Keeping law and order has been proved to be every country’s biggest agenda. No one is safe until they feel safe. As much as safety starts with you, there are State personnel specially and specifically deployed to make sure there is law and order. Keeping law and order in Kenya is the mandate of the […]
WARNING: Some of the images you might find graphic On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, the Somali militant group al-Shabab carried out an assault on Kenya’s Westgate Mall in one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country’s history. A group of young gunmen stalked the halls and stores of the upscale Nairobi shopping center, and […]
The killing of Businessman turned anti-corruption crusader, Jacob Juma is one that continue to cause more questions as intrigues continue to pile, many questions with no tangible forthcoming answers. Jacob who was according to police reports gunned down by hitmen while headed home in May 5, is yet to get off the public’s eye who’ve […]
Tulirogwa na nini, a common phrase amongst Kenyans on the unending craziness that we have to deal with on daily basis. Ruth Kamande, a woman who is accused of killing her boyfriend last year when she stabbed him 22 times was crowned the fairest of the inmates at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. Ruth, who is facing […]
Just when you thought extrajudicial killings by the police would cease with the brutal murder of lawyer Willie Kimani who was killed alongside his client and the taxi driver, more terror continue to be unleashed by the same force. A 27-year-old deceased man identified as Ngandi Malia Musyemi was being treated of gunshot wounds sustained […]
Between 21-22nd of Aug, the US Secretary of States John Kerry will lead a delegation for a diplomatic visit to Kenya. Amongst the topics lined up for the US Secretary of States John Kerry is to pile pressure on Kenyan authorities to undertake serious electoral reforms, which are key to future stability. Diplomatic sources said […]
What you’re about to read is what the Government of Kenya didn’t want you to know. The Kenyan Government IT department has been breaking the sweat in past few days following a massive hacking operation by the anonymous crew and group of hacktivists who target organisations or governments they deem to be violating human rights. […]
Social Media which one of Kenya’s top killer diseases after Malaria and AIDS has once again taken one person down and this time none other than Cheryl Kitonga a once less known last who made headlines during the murder of Businessman Jacob Juma for being the last he was last seen with before being gunned […]
Earlier last year, President Uhuru cut a bilateral deal with Uganda that would see Kenya import sugar from the neighbouring country. His decision was met with fierce criticism from the opposition leader Raila Odinga and leaders from the sugarcane farming region of Western Kenya. The explanation was an importation deal with Uganda would kill the […]
A video doing rounds on the Internet showing police officers drawn from the Embakasi Camp reigning terror on revellers who had taken refuge in the washrooms has sparked anger and investigations. The CCTV footage shows the incident happened on a Friday, 29th July 2016. According to information available, there was a fight between the police […]
Kenya Insights has been highlighting on the incompetent City Hall officers who conspire with rogue landlords in approving the substandard buildings. This is facilitated by corrupt officials in the County Government’s planning department headed by Khaemba. The building from our contact in the ground was erected on a swampy ground which shouldn’t be the case if […]
Months after they were acquired, there has been not a single mission of successful deployment of the VN-4s to report. Key components, including shock absorbers and air conditioning, don’t work. Kenyan officers have misgivings about them; they do not even know how to operate them properly, let alone maintain them. Almost all have been parked […]
Nairobi, 16th July 2016 – Kenya has started evacuating her nationals from South Sudan following a surge in insecurity and violence in the world’s newest nation. The announcement was made by Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs PS, Monica Juma. PS Monica Juma: Government of Kenya begins the evacuation process of Kenya stranded in South Sudan […]
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