Police accused of extrajudicial killings in Marsabit and Isiolo
Human rights defenders have raised concerns over alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture of residents in Marsabit and Isiolo counties by security agencies.
By Denis Omondi
4d ago
Retired Mandera Chief Mohamed Hajji Bullow on Wednesday apologised after remarks questioning the citizenship of North Eastern leaders triggered political backlash.
By Benard Orwongo
5d ago
By Bruno Mutunga
6d ago
By Ali Abdi
1w ago
By Ali Abdi
1w ago
By Bruno Mutunga
1w ago
Questions have been raised on how bandits continue to dare to raid estates on the outskirts of Isiolo town with impunity, with no leader talking about it in public.
By Ali Abdi
1w ago
The residents say their fundamental rights have been ignored as Bori remains without clean water, a functional health facility, passable roads, or mobile and internet connectivity.
By Bruno Mutunga
1w ago
The officer, identified as Police Constable Nicholas Omwenga, attached to the Duse GSU camp, was found in his tent with a gunshot wound.
By Fred Kagonye
1w ago
Leaders urged the Aulihan Ugaas to endorse Mohamed Muktar Shidiye, saying that the elders asked him to step down in favour of Governor Nathif Jama during the 2022 General Election.
By Abdimalik Hajir
3w ago
UDA nominee for Isiolo South parliamentary seat, Tubi Mohamed Tubi, has received a major boost after getting endorsement from various clans and political leaders.
By Ali Abdi
3w ago
Kenyan police declined to specify the nature of the retaliation or the purpose of the incident, even after a follow-up by a Standard Group correspondent.
By Ibrahim Adan Ali
3w ago
Two police officers killed, two others seriously injured in suspected IED attack at Kulun border post on the Mandera-Somalia border, authorities say.
By Ibrahim Adan Ali
3w ago
Residents say that since the establishment of county governments, they have never benefited from any county-funded development water projects.
By Abdimalik Hajir
3w ago
There are fears of fresh conflict along the Kokuro–Todonyang border corridor linking Kenya and Ethiopia, as worsening drought forces pastoralist communities into contested grazing zones.
By Lucas Ngasike
4w ago
At least 450,000 residents across Turkana County’s seven sub-counties are facing acute food and water shortages after a prolonged drought dried up boreholes.
By Bakari Ang’ela
1mo ago
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