Today in History: Maina Njenga’s Wife Virginia Nyakio Found Murdered Alongside Her Driver
On April 11, 2008, Virginia Nyakio, the wife of then Mungiki leader Maina Njenga, was found dead in Gakoe Forest ...
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Mass Protests in Kenya Have a Long and Rich History – But Have Been Hijacked by the Elites
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the ...
Kenya’s Police are Violent, Unaccountable and Make Most Citizens Feel Less Safe – Should They be Abolished?
A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ...
Kenya: Police Killings Point to Systemic Rot and a Failed Justice System
Barely a month into office, President William Ruto of Kenya ordered the disbandment of a special police unit placed at ...
Trials of Members of the Disbanded Special Service Unit to Begin
Four policemen belonging to the special service unit that was recently disbanded by President Ruto for allegedly carrying out extrajudicial ...
Alarm As 7 More Bodies Retrieved From River Yala
Police have retrieved seven more bodies from River Yala raising alarm over mysterious disappearances and killings. Yala Sub-county Medical Superintendent ...
Kenya Has Tried to Reform its Police Force, but it’s left Gaps for Abuse
Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They’re a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of ...