicide bomber at Kampala market
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 22, 2025

UPDF did not reveal the identity of the female suspect or confirm whether she was carrying explosives or specify her intended target.

Senior Al-Shabaab leaders among 12 terrorists killed in joint Somalia operation
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 21, 2025

During the operation, combat vehicles, large quantities of weapons and other important equipment for the enemy were also destroyed.

Two men accused of facilitating Dusit D2 terror attack to serve 30 years in jail
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 19, 2025

Kahawa Law Court Judge Diana Kavedza ordered that the sentences for Hussein Mohammed Abdille Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali commence from the date of pre-tr...

Police arrest terror suspect with explosives in Nairobi
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 18, 2025

A subsequent search of the 22-year-old suspect revealed he was in possession of 21 detonators, 21 packets of a white substance suspected to be ammoniu...

Anti-money laundering reforms take effect as Ruto assents to bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

The new law amends ten Acts of Parliament to fix technical gaps in Kenya’s framework on anti-money laundering, combating terrorism financing, and addr...

Kenya added to EU's high-risk list for money laundering, terrorism financing deficiencies
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 12, 2025

Kenya was added this week alongside Algeria, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela.

Two Al-Shabaab militants killed in Mandera counter-terror operation
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 10, 2025

This operation follows another successful counter-terror mission in Garissa County last week, where SOG units killed four Al-Shabaab militants in Najo...

Ugandan army foils terror plot in Kampala, kills two suspects ahead of Martyrs Day celebrations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 03, 2025

Authorities suspect that the attack was meant to interfere with proceedings ahead of the Martyrs Day event, which attracts thousands of pilgrims from...

Airstrikes against terror groups in Somalia double as US maintains counterterrorism support in Africa
Mary Wambui  |  May 31, 2025

General Langley noted that the airstrikes have contributed to the degradation of Al-Shabaab, which has increasingly resorted to ambushes and improvise...

US prosecutors reveal how Lebanese man was part of a plot to trade cocaine for Syrian weapons in Nairobi
Mary Wambui  |  May 30, 2025

Antoine Kassis was extradited from Kenya in February following an Interpol arrest warrant requested by the United States over his involvement in narco...

Africa chiefs of defence forces conference begins, urges stronger collaboration on security challenges
Mary Wambui  |  May 28, 2025

Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, noted that this year's meeting convenes at such a time when the regional and global securit...

Kenya reaffirms Somalia’s sovereignty as Somaliland leader heads to Nairobi
Mwangi Maina  |  May 26, 2025

In a quiet but telling passage, the statement notes Nairobi's intention to "maintain contact and relations with sub-national entities in Somalia, incl...

DCI boss urges united effort to empower youth against radicalisation and terrorism
Issa Hussein  |  May 25, 2025

The DCI boss also expressed concern on emerging issues such as gender-based violence, drugs and community land disputes in Wajir County, which he said...

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