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More than 200 suspects arrested during the June 25 demonstrations in Nairobi have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts and charged with obstructing motor vehicles and disrupting traffic flow on major roads in Nairobi. According to the charge sheets presented before the court, the accused persons are alleged to have, on June 25, 2026, […]
A Kajiado court has granted police permission to detain activist Bob Njagi for seven more days to allow detectives to complete investigations into allegations of incitement linked to the Gen Z memorial protests. Senior Principal Magistrate S. Mwangi of the Kajiado Law Courts declined a police application seeking to hold Njagi for 14 days, instead […]
Victory for the Democratic Republic of Congo in their last group game against Uzbekistan on Saturday will not only offer them the opportunity to advance at the World Cup but help continue expunging a half-century of ignominy. Although mathematically both teams are still in the race for a berth in the last 32, Uzbekistan would need a […]
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Leader Rigathi Gachagua has explained why he kept off the second anniversary of the Gen Z protests, citing that there was a plot to trigger violence, loot businesses and blame it on the Mt Kenya region. Gachagua, in an interview with the Nation, stated that his decision to stay away from […]
Two people have been confirmed dead after a section of a building at Nairobi’s Gikomba Market collapsed on Thursday evening. According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred at Block B of the market, a structure that had been weakened after a fire gutted part of the market on Sunday. Witnesses said a group of young men […]
The government has released Ksh.4.2 billion in scholarships to public universities to support more than 400,000 continuing undergraduate students under the Student-Centred Funding Model (SCFM), reinforcing its commitment to expanding access to higher education. The latest disbursement by the Universities Fund brings the total allocation from the National Treasury for the 2025/2026 financial year to […]
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has warned state and public officers against branding publicly funded projects and programmes with their personal names, images or political symbols, saying the practice amounts to abuse of office and misuse of public resources. In an advisory issued by the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud, the anti-graft agency […]
Two young women were arrested on Thursday night while taking part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate Gen Z victims killed during anti-government protests. The vigil, led by youth activist Valentine Waithera at the Ngurubani matatu stage in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, was disrupted by police officers from Wang’uru Police Station. Officers reportedly extinguished and destroyed […]
An attack on a ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz led the UN to suspend efforts to evacuate trapped mariners as the United States warned against Iran charging fees for passage through the vital waterway. The New York Times and other US media reported that Iran struck a container ship in the strait, and […]
A Kilifi court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old student. The accused, Mwakombe Katana Karisa, who worked as a barber, is reported to have accosted the student as she was heading to school on the morning of July 10, 2024 at Kasameni […]
