The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has fired its Vice Chairperson Wambui Nyutu citing continued involvement in partisan political activities, a move it says violates both her oath of office and the law. Citizen Digital reports In a statement issued Tuesday by NCIC Chairperson Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia following a Special Commission Meeting held…
Manyatta Member of Parliament Gitonga Mukunji has filed a petition against the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Ibrahim Amin, and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga, over his arrest during the Saba Saba protests. The lawsuit, filed at the High Court in Milimani, alleges a…
The government says police have rescued four individuals and are investigating the mysterious deaths of at least three others in a suspected case of religious radicalisation in the Binzaro village of Chakama, Kilifi County. In a statement on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said police are conducting an operation on a secluded five-acre homestead following a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan national who had been on death row in Saudi Arabia has been released, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. Stephen Abdukareem Munyakho, a 50-year-old former warehouse manager, walked free on Monday morning after what officials said was the “full satisfaction of judicial decree” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Foreign Affairs…
Detectives are investigating an incident in which another patient was killed inside a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi. The male patient was found dead in his bed with his throat cut, police and hospital officials confirmed. The incident occurred in Ward Seven on Thursday, July 17. Other patients told police and KNH…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed the use of the long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This twice-yearly injection is recommended as an additional option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), offering a long-acting alternative to daily oral medications. It’s given once every six months, and according to experts, it offers sustained protection against…
The High Court has ordered Faith Jematia Kiptis, an officer at the National Treasury and Planning, to refund Ksh.67 million that she received irregularly between January 2020 and June 2022. citizen Digital from Nairobi reports. In a judgment delivered on July 15, 2025, Justice Musyoki of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division established that Kiptis received…
In March 2024, actress and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o was celebrating one of her biggest achievements in her career – winning an academy award. Citizen Digital reports. But behind the glamour, she was privately battling with a condition that would change her perspective on women’s health. Lupita says she discovered that she had uterine fibroids. She underwent…
Civil society organisation, Black Sash, has accused the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) of human rights violations following the implementation of a review process on grant recipients. SABC reports. The agency’s review process, which was introduced in April, is meant to verify the eligibility of grant recipients and combat fraud. The organisation says, despite claims…
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Chief Executive Officer, Geoffrey Monari, has revealed that the agency recovered Ksh5.21 billion in the 2024/2025 financial year. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Monday, July 14, Monari disclosed that the funds were recovered after HELB traced over 17,000 defaulters through a joint effort with other government…