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A court has found that a mother and her minor child were unlawfully detained at a hospital after they were prevented from leaving due to an outstanding medical bill. Citizen Digital reports The court ruled that the hospital’s action amounted to constructive detention and violated their constitutional right to freedom and security of the person…
By the time the truck pulled away from the morgue in Bunia, the morning heat hung heavily over the road to Mongbwalu. The body of a 44-year-old Congolese pastor lay inside a wooden coffin strapped into the back of an aging Nissan SUV with the backseats pushed flat. A group of young relatives were crammed…
The ruling, set to be delivered nearly 20 months after Gachagua’s impeachment, will determine whether the court upholds or overturns the Senate’s decision to remove him from office. The former Deputy President is challenging the legality and constitutionality of the impeachment process, arguing that he was denied a fair hearing and that the proceedings failed…
A close aide to the late Raila Odinga, Dennis Onyango, has revealed that the veteran opposition leader had expressed a wish to be buried within 72 hours of his death, a request that was later honoured according to his will. Citizen Digital reports Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV’s Sunday Live, Onyango recounted intimate…
Robert Evans Jr, 25, pled guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, 44, after a row over an unpaid restaurant bill in the town of Owen Sound in August 2023.BBC reports His father Robert Busby Evans, 49, and uncle Barry Evans, 56, pled guilty to being accessories to the crime and have been sentenced to…
Fred Obachi Machoka on Wednesday told the High Court that remarks allegedly published by Robert Alai on Facebook falsely portrayed him as HIV positive and caused serious damage to his reputation, personal life and business interests. Citizen Digital reports Testifying before the court in a defamation suit, Machoka adopted his witness statement and court pleadings…
Proceedings at the Narok Law Courts were temporarily disrupted on Tuesday after anti-riot police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse a group of about 400 morans who allegedly attempted to forcefully free a businessman and politician facing murder charges. Citizen Digital reports The suspect, David Matuke Ole Mayone, was arraigned over the alleged…
Nearly two decades after six of her sons were killed by mobs in separate incidents, 79-year-old Nicera Wangithi Njando says she continues to live with the memories of the events that changed her family’s life. Ms Wangithi, who lives in Kahiro Village in Ndia, Kirinyaga County, has told Citizen Digital that she still hopes to…
A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change. The World Meteorological Organization said this El Niño is likely to strengthen over the rest of 2026, driving more extreme weather around much…
The main airport in Ituri, the DR Congo province at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, reopened on Tuesday after a 10-day closure for safety reasons. Citizen Digital reports quoting AFP The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling a major epidemic of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever that is suspected to have killed at least…