•A teargas canister explodes during renewed demonstrations in Nairobi yesterday Kenyan police fired volleys of teargas yesterday in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto. Riot police patrolled the streets of the central busine...
•Youths protest in Kenya The High Court of Kenya has issued a conservatory order suspending the National Police Service’s prohibition on protests by Kenyan youths (Gen Z), which was issued by Acting Inspector General of Police (IG) Douglas Kanja. Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the Milimani High Court yesterday ordered the application which is seeki...
•Kenya police fire teargas during protest Kenyan police have banned protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce safety. It comes after a month of anti-government protests in which scores of people have been killed, reports AFP...
•Kenya’s President William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto yesterday named his foreign minister as “acting cabinet secretary” for all ministries, nearly a week after dismissing almost his entire cabinet in an attempt to defuse deadly anti-government rallies. The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over ste...
•Volunteers search through a rubbish dump for human remains at Mukuru slum in Nairobi yesterday Kenyan police said today they had arrested a “serial killer” suspect who had confessed to murdering 42 women before dumping their dismembered bodies in a Nairobi rubbish tip. Since Friday, a total of nine mutilated and dismembered bodies trussed in ...
•Onlookers gather at the dumpsite where six bodies were found in the landfill in Mukuru slum, Nairobi, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Kenya’s under-fire police yesterday pledged a “transparent” investigation into the shocking discovery of eight mutilated female bodies dumped in a Nairobi garbage site. But tensions were running high at the crime sce...
•Keyan youths attend a concert on “saba-saba” day, a local euphemism for July 7, a day symbolising the struggle against tyranny Kenya’s police chief has resigned following sharp criticism after anti-government protests left dozens of people dead, the presidency said today, the latest head to roll over the unrest. The move came a day after [&he...
•Kenya’s President William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto announced today the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a “broad-based government”, as he scrambled to contain the fallout of deadly protests against his administration. The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over stee...
•Late Bishop Allan Kiuna The co-founder and senior pastor of Jubilee Christian Church (JCC) in Nairobi, Bishop Allan Kiuna, has passed away. He died in a Nairobi hospital where he had been admitted after his condition worsened yesterday, a family spokesperson confirmed. Family and friends gathered at his Runda home following the news of his [&...
•A protester reacts to a teargas canister launched at them by riot police A total of 39 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Kenya that erupted over deeply unpopular planned tax hikes, a national rights watchdog said today. “Data from our records indicates that thirty-nine people have died and three hundred and sixty-one [&he...

