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DIG Lagat's last public appearance was on June 9, when he stood beside Inspector General Douglas Kanja during a press briefing at Nairobi’s Central Police Station
Arrests of six officers follow, but questions remain about senior officials’ involvement and law enforcement integrity.
They came with flags, placards, whistles, smartphones and purpose, forcing a holiday on the country.
Ruto’s initial response was defiant and dared lawmakers to vote against the bill and warned of consequences.
Rights groups and opposition leaders denounced Murkomen's remarks as a blatant green light for extrajudicial killings.The KNCHR has documented at least 15 deaths.
When President William Ruto forced the Finance Bill 2024 through Parliament despite growing public opposition, he ignited Kenya’s most intense youth-led protests in decades.
A deepening crisis of abductions and enforced disappearances is shaking the justice system and tarnishing its global reputation, as families, lawyers, accuse the govt of complicity.
Lockdown turned a day of remembrance into one of fear, with police barring even essential workers from entry.
The anti-government protests of 2024 and 2025 have seen a disturbing pattern where protesters are killed with reckless abandon and evidence vanished or doctored to tell a different story.
Before Wilson Airport became a hub for tourism and emergency response, it was a widow’s rebellion against grief.
As questions arise on the arrest of Kalombolote, the move by DCI evokes memories of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, a mysterious suspect behind the Kware murders.
Beginning August, the National Treasury will deduct the stipend from soldiers’ salaries.
The Department of Defence has notified members of the Kenya Defence Forces that any unused lunch money deducted from their salaries will be converted into savings.
Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi — a staunch critic of President William Ruto — was abducted on Wednesday in Tanzania.
Detectives posing as customers reportedly visited the hotel where Mwagodi worked in Dar asking for him by name.
President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition is fracturing, torn apart by bitter infighting, unchecked political ambition, and disillusionment among its supporters.
President Ruto chaired a Cabinet meeting that made key decisions. There’s proposed reforms to safeguard public interest and enhance accountability.
A legal vacuum has spared Members of Parliament and Senators from being recalled by voters, despite rising public dissatisfaction with their performance.
When William Ruto took the oath of office in September 2022, he carried the hopes of millions who believed in his promise to uplift ordinary Kenyans.
MPs have warned against the National Oil Corporation of Kenya and Rubis Energy Kenya deal, saying the transaction could quietly hand over critical State assets to private interests.
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