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Tanzania deports Kenyan activists as President Samia warns against foreign interference
Mwangi Maina  |  May 19, 2025

"They've already caused enough chaos in their own countries. Don't give room to ill-mannered individuals from elsewhere to bring disorder here," she s...

Kenya demands ex-CJ Mutunga’s immediate release as Tanzania detains delegation ahead of Lissu trial
Mwangi Maina  |  May 19, 2025

Nairobi's latest appeal signals a growing unease within the region over Dar es Salaam's handling of political dissent and its response to regional scr...

Activist Boniface Mwangi claims life in danger after armed men confront him at a hotel in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

The incident came just hours after the arrest and deportation of People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua, who had landed in Tanzania on Sunday...

Ex‑CJ Mutunga, Hussein Khalid and Hanifa detained at Tanzanian airport ahead of Lissu trial
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

The three had travelled to Tanzania in solidarity with opposition CHADEMA party leader Tundu Lissu, ahead of his trial.

Former CJ Willy Mutunga calls for national debate to change law on CS appointments
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 27, 2025

Reacting to Ruto’s latest appointments, Mutunga argued that the criteria for the appointment of CSs now, and in the past governments, have always been...

Ex-CJ Willy Mutunga: Imagining president's death is not a crime
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 29, 2024

The former head of Judiciary went further to state that he does not know any law that decrees citizens to respect the president.

Former CJ Mutunga scoffs threats against him, vows to support anti-govt demos
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 20, 2024

The critics backing the government have linked Mutunga to the Ford Foundation the government has accused of funding the revolt.

Ex-CJ Willy Mutunga joins calls for public inquiry into military helicopter crash
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 19, 2024

Mutunga said that an Inquiry that is seen as a cover-up is unacceptable.

Dedan Kimathi Day: National hero honoured as family demands to know burial site
Paul Aginnah  |  Feb 18, 2024

Dedan Kimathi Day is marked on February 18 every year - the day when he was hanged at Kamiti Prison in Kiambu 67 years ago.

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