The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga, for the second time, dropped murder charges against 13 police officers linked to the disappearance and suspected killing of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver. The decision was filed before the High Court in Kiambu in Criminal Case No. E0l9 of 2024, where the officers had been facing charges of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code. The accused include officers drawn from the Special Service Unit (SSU), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the National Intelligence Service (NIS), and the Kenya Wildlife Service…
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Leading Kenyan lawyer and former Justice Minister Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda and ordered to return home, according to the Uganda Law Society. Karua had just arrived at the Entebbe airport to join a team defending her Ugandan lawyer colleague Erias Lukwago, with whom they have been representing detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason. Lukwago was himself charged with a treason-related offence last week, and his bail hearing had been due on Monday. Ugandan authorities did not give a reason for blocking Karua, although Kenya’s Law Society President Charles Kanjama, who had…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country’s general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and little participation by opposition parties. The Prosperity Party, which won 438 of the 501 contested seats, will form the new government with Abiy set to be sworn in for another term at the beginning of October. It is a boon for Abiy’s supporters, who believe he will continue with the economic gains he has overseen. But others fear the internal divisions and security challenges facing Africa’s…
France issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels. On Sunday temperatures in the south-western city of Bordeaux hit 40C (104F). Earlier, French authorities banned alcohol consumption in public places during the annual Fête de la Musique, a national music festival that draws millions to the streets across the country. “For all events organised by the state and its agencies, instructions have been given not to offer alcohol,” the office of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said. The limits on alcohol consumption aim “to preserve emergency and healthcare…
A police officer attached to the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) in Lamu East Sub-county died in what authorities are treating as a suspected suicide. The incident happened on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at about 12:30 p.m. Fellow officers stationed at the SOG camp in Mararani reported hearing a loud bang, believed to have been a gunshot, at around 11:00 a.m. from the house of Administration Police Constable (APC) Joseph Ngunjiri. The officers rushed to his quarters and found him lying lifeless on his bed. Preliminary findings indicate that the officer is suspected to have shot himself under the chin,…
Detectives launched investigations after five men were found shot dead in Biyagadud area, Bangale Sub-county, in Tana River County, in what appears to have been a targeted execution. According to police the incident was reported on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 6:46 p.m. A camel herder told police that at about 12:30 p.m., while taking his camels to a watering point in Biyagadud, he heard gunshots and saw armed individuals firing at people who were lying on the ground. Fearing for his life, he fled and alerted village elders. The elders rushed to the scene and discovered the bodies of…
Kisumu County Woman Representative Ruth Odinga Sunday called for a comprehensive investigation into the violent attack at Chemelil Sugar Academy, arguing that the incident is rooted in the ongoing turmoil surrounding the leasing of state-owned sugar factories rather than being an isolated criminal act. Speaking in a statement on Sunday, Odinga said the June 18 attack, in which about 30 armed men allegedly stormed the school and assaulted pupils, staff and suppliers, leaving at least 10 people injured, reflected the growing tensions in the Nyando sugar belt. She expressed relief that none of the school’s 457 learners was injured and…
A 52-year-old primary school teacher was found dead inside her locked rental house at Chiakariga Shopping Centre in Tharaka South, Tharaka Nithi County. The deceased, identified as Purity Mugito Kinoti, a teacher at Kombo Primary School, was discovered after neighbours became concerned when she failed to respond to repeated wake-up calls on Sunday morning. According to police, the landlord alerted authorities after neighbours noticed that her house had remained locked from the inside since Saturday, although one window was open. Police visited the scene and found Kinoti lying lifeless on her bed under a mosquito net. Police broke the window…
A former US Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC is denying he did anything wrong. David “Davey” Hearn, 67, was detained by the pool’s edge on Friday as he was finishing a long bike ride. Hearn told BBC News that he had removed his cycling glove to simply touch a long strip of rubbery material which appeared to have “delaminated” from the bottom of the pool, when he was stopped by US Park Police and National Guard troops. The champion canoeist is now facing a misdemeanour charge of destruction of government property. The Reflecting Pool…
Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula. Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine’s recent campaign against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories. Governor Sergey Aksyonov said individuals and businesses would be turned away from petrol stations, and fuel would only be sold to government agencies ensuring Crimea’s “functioning and security”. Earlier, he said four people had been killed and 28 injured by a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot in Kerch overnight – which President Volodymyr Zelensky called a…
The signs are growing that Monday could see the prime minister set out a plan to stand down. Sir Keir Starmer has always insisted he will not walk away and will fight any leadership challenge. But the mood in government has shifted in the past 48 hours. Several government insiders now think that the prime minister could announce a timetable to quit – as soon as Monday. The signs were clear that things are moving quickly in what Business Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC. The prime minister, he said, would do “what is in the best interests of the…
A dramatic security operation unfolded in Bangale, Tana River County, after a mob of about 300 people stormed the local police station and freed a suspect who had been arrested over alleged plans to incite ethnic violence. The suspect, identified as Ismail Abdille, described by police as a Wardei youth leader, was arrested early Saturday morning by detectives led by the Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer (SCCIO). Police allege he was involved in mobilising members of the Wardei community against the neighbouring Degodia community. During the arrest, officers reportedly recovered Sh340,000 from the suspect’s house, which investigators believe was part of…
Equity Bank Kenya and Buffalo Bicycles Kenya (BBK) entered a partnership aimed at making quality bicycles more accessible to Kenyans, a move the two organisations say will improve mobility, support economic empowerment, boost physical fitness, and expand access to essential services. Speaking during the launch, Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director Moses Nyabanda said the initiative aligns with the lender’s mission of empowering individuals and communities through practical solutions that improve livelihoods. “One of the solutions we are proud to be part of is empowering the owner of the bicycle. As Equity, we are making it as easy as possible for…
The Iranian military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon. Iran said Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon are a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the US to end the war. “Do not approach the Strait of Hormuz; otherwise, your security will be jeopardized,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said. The US-Iran deal includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – a shipping channel through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes. About two dozen people have reportedly been killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, less…
Slain Makindu businessman Stephen Ngei Musyoka, and his wife, Giannaphina Mumbua Ngei were in-laws to Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse. Mutuse mourned the loss of his brother and sister-in-law following a tragic road accident in Makindu on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. In a statement on Saturday, June 20, the lawmaker announced the deaths of his brother, Ngei and his wife, Giannaphina Mumbua Ngei, describing the news as a devastating shock to the family. “I have received the sad news of the passing on of my brother, Stephen Ngei Musyoka, and his beloved wife, Giannaphina Mumbua Ngei, in a road accident with…