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Justice delayed for Baby Pendo as DPP drops charges against eight police officers

Only four junior police officers will face criminal prosecution for the deaths of Baby Pendo and 39 others during the 2017 opposition protests in Kisumu. This is despite the fact that 12 police personnel, including top commanders, have been implicated in the case. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) made the judgment on Monday, May

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Morara Kebaso exposes alleged Ksh 9.4 million hospital bedsheet scandal linked to Gachagua

According to activist Morara Kebaso, former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua allegedly misappropriated public funds meant for healthcare facilities. Kebaso has drawn attention to troubling financial records suggesting Gachagua diverted Ksh 9.4 million intended for bedsheets at Nyeri County Referral Hospital to his own company, Wamunyoro Investments Limited, where he and his wife serve as sole

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Moment of truth as Mwangaza reveals why she snubbed her husband for deputy governor role in 2022

During her 2022 campaign for Meru governor, Kawira Mwangaza had seriously considered naming her husband, Murega Baichu, as her running mate. She trusted him and believed that together they could lead the county well. But Murega turned down the idea. He feared that the public would accuse her of nepotism and favoritism, which could damage

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Two arrested in chilling plot behind MP Charles Ong’ondo Were’s assassination

The murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were has shaken the nation, and recent updates from police show that there has been real progress in the investigation. Two key suspects have already been arrested. One of them is believed to be the hitman, arrested near the United States International University, while the other, thought to

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Debate on betting in Kenya needs facts, not myth-mongering

By Cindy Kirui Much of the cacophony of voices condemning Kenya’s betting industry is rooted in anecdote, moral posturing, and outright misinformation. While concerns over gambling addiction and financial recklessness may have shades of validity, the discourse has devolved into a festival of hyperbole, where myths masquerade as truths and correlation is confused with causation.

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Murkomen’s incompetence blamed for growing security crisis in country

Kenya’s security situation has been a topic of concern for many Kenyans, especially in regions like the North Rift that continue to experience banditry and violent crime. Since Kipchumba Murkomen took over as the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Interior Ministry in December 2024, there has been a lot of debate about whether the

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Kenya’s so-called betting ‘crisis’ is a financial illiteracy epidemic

By Sundeep Sharma In the hands of an amateur, a machine gun is a catastrophe waiting to happen just as betting to the financially illiterate or undisciplined. In the hands of a population unschooled in money management, even legitimate financial tools can become instruments of self-destruction. Kenya’s moral panic over a “betting epidemic” misses the

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Haiti deployment turns tragic as Kenyan families plead for transparency

The mother of a Kenyan police officer who went missing in Haiti has broken her silence, issuing a heart-wrenching appeal to the government after weeks of unanswered questions. From her humble home in Nyandarua County, she spoke with visible pain, revealing how the long silence from authorities has left her family confused and heartbroken. Her

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“I’m not safe” grieving widow of assassinated MP cries for help

The wife of the late Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were has come out with a chilling claim she says her life is in danger. Just days after her husband was brutally killed, she now believes the same people behind his death are after her. It’s a terrifying thought, and you can hear the fear in

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