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Anti-FGM crusader seeks Samburu seat to end FGM, child initiation

By Lenox Sengre   2026-02-04 19:01:59

An anti-female genital mutilation crusader has declared her bid for Samburu woman representative, aiming to turn years of grassroots advocacy into elected leadership.

Ong'ondo Were murder: Police probe link between hitmen and bodyguard

By Lenox Sengre   2026-03-10 08:00:00

It is almost a year since the country was confronted with one of the most daring and chilling assassinations in recent memory —the cold-blooded killing of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were. 

Batuk legacy: Three women tell stories of abuse, abandonment

By Lenox Sengre   2026-03-20 06:30:00

Batuk operates under a long-standing, controversial defence agreement between Kenya and the UK. The women spoke on condition of anonymity to protect their safety. 

Court reinstates KEWOTA payroll deductions in Sh30m teachers' row

By Lenox Sengre   2026-04-17 15:45:00

Court in Nairobi has granted the KEWOTA a stay order, suspending the TSC decision to halt salary deductions from teachers’ payslips.

Kenya risks losing a generation unless it confronts the rise of nicotine products

By Lenox Sengre   2026-06-03 22:14:53

Kenya faces an urgent and growing public health crisis, with tobacco use contributing to approximately 12,000 deaths annually while thousands more suffer from tobacco-related illnesses.

Police probe death of student who fell from a matatu

By Lenox Sengre   2026-06-06 20:50:00

The driver and conductor abandoned the bus in Kariokor, Nairobi, shortly after the incident.

Traumatized Kenyans return home as Xenophobic attacks intensify in SA

By Lenox Sengre   2026-07-02 10:56:09

At least 47 Kenyans arrived in the country last night, fleeing escalating xenophobic violence in South Africa.

High court suspends President Ruto's executive order placing IPOA under Interior Ministry

By Lenox Sengre   2026-07-15 20:15:39

The High Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of president William Ruto's Executive Order No. 2 of 2023 that placed the IPOA under the Ministry of Interior and National Administration