Western states reject Kenya’s Hague bid at UN

TJRC report indicts Kenya’s top leaders

May 22 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21 - The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has finally handed in its report to President Uhuru Kenyatta, bringing hope to Kenyans who have suffered historical injustices in the past. The voluminous report was handed to the president late on Tuesday, ending speculation that the government had declined to receive...

Fresh attack in Mandera leaves 3 dead

May 17 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 - Three people were killed on Thursday night in Mandera during an attack blamed on militiamen from the neighbouring Ethiopia. Those killed were all women shot dead by the armed militia at Malkamau area, police said. “The militia just shot at the women and fled, we believe they came from the other side of the border,” a police...

Police officer killed in Mandera hours after army deployment

May 12 | NAIROBI, Kenya May 12 – A police officer and a civilian were shot dead in an attack at a police station in Mandera, hours after the government deployed the military to disarm militia in the restive border town. The Saturday night incident occurred when gunmen stormed Mandera police station and opened fire indiscriminately at officers having meals...

Ruto wants ICC trial pushed to November

Apr 26 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 - Deputy President William Ruto has now petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to postpone his trial from May to November. In an application filed on Thursday, Ruto argues that his right to adequate time for preparation will not be safeguarded if the trial is held on May 28 as scheduled. His lead counsel Karim Khan...

Police Service Commission appoints CEO

Apr 21 | NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 21 - Elijah Ochieng Achoch, a career civil servant has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Police Service Commission. Achoch formerly served as the director of the Transformative Civil Service department at the office of the former prime minister Raila Odinga. He emerged winner after beating nine other candidates...

Was Museveni voicing real African dislike of ICC?

Apr 20 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 20 - Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as Kenya's new Head of State on April 9, but it was Yoweri Museveni - the longstanding president of neighbouring Uganda - who stole the headlines at the two-hour ceremony in Nairobi. During a speech delivered to a packed stadium on the edge of Nairobi, Museveni congratulated Kenya for "rejecting...

Another Thika-Nyeri highway mishap claims 4

Apr 19 | NAIROBI, Kenya, 19 - At least four people died on Friday morning and seven others were injured in a road accident at a black spot on the Thika-Nyeri highway. The accident occurred in Makuyu at about 6am, near where nine people were killed in another mishap on Thursday last week. "One person died on the spot while three others succumbed to injuries...

Death toll in Garissa gun attack hits 10

Apr 19 | NAIROBI, Kenya, April 19 - The death toll in the gun attack at a Garissa hotel on Thursday night has risen to 10, while eight people remain hospitalised with gunshot wounds, police said. "Six people died on the spot while four others succumbed to injuries in hospital," a police officer who was at the scene told Capital FM News. He said the attack occurred...

Matsanga cleared over ICC witness meddling

Apr 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 13 - The International Criminal Court has now terminated investigations against Ugandan peace negotiator David Matsanga over alleged witness tampering. Matsanga was notified of the decision to terminate his case in an email sent to him from The Hague signed by one of the court's prosecutors, Adesola Adeboyejo. In the letter dated...