Mukuru Community Justice Centre Stories

Mukuru Community Justice Centre: Fighting injustice, police abuse to empower Kenya’s vulnerable
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 12, 2025

While many Kenyans were just discovering the centre’s work, residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga had long relied on it as a vital source of hope and justice...

Garissa health experts urge end to epilepsy stigma, call for treatment and awareness
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 12, 2025

Garissa County Coordinator for Non-Communicable Diseases, Nurta Mohamed, urged people living with epilepsy and parents of children with the condition...

Kenyan seafarers to get globally standardised ID within three months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The move comes amid mounting concerns over job losses linked to noncompliance with international maritime regulations.

EACC: Nine governors under investigation for using staff to funnel stolen county funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

EACC chairperson Dr David Oginde revealed that the leaders, particularly in marginalised regions, are diverting money meant for development to invest...

Youth Day 2025: Only five per cent of African youth complete tertiary education, report reveals
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 12, 2025

This demographic shift presents both significant opportunities and pressing challenges, particularly in the areas of education, skills development, an...

Historic manuscripts returned to Timbuktu after 13 years in Mali's capital
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

They were saved by local custodians who secretly moved over 27,000 documents out of Timbuktu to protect them from destruction during the militants' si...

Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
UN News  |  Aug 12, 2025

The children’s ward at Nasser was full of malnourished patients, she added, and even injured adults were “extremely frail, extremely thin and very, ve...

Kilifi ramps up beach safety efforts after surge in drowning cases
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 12, 2025

The exercise, organised in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross and other stakeholders, targets families and visitors expected to flock to the beaches...

The recycling dilemma: Most plastic still ends up as waste
DW News  |  Aug 12, 2025

Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new. Is it time to rethink recycling?

KPA accused of destroying fishing areas, forcing Old Town fishermen into disputed waters
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 12, 2025

Through their Beach Management Unit (BMU), the fishers accused a KPA dredger of dumping sand, silt, clay, gravel, and seabed debris onto their fishing...

Millennials edge out Gen Z in internet use – CA study
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

It also identified an in-between group aged 25–34, popularly known as Zillennials, as the most active Internet users, recording a usage rate of 59.3 p...

Auditor General flags massive procurement violations across 32 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Procurement plans for the financial year were submitted late or not at all by many counties, contravening Regulation 8 of the Public Procurement and A...

Auditor General uncovers missing land titles, asset records in 20 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The counties found to have these gaps include Elgeyo Marakwet, Nakuru, Kakamega, Lamu, Kisii, Taita Taveta, Garissa, Isiolo, Bomet, Embu, Kirinyaga, N...

Counties poised for share of road maintenance levy under new Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, proposes changes that would ensure counties benefit directly from...

Fresh evidence forces delay in cult leader Paul Mackenzie’s trial linked to 400 deaths
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...

UNICEF says universal birth registration crucial for advancing African children’s rights
XINHUA  |  Aug 11, 2025

UNICEF recommended embedding birth registration into the broader public service ecosystem, including health, education, and social protection, to ensu...

175 Kamukunji youth receive business equipment from President Ruto to boost employment and income
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 11, 2025

The equipment included water tanks, salon and barbershop kits, wood-cutting machines, fully equipped posho mills, public address systems, and catering...

One dead, six injured in collision involving Royal Liner bus on Kisumu-Busia road near Lela
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The crash reportedly happened when a flatbed trailer-truck attempting to overtake at a sharp bend just past Lela in Maseno collided with the bus from...

Three shallow graves found in Kilifi's Kwa Binzaro village as fears of cult killings resurface
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

According to the county’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the victims may have died from starvation and suffocation linked to cult practices t...

Mombasa County rolls out strict fire safety regulations to curb rising incidents
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

The move follows a spate of fire outbreaks in July and August, which, according to county records, destroyed at least 28 properties and vehicles in ju...

Somalia, UN Support Office strengthen security partnership to boost fight against Al-Shabaab
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 11, 2025

Under the agreement, UNSOS will provide non-lethal equipment, transport assistance, medical support, and specialised training to help the army secure...

Audit flags seven counties over Sh880 million in unaccounted bursary funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The audit report highlights widespread irregularities in the allocation of scholarships and bursaries, with some counties unable to provide supporting...

Tanzania VP Mpango orders police to intensify online monitoring ahead of October election
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 11, 2025

VP Mpango stressed that campaign events should only take place at approved venues and times, that unauthorised protests must be stopped, and that all...

ODM’s October meeting to decide Edwin Sifuna’s fate and party’s 2027 path
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 11, 2025

Tensions have been building in ODM over Sifuna’s combative stance, particularly his opposition to the political deal between Raila and President Willi...

Senators raise alarm over arbitrary land rates and corruption risks in counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

This confrontation follows complaints from senators who say some counties are applying land rates in ways that threaten residents’ welfare and raise b...

Mombasa civil society groups demand justice beyond Ruto’s compensation pledge
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

Haki Africa Executive Director Yusuf Abubakar described the compensation plan as a positive first step but said it would be meaningless without holdin...

Ousted Mombasa Majority Leader Mwamiri accuses assembly of weaponising power
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

Mwamiri described the move as a blatant weaponisation of power and vowed to resist what he termed political coercion.

Postal Corporation of Kenya on the brink of collapse amid Sh7.3 billion deficit, audit reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The Sh147 million in nugatory expenditure resulted from PCK’s failure to remit staff pension deductions on time.

Counties sink billions into stalled and abandoned projects, audit report reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

249 projects worth Sh20 billion started by 33 counties have stalled and been abandoned, while 40 completed projects in 10 counties, valued at Sh366.4...

Nairobi County owes Sh6.3 billion to just four advocates, Auditor General reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The figure accounts for 29 per cent of the county’s total pending legal fees of Sh21.4 billion, which in turn represents 11 per cent of the total pend...

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