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Francis Ontomwa

Cocaine highway: How JKIA has been exposed as transit for global drugs trade

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-03 08:40:00

A foreign national walked into the supposedly highly guarded Jomo Kenyatta International Airport carrying a briefcase packed with class A and B drugs that included cocaine.

Abdikadir, Omwanza join Ruto compensation panel's legal team

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-12 13:07:03

Embattled compensation panel enlists senior lawyers Abdikadir Mohamed and Omwanza Ombati to navigate legal impasse stalling its work.

PHOTOS: Chaos at Kasarani as four killed during Raila's final farewell

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-16 17:03:28

What was largely meant to be a solemn national farewell for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga descended into chaos at Kasarani Stadium, as violence and marred the public viewing ceremony.

The day Raila Odinga fell sick a month to elections

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-20 12:00:00

On a quiet Sunday evening on July 9 2017, news broke that Raila Odinga had just been hospitalised at Mombasa Hospital after heated presidential campaigns.

Cannon fodder: Kenyans duped into fighting and dying for Russia

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-28 07:10:00

Dozens of Kenyans have been recruited by shadowy agencies, some knowingly, others unknowingly, under the guise of tourist visas.

Government admits Kenyans trapped in Russian army camps

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-28 00:00:00

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says meeting between Kenyan and Russian officials was held last month to discuss the plight of those detained in various military camps.

Uproar over state inaction as Njagi, Oyoo still missing

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-30 07:00:00

The two activists were abducted in Uganda by men in uniform on October 1. Families and civil society groups demand proof of life immediately.

Missing activists: Rights groups call for sanctions against Uganda

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-10-31 07:00:00

For the distraught families of Njagi and Oyoo, this has been a rather torturous and agonising month since the news of their kin’s abduction hit on October 1.

Tanzania polls: AU Commission accused of applauding carnage

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-11-03 07:00:00

The streets of Tanzania’s major towns, including the capital Dar es Salaam, have for the last few days been stained with blood and littered with bodies.

South Sudan's Elinana takes the rein at regional aviation agency

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-11-20 14:08:01

Elinana takes the role at a time when South Sudan is attempting to consolidate its place within the regional aviation ecosystem.

Licensed to extort: How ring fleecing business owners is protected by police chiefs

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-11-24 08:20:00

Multi Works and Rights Enforcement Ltd presents itself as a consumer rights and protection organisation.

Tanzania political crisis: Chadema breaks its silence on mass graves

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-11-30 13:32:46

Tanzania has cancelled next month’s Independence Day celebrations, a move interpreted as a response to planned nationwide demonstrations against the disputed re-election of President Samia Suluhu.

Tanzania marks Independence Day amid youth fury and protests

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-12-09 06:00:00

Tanzania braces for a wave of anti-government demonstrations aimed at President Samia Suluhu's disputed re-election, that the opposition has denounced as a choreographed coronation.

Tanzania marks muted Freedom Day as protests fade in lockdown

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-12-10 11:15:28

For the first time in Tanzania’s history, Independence Day was marked not by the usual and familiar pomp and colour, but an eerie emptiness.

From deaths to delays, Haiti mission marred with legal battles

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-12-11 08:15:00

President William Ruto has publicly cast the mission as a triumph of Kenyan leadership on the world stage.

KCPE achievers reflect on new education shift

By Francis Ontomwa   2025-12-15 00:00:00

Old system relied on a single high-stakes examination and cut-throat competition.

Wombs for hire: Inside the dark business of surrogacy

By Francis Ontomwa   2026-01-19 08:15:00

For just a little dime paid as a monthly salary, the women have dared it all, renting their wombs for nine months, carrying babies for others, mostly foreigners, just to make ends meet.

Stranded up North: A journalist's tale covering drought stricken Northern Kenya

By Francis Ontomwa   2026-02-23 06:00:00

The journey was no walk in the park and at some point, we got stranded after our vehicle lost its front grill in a region where banditry remains a constant threat.

Kenya-RSF links: Questions emerge on how Sudan's warlord owns Kenyan passport

By Francis Ontomwa   2026-02-26 08:15:00

Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti, has been sanctioned by the US. Among other things, he is accused of genocide, moving money and sourcing weapons.

This man Algoney Daglo: The force behind RSF operations

By Francis Ontomwa   2026-02-28 07:00:00

Despite facing serious sanctions, Algoney allegedly travelled with ease between Darfur, Khartoum and Nairobi, evading scrutiny at international airports.