Author: Whitney Akunga
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The use of excessive lethal force by the police has resulted in deaths and injuries and now the opposition says it is seeking to have the international community involved. The opposition says it is also taking matters into its own hands by collecting evidence of police action against protesters right from the Saba Saba protests […]
Boda boda riders in Kisii County plying the Matieko to Dol route have hiked their fares, citing the damage done to their motorcycles because of the poor state of the road. “We have to increase prices because we’re incurring losses due to damage and using too much petrol using longer alternative routes,” said John Opera, a rider who […]
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga, who has caused anxiety after pulling a no-show during the ongoing anti-government protests, now says he is recovering from flu. Odinga, who did not disclose his current whereabouts, says he was slightly ill, thereby putting the question to rest on why he has been missing […]
Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has been released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 in a case where, together with six other persons, he is charged over the opposition-led anti-government protests. Delivering the ruling on Friday, Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina noted that the prosecution had not established a reason to deny the accused […]
Kisii Senator Richard Onyoka now says that President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga have at least 24 hours to save or break the country. Speaking on Tuesday 18th June, Onyonka said if Kenya is left to break, rebuilding it will be a very difficult task. “I think the leaders of our country need […]
The government has withdrawn security attached to Azimio La Umoja Party leader Raila Odinga ahead of his planned anti-government protests starting Wednesday this week. Security withdrawn includes more than 10 police officers that protect him on his daily duties as well as those guarding his homes in Nairobi, Kisumu and Siaya. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu says the government will pay dues owed to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) examiners in the 2022 exams, starting this week. Speaking on Saturday during Education Day by area MP Gitonga Mukunji at Kangaru School in Manyatta Constituency, Embu County, the CS said Ksh.2 billion has been set aside to […]
A section of elected leaders in Migori County have called on the police to go slow on anti-government protesters. Migori Woman Representative Fatuma Mohamed, who was speaking in Nyatike, said the police must respect the right of every citizen asserting that demonstrations are provided for in the Kenyan constitution. The MP said the police officers […]
Over 70 people who were arrested last week on 7th, July during Friday’s Saba Saba demonstrations have been released. This is after the prosecutor told the court on Monday that he has received instructions for the persons not to be charged. Friday’s protests across the country were organised by the opposition to picket against the high cost of […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has rejected the move by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) to demote non-graduate primary school head teachers without degrees. However, Knut Secretary General Collins Oyuu opposed the move saying non-graduate primary school head teachers need more time to complete their degrees. “Knut supports the PWPER’s […]
