"Shoot in the leg": Ruto orders Kenyan police to curb protest vandalism

"Shoot in the leg": Kenya's president William Ruto ordered police forces on Wednesday to curb vandalism from protesters by incapacitating anyone trying to damage businesses. The move comes as the situation in the country has been worsening, with...

Death Toll in Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests Rises to 31 as Public Outrage Grows

383 words • approx. 2 min read The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has revised the death toll from Monday’s anti-government protests to 31, up from the previously reported 11, sparking widespread public outrage and demands for...

Gachagua claims targeted suppression of Mt Kenya region

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 9 — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto, accusing him of systematically targeting the Kikuyu community through economic suppression and biased law enforcement....

Bengaluru chit scam: Kerala couple flees to Kenya after duping over 1000 investors

Kerala couple Tomy A and his wife Shini Tomy, residing in Bengaluru, who are accused of duping more than 1000 investors, have reportedly absconded to Kenya as per media reports. The Malayali couple accused of a ₹100 crore chit fund scam have left...

FIDA Kenya condemns brutal crackdown on protesters, demands accountability

The Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya has strongly condemned the excessive use of force by police during protests, that unfolded on July 7 Saba Saba Day, June 25 mass Gen Z-led protests, and June 18,Justice for Mwalimu Albert Ojwang...

Best performing Woman Reps in Kenya – Kenyatrack survey

In Kenya’s shifting political and development terrain, Women Representatives are emerging not only as voices of representation but as architects of community transformation. Armed with the tools of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund...

10 MPs championing grassroots development across Kenya – Kenyatrack survey

The latest survey by Kenyatrack has ranked the most performing Members of Parliament (MPs) in Kenya. The survey, released on Wednesday, July 9, interviewed individuals who are registered as voters (18 years and above) across all the 47 counties....

How Digital Procurement Fraud in Kenya Is Letting Ghost Firms and Proxies Loot Billions Through County Tenders

When Kenya began transitioning to a centralized digital procurement system, it promised real-time oversight, vendor verification, and tighter anti-fraud controls. But a new report by the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) shows how that digital...

Kerala couple flee to Kenya after Rs 40 crore chit fund scam in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A massive chit fund scam has rocked Bengaluru with over 400 victims coming forward to file complaints against a Kerala-based couple who allegedly cheated investors out of nearly Rs 40 crore before fleeing the country to Kenya. According...

Kerala couple absconds to Kenya after Rs 40 crore chit fund scam in Bengaluru

A massive chit fund scam has rocked Bengaluru with over 400 victims coming forward to file complaints against a Kerala-based couple who allegedly cheated investors out of nearly Rs 40 crore before fleeing the country to Kenya. According to Deputy...

Tourist Witnesses “The Most Wholesome Moment” Between Mama & Baby Giraffe In Kenya

Anna is a travel blogger based in London. During a Mother’s Day trip to Kenya, she witnessed something many tourists will never see. While visiting the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, she got to see a mama and baby giraffe sharing a special moment. The...

Kerala chit fund couple accused of swindling Rs 40 crore in Bengaluru suspected to have fled to Kenya

A couple from Kerala accused of cheating 368 investors of nearly Rs 40 crore through a chit fund and finance business in East Bengaluru are suspected to have fled to Kenya on July 3, two days before they were booked on a police complaint filed by...

Kenya Now Plans Tax Immunity for International Organisation

The National Assembly has invited the public to submit their views on the government's intention to grant tax and legal privileges to the Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA). GCA is an international organisation that has partnered with the...

#WeAreAllKikuyu: How Kenyans rallied together to fight negative ethnicity and shoot down bigotry

After the gunshots fell silent, screams died down, the air cleared up, and the smoke fizzled out, several politicians took to the internet to try and appropriate the Saba Saba riots to a particular tribe, all in an effort to stoke emotions and...

False Post, Real Death: The Case of Kenyan Activist Albert Ojwang

First, police said Albert Ojwang had died after striking his head against the wall of his jail cell. Then, they claimed he had been arrested for spreading defamatory content on social media. Neither account, it now appears, was true. Ojwang, a...

Fossils were from Canadian Arctic and Kenyan rift valley

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived long ago. But the oldest DNA obtained so far dates back about two million years. Proteins, a cell's molecular machinery,...

Electrifying Kenya’s Transportation Sector — EMAK Proposes Policy Measures to Promote Electric Mobility

In a new white paper EMAK also highlights fiscal benefits derived from accelerating the transition to electric. The Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK) is a diverse and dynamic community that includes industry experts, entrepreneurs,...

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Kenya has reached breaking point, U.S based human rights activist says

A protester is overwhelmed after being sprayed with a police water cannon during Saba Saba protest in Kitengela on July 7th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard] U.S.-based human rights activist Prof Peter Ndiang’ui has condemned police brutality...

Kenya protests hit businesses, ward off investors

Rising political unrest in Kenya is driving local investors to adopt a “wait-and-see” approach while businesses reel from the impact of nationwide protests, investors, business leaders, and analysts told Semafor. Deadly protests in the capital...