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  The rare animals have been taken to Marania and Mucheene sanctuary in Meru, where they will be quarantined first, as they are slowly reintegrated into the Kenyan ecosystem. Read More

  The case of DRC v Rwanda can set an important African precedent. It serves as a way to uphold the integrity of human rights, and not serve the national interest of complaining states. Read More

  Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has opined that the confusion in the Orange Democratic Movement…
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  The operation prevents pregnancy by blocking a woman’s fallopian tubes and is sometimes referred to as “getting your tubes tied”. Read More

  Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti, said the officer was airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital but passed away while receiving treatment. Read More

  The Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti has suffered its first casualty after a Kenyan police officer died while receiving treatment for injuries sustained during a security operation. In a statement on Monday February 24, 2025 in the morning, MSS Force Commander Geoffrey Otunge said the officer died while undergoing treatment at Aspen Hospital in
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  President William Ruto announced that the government will purchase land from absentee landlords to resettle squatters along Kenya’s Coast. This move aims to address historical land injustices that have left thousands without legal ownership. Speaking at the funeral service of Mzee Kingi Mwaruwa Mkweha, father of Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, in Magarini Constituency, Kilifi County, President Ruto confirmed that funds have been allocated for compensating absentee landlords. “We have made progress, and we now have money to pay off these absentee landlords,” he said. He emphasized that while the process will take time, the government is committed to resolving the
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  Authorities have destroyed over 99 kilograms of heroin and nearly one kilogram of cocaine, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against drug trafficking. The illicit substances, valued at over KSh 297 million, were incinerated at the Bamburi Cement facility in Mombasa, in an exercise witnessed by court officials, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the Government Chemist, and senior police officers. These drugs were seized in multiple crackdowns along the Kenyan coast, with one of the biggest busts dating back to September 2018. Police arrested Fatuma Ahmed Ali and Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed (now deceased) in Kilifi County, where they found 91.7kg of
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  Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu is facing fresh legal troubles after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga petitioned the High Court to reinstate money laundering charges against him. The DPP is also pushing for harsher penalties related to the Ksh588 million road tender scandal. Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari, their companies, and Testimony Enterprise directors Charles Chege Mbuthia and Beth Wangeci were previously acquitted by a trial court of allegations that they laundered Ksh25.6 million in kickbacks linked to the controversial tender awarded by the Kiambu County Government. Trial Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki dismissed the charges, calling them oppressive and
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  A night out in Ruaraka, Nairobi, took a deadly turn when a police constable shot and killed his colleague following a heated argument. Constable Raphael Kimilu Wambua of the General Service Unit (GSU) was heading home with his brother and another officer around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, when a dispute erupted near Naivas Ruaraka. The tension quickly escalated into a physical altercation. In the heat of the moment, the constable drew his firearm and shot Wambua, killing him on the spot. As the gunfire rang out, the assailant attempted to flee, but enraged bystanders caught him and delivered
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