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Kenya launches five-day regional training for experts to tackle terrorism financing, money laundering
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 04, 2025

It targets personnel from government institutions, financial organisations, civil society, and security agencies, equipping them with tools and knowle...

State seeks to extend Patrick Osoi’s detention, citing threat to national security
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 31, 2025

Osoi is facing charges of intent to commit a felony, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition without a certificate and offences related to t...

Two 'FBI movement' suspects to face court as police probe terror links
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

Patrick Nyambaka Osoi, one of the founding members of the movement, was arrested along Lang’ata Road during a police operation.

LSK President Faith Odhiambo tears into Murkomen for misusing terror charges to silence dissent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Last week, Murkomen accused the LSK of “siding with suspected criminals” and undermining efforts to curb protest-related violence, but Odhiambo respon...

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: What other countries can learn from its approach
The Conversation  |  Jul 27, 2025

One of the standout strategies is community engagement. This serves multiple purposes, from guiding people away from extremism to gathering intelligen...

DPP alone decides on charges, CJ Koome says in wake of terrorism cases
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 25, 2025

Koome stressed that the Constitution grants the DPP full discretion in prosecutorial decisions, which must remain free from the influence of any autho...

Reprieve for MP Mukunji as court dismisses DCI's request for extended detention on terror charges
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 24, 2025

The judge ruled that the accused should only present themselves to investigators when formally required, not weekly as had been proposed.

Muturi rejects Murkomen's claim that anti-terror law was passed under his tenure as speaker
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

Muturi maintained that what passed during his tenure was the Security Laws (Amendment) Act of 2014, which dealt with broader legal reforms.

DPP Renson Ingonga denies executive influence in activists’ terror charges
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 24, 2025

Giving an example of the burning of Kikuyu law courts, DPP Renson Ingonga said any act destroying a government installation is an act of terrorism.

Terrorism or protest? What Kenyan law says about anti-government demos and charges
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 23, 2025

Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, terrorism is defined as any act that causes serious harm or endangers life, property, or public safety, and is...

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen slams LSK for 'backing violent protest suspects over victims'
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen defended the government’s decision to press terrorism charges against individuals accused of orchestrating violence, an...

Bobby Mkangi: Terrorism charges on protesters show government's weakness, not strength
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

According to Mkangi, this isn’t the first instance of the criminal justice system and its institutions being misused to suppress dissent in Kenya.

Terrorism charges spark outcry as State 'clamps down on dissent'
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

In a bid to stop the protests that have caused deaths, injuries and wanton destruction of properties, the State seems to be growing firm, and is now v...

Explainer: What counts as illegal possession of ammunition, the penalties and key facts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Mwangi, a prominent activist known for his outspoken advocacy on social justice, has denied any wrongdoing and described the charges as politically mo...

ODPP defends use of terrorism charges against protesters amid public outcry
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 21, 2025

According to the ODPP, the decision to press terrorism-related charges stems from the nature and intent of recent violent acts targeting state infrast...

Vocal Africa condemns Ruto’s administration for using terrorism charges to silence Kenyan activists
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to stop using terrorism charges against individu...

Human rights groups decry 'systematic assault' on democracy amid wave of arrests in Kenya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

The activists accused the government of using the justice system as a weapon against peaceful protesters, civil society leaders and human rights defen...

DPP slammed by legal experts for 'weaponising' terrorism charges against peaceful protesters
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Former Chief Justice David Maraga accused the government of using the justice system as a political weapon.

Boniface Mwangi detained at Pangani as lawyers say arrest warrant was defective
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 19, 2025

Mwangi was arrested on Saturday by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), who conducted coordinated searches at his home in L...

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...

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