2024: A year marked by femicide in Kenya
Kenyan women and human rights organizations match along the streets of Nairobi to protest against the rising femicide cases in the country on Jan 27, […]
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Murkomen makes Christmas visit to security units in Kerio Valley » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen toured security camps in the Kerio Valley on Wednesday where he joined officers for Christmas […]
It wasn’t us, police IG Kanja denies police involvement in abductions
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja. [File, Standard] Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has dismissed allegations linking police officers to the recent wave of […]
House Speaker urges tolerance between secular and religious leaders » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has urged the church and political leaders to embrace tolerance, warning that simmering […]
It wasn’t uspolice IG Kanja denies police involvement in abductions
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja. [File, Standard] Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has dismissed allegations linking police officers to the recent wave of […]
3 killed after matatu-boda boda crash at a market in Nyakatch » Capital News
KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 26 — Three people died Thursday morning in a road accident at Kong’ou Market in Kisumu’s Nyakach Sub-County. The accident occurred along […]
Kanja denies police involvement in abductions, denounces ‘malicious’ misinformation » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – The National Police Service (NPS) has denied any involvement in the recent abductions of individuals critical of President William Ruto’s […]
Omtatah denies aiding the abduction of online satirist Kibet Bull » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has refuted allegations linking him to the abduction of social media activist and cartoonist Kibet Bull, […]
Raila regrets ‘primitive’ abductions amid disappearances of online agitators » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to ongoing abductions of Kenyan citizens linked to the […]
4 people injured in collapsed Rongo building, responders rule out fatalities » Capital News
KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 26 –Four people sustained serious injuries after a 7-storey building collapsed in Rongo, Migori County, on Wednesday. Samuel Atula, the County Public […]
UN Experts Demand Pakistan Protect Schoolgirls Amid Rising Militant Attacks on Girls’ Schools » Capital News
Dec 25 – United Nations special rapporteurs have voiced grave concern over escalating militant attacks on girls’ schools in Pakistan, urging the government to take […]
UN Experts Call for Release of Human Rights Defender In Pakistan » Capital News
Dec 25 – UN special rapporteurs on enforced disappearances have urged the Pakistan government to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender […]
Nairobians flock to recreational parks, entertainment joints for Christmas
Nairobi residents flocked Uhuru Park for thgis year’s Christmas Day celebrations on Dec 25, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Hundreds of Nairobi residents flocked to […]
IPOA activates probe on abductions linked to AI misinformation » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 25 – The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into the abductions of four individuals allegedly linked to AI […]
Several trapped after storey building collapses in Migori
Authorities state that an unknown number of people are trapped in the rubbles. [Anne Atieno, Standard] A storey building under construction has collapsed in Rongo […]
7-storey building collapses in Rongo, woman injured after jumping to escape » Capital News
KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 25 – A seven-storey commercial building collapsed in Rongo town on Wednesday afternoon, prompting an urgent rescue operation. The incident, reported on […]
We are not competing with the church, Wetangula says
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula engages Mukhweya Catholic Parish Priest Fr Kizito Okuku Mang’eni after attending a Christmas service at the Church in Kabuchai […]
Kisumu Central MP promises street children TVET slots » Capital News
KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 25 — Kisumu Central MP Joshua Oron has announced plans to enroll older street children into vocational training centers. Oron made the […]
I was misquoted on elective positions, MP Makau says
When Mavoko MP Patrick Makau took oath as a Parliamentary Service Commissioner at the County Hall, Nairobi. November 10, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Mavoko Member […]
South Africa calls for urgent dialogue in Mozambique » Capital News
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec 25 — South Africa on Tuesday expressed concern over the escalation of protests in Mozambique, calling for urgent dialogue in the […]