Gachagua breaks silence after Maina Njenga stormed Pastor Dorcas’ prayer event in Nyeri

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has broken his silence hours after former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga stormed his spouse Pastor Dorcas Rigathi’s prayer event in Nyeri. Taking to his official X account on Saturday, January 18, 2025, Gachagua fingered the President William Ruto-led government in the incident that saw the prayer meeting disrupted. According to […]

Judiciary explains delay in Baby Pendo’s murder case

The case began as an inquest before the Chief Magistrate’s Court, and on February 14, 2019, Magistrate B. M. A. Omollo delivered a ruling, finding the subject police officers liable for Baby Pendo’s death. The court then directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to act on the findings in accordance with the law. Given […]

IPOA launches investigations following Duka Moja residents’ deadly clashes with police

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations after protests by Duka Moja residents in Narok County turned violent on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The incident left three people dead and a police officer seriously injured. The locals took to the road to protest after a motor vehicle accident that left a number of […]

99 per cent transition to university as KNEC releases Lugulu Girls’ withheld KCSE results

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has finally released the results for Lugulu Girls’ High School, which had been withheld when Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba officially announced the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results. The withholding of the results had caused anxiety among students and parents, but on Friday evening, January […]

TikTok to go dark on Sunday if US govt fails to intervene

In a statement late on Friday, it said the White House and the Department of Justice had “failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability”. It said that unless the government immediately stepped in to assure the video app it would not be punished for […]

Muhoozi deactivates X account amid row with Ugandan parliamentary defense committee

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of President Yoweri Museveni and the head of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has gone offline on X, formerly known as Twitter, following a heated standoff with the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs. The committee, on Friday, January 17, 2025, suspended its interactions with the Ministry of Defence […]