Security and Justice

Cabinet Secretary for Security, Kipchumba Murkomen, has firmly rejected rumors of a conspiracy aimed at forcing Chief Justice Martha Koome out of office. Speaking during the commissioning of a new administrative unit at Abogeta Sub-County in Imenti South, Meru, Murkomen called the allegations "unfounded" and reiterated that no such plot exists. The event, which...

The Defenders Coalition and End Femicide Movement has held its 6th annual women human rights defenders forum in Nairobi. The three day forum dubbed "Ni Mama Forum End Femicide KE" under the theme "Accelerate Action" with 115 Women Human Rights advocates seeks to reflect on progress and challenges in protecting women’s and girls’ rights...

Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) students, a section of their lecturers and the community today held demos to protest against the rising cases of insecurity in the area. The protesters who walked from the university to Meru town claimed that in the recent past, some of them had lost valuables while walking to or from...

Chairman of Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) Isaak Hassan has said they have so far investigated 34 cases which were prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions. He said they have over 250 ongoing court cases across the country. He said they faced challenges investigating some cases...

Tharaka MP Gitonga Murugara, four MCAs and several other Tharaka-Nithi residents have applied to be enjoined in a case challenging the creation of new administrative units in Tharaka-Nithi. The MCAs seeking to be enjoined include Leonard Gitonga (Nkondi), Luke Marengo (Mukothima), Kennedy Kamunyu (Marimanti) and Joseph Kinyua (Chiakariga) as well as politician Paul Mugambi.