A notice prohibiting the deployment of P1 teachers to teach Junior Secondary School (JSS) classes has been reported as fraudulent by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The letter, dated December 27, 2024, and without the signature of TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia, admonished the teachers who it said had been deployed by heads of institutions
According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, 82 people have been abducted since June of this year, with 29 still missing. The commission documented 13 incidents in the last three months, seven of which occurred in December alone. One person has been identified out of the seven reported this month. The six people
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has waded into the ongoing discussion about the rising cases of abduction in the country. Cherargei said police should now explain to Kenyans who is behind the abductions given that the service has distanced itself from the criminal conduct. “Now that the National Police Service has confirmed that they are not
A 20-year-old woman who appeared in viral social media posts as a missing person following her kidnapping has denied the reports. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced in a statement Thursday evening that Clare Adindo Odhiambo arrived at the DCI offices in Kibra earlier in the day to clarify her location. According to the
Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino has joined notable politicians and Kenyans in condemning the National Police Service for allegedly abducting X users who criticized President William Ruto. In a statement issued on Thursday, December 26, the MP accused Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja of misleading Kenyans by denying that the police
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights reports that 82 people have been abducted since June of this year, with 29 still missing. The commission documented 13 incidents in the last three months, seven of which occurred in December alone. One person has been identified out of the seven reported this month. The six people
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has explained why the remaining parties in the Azimio alliance no longer identify with the outfit. According to Kalonzo, they have been careful not to use the name since groups inside it, such as the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), have decided to focus on strengthening themselves following Raila Odinga’s collaboration with
Recent reports have raised concerns about Safaricom’s role in the abduction of individuals in Kenya. Reports suggest that the company may be sharing customer data with security agencies, enabling these abductions. This situation has led to questions about how Safaricom obtains individuals’ phone numbers and tracks them, especially those who have not shared their numbers
Busia Senator and presidential candidate Okiya Omtatah has denied involvement in the suspected kidnapping of popular X satirist and cartoonist Kibet Bull. Omtatah took to his X account to dispute a previous tweet published by political activist Francis Gaitho.In his tweet, Gaitho stated that Omtatah collaborated with ‘the regime’ to sell out young activists and
At least three persons were killed in Haiti when armed men opened fire on journalists, police, and medical personnel during a news conference to announce the reopening of the country’s largest public hospital. Many more were injured in Tuesday’s attack at the General Hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince.Pictures shared online appear to show multiple persons