An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends. “It sounded like a bomb, I was shocked. I started looking around, also wondering if it was gunshots,” Stephen Mangoka, a 75-year-old farmer from Makueni county’s Mukuku village, told the BBC. “I looked up in Read More
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Tanzanian media editor and activist Maria Tsehai Sarungi was released on Sunday January 12, 2025 in the evening following an abduction incident that occurred in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. The activist was released following an uproar by human rights groups and defenders, including the Law Society of Kenya and Amnesty International Kenya. ”Thank you very much,
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 responded to the allegations made by Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Justin Muturi over increased abductions in the country. The CS had complained that abduction cases had increased and that his son was not spared when he was picked up in June 2024 at
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A man filmed being forced into a private vehicle in Ongata Rongai was not abducted as initially believed but was arrested for alleged fraud. The viral video showed the man resisting his handlers, who eventually pushed him into the car. The clip quickly went viral, triggering outrage on social media, with some questioning why bystanders failed to intervene in what appeared to be an abduction. Authorities later clarified that the man, identified as Duke Maingi, was being arrested after attempting to defraud an M-Pesa outlet. Police intercepted Maingi along Magadi Road in Ongata Rongai. He was attempting to defraud an
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Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi publicly criticized the government he serves, raising alarms about the recent wave of abductions targeting Kenyan youth. Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday at Serena Hotel in Nairobi, Muturi condemned the government, expressing deep concern over the rise in disappearances and the abduction of his son. Muturi, who served as Attorney General and was a senior member of the National Security Council, revealed that despite his position and efforts to seek assistance, his son was abducted in June during the peak of the anti-government protests. He said that even with his close
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She was was abducted on Sunday afternoon by three armed men in a black vehicle from Chaka Place, Kilimani, sparking outrage among human rights groups and activists. The incident added to a growing list of abductions and enforced disappearances reported in Kenya over recent months. Read More
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The police service will receive 3,000 new vehicles this year as part of a major Government programme to improve the working conditions of security officers to enable them meet the challenges of ensuring national safety more efficiently. Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said 1,000 cars will be delivered to the service early
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