The High Court awarded blogger and activist Ndiang’ui Kinyagia Sh5 million in damages for violations of his rights during a police raid at his Kinoo home in June 2025. The court also barred the police and the Director of Public Prosecutions from prosecuting Kinyagia over the investigative process that followed the raid, which it found to be unconstitutional. Justice Patricia Mande Nyaundi ruled that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) violated Kinyagia’s rights to privacy and property when officers entered his house, searched the premises and seized several items on June 21, 2025. This was seen as a win for…
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The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has raised concerns over delays and other challenges affecting land administration and conveyancing services in Kenya. The concerns were presented during a courtesy call by an LSK delegation led by President Charles Kanjama to Principal Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning Nixon Korir at Ardhi House in Nairobi. The engagement focused on practical challenges faced by advocates and members of the public, including delays in land transactions, standardisation of registry processes, valuation and stamp duty issues, and the functionality of the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS). The Society also called for stronger and…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has provided details surrounding the arrest and subsequent death of Dennis Aremo Osiemo while in police custody at Narumoru Police Station. The DCI said Osiemo had been arrested in connection with an assault case reported at Narumoru Police Station following an incident on July 2, 2026. According to the DCI, Osiemo, a former farmhand of the complainant, allegedly went to her home, assaulted her and stabbed her several times before fleeing the scene. The woman reported the incident to police and was admitted to Tumutumu Hospital, where she remained for nine days. The DCI…
The construction of the East Africa Refinery in Lamu to officially commence September 30. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that President William Ruto will lead the ground breaking ceremony in the company of invited Heads of State and Government from the East African Region and beyond. Speaking during the final preparation meeting at his official residence in Karen, Kindiki said the refinery will position Kenya and East Africa as a key petro-chemical industrial hub and a competitive energy logistics centre. According to the Deputy President, the Lamu Refinery is a landmark project that will unlock the economy of Lamu and…
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has challenged a High Court decision declaring Section 6 of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act unconstitutional, arguing that the provision is a necessary safeguard against the continued exercise of political power by former presidents. Cherargei, who participated in the case as an Interested Party, said he disagreed with the judgment delivered by the High Court in Kiambu on Monday, September 21, 2026. The senator pointed to an earlier High Court decision delivered on September 3, 2026, in Constitutional Petition No. E154 of 2023, which upheld the constitutionality of the same provision. According to Cherargei, the two…
Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise have been transported to Florida to stand trial, US officials said Sunday. Moise, 53, was gunned down on July 7, 2021, at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries. His security detail did not intervene to protect him. “Today’s multi-location and international arrests underscore the FBI’s continued commitment to bringing all participants in this plot to justice,” FBI special agent Brett Skiles said on X. In the same post, federal prosecutor Jason Reding Quinones said: “18 transported in military plane from Haiti to…
The Elkana Jacob Foundation was recognised by the NyaliSub-County Peace and Cohesion Committee for its contribution to peacebuilding, youth engagement and community cohesion. The foundation received a Certificate of Appreciation on Monday, September 21, 2026, during activities marking the International Day of Peace in Nyali. The certificate cites the foundation’s support for youth empowerment, sustainable peace integration and the 2025 and 2026 International Day of Peace celebrations. It also recognisesits support for peace and cohesion activities, including integration and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) training. The 2026 International Day of Peace is being observed under the theme “Invest in…
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has been celebrating writing his name into the record books after performing for an estimated 1.6m people in Sao Paulo earlier this year. The musician from Dumfries received recognition from Guinness World Records (GWR) for the largest attendance for a DJ set by a single artist. He took to social media to highlight the award for what he described as a “truly insane day” which he said could only have happened in Brazil. GWR said it had been reported that his headline appearance had forced the closure of the Rua da Consolação with some fans fainting…
Eldoret will this week host Kenya’s celebrations to mark UN Tourism Week as the country seeks to diversify its tourism offering beyond the traditional coastal and wildlife destinations. The week-long event, running from September 21 to 27 at the University of Eldoret, will be held under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.” The celebrations will spotlight digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) as emerging tools for enhancing Kenya’s tourism industry, with a focus on innovations, start-ups, digital solutions and best practices in travel technology and smart tourism. Tourism Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the event would…
As the Ebola disease outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Epicentre, its epidemiological research centre, are launching BRAVO- an important study that will follow frontline workers over time to assess the effect of the ERVEBO vaccine. The study is integrated into the Ministry of Health-led outbreak response. No vaccine or treatment specifically targeting Bundibugyo virus is immediately available. Conducted with the Ministry of Health, Africa CDC, the Congolese National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) and scientific partners, this study will document and evaluate…
Iran’s top negotiator said Sunday that Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which it has blockaded throughout the Middle East war. The two foes are locked in a stalemate, months into the conflict that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Tehran has since maintained a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world’s oil and gas, while Washington is pushing a campaign to choke the Islamic republic’s ports and economy. “Our messages and the explanation of our conditions have been clearly conveyed…
A gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan killing at least 10 people and injuring 21 others, two survivors told AFP on Sunday after overnight rescue efforts. Since war erupted in April 2023 between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the war efforts of both sides have been largely funded by the country’s billion-dollar gold trade, in addition to foreign backers. Shafts of the Awny mining area near Sudan’s border with Egypt collapsed on Saturday. By Sunday morning “10 bodies had been recovered and 21 injured miners pulled out”, said one of the survivors who was working at…
Three suspects have been detained in South Africa in connection with the murder of a woman in an area east of Johannesburg – the last of nine recent cases in that region that has shone a spotlight on the level of violence against women in the country. Under pressure to solve the spate of murders which has involved victims’ bodies being dumped on a roadside, police have described the arrests of the three – a man and two women – as a “breakthrough”. Referring to all nine cases, acting police chief Lt Gen Puleng Dimpane said her officers were “working…
A UN report has concluded that recent US airstrikes on vessels allegedly trafficking drugs breached international law and could constitute crimes against humanity. The report by Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said since September last year there had been at least 68 US strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, outside US territorial waters, which killed more than 220 people. Saul said that even if targets could be identified as members of designated terrorist groups, they had not staged an armed attack on the US which would trigger a right to self-defence under international law. The report comes two days after the…
CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House. President Donald Trump announced the ban on Friday, accusing the organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about his team. The companies said their reporters were denied access to the building on Saturday. In a joint statement on Monday, they said they were pursuing legal action to “protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports”. Posting on Truth Social shortly afterwards, Trump said the White…