February 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has criticized opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s hunger strike, describing it as an ‘unprincipled blackmail.’ Museveni in a statement Tuesday addressed concerns surrounding the detained opposition leader’s health, emphasizing that the government has ensured adequate medical care. He asserted that the opposition leader has access to government […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – The Kibera High Court has denied Sarah Wairimu bail on the Tob Cohen murder case after the prosecution opposed her release. According to the ruling by Lady Justice Diana Kavedza, Wairimu will be remanded at Langata women’s prison until two key witnesses testify. The court ruled that the prosecution proved […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was on Tuesday questioned by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives over claims the government spent Sh13 billion on Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission campaigns. Koimburi was arrested outside his home on Kenyatta Road in Juja before being transported to the DCI headquarters. He […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 18- The Environment and Land Court has sentenced Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (NAWASCO) Chief Executive Officer James Gachathi to a six-month jail term or a Sh2 million fine for contempt over illegal waste disposal into Lake Nakuru. In a ruling by Justice Antony Ombwayo, both […]