TikToker Kakan Maiyo Released on Bail After Two Nights in Police Custody

Content creator and entrepreneur Kakan Maiyo has been released on a cash bail of Ksh.10,000 after spending two nights in custody at Muthaiga Police Station. Initially slated to appear in Milimani court, Maiyo was instead returned to the station, facing accusations of incitement and spreading alarming content targeting law enforcement…

IEBC Elects Fahima Araphat Abdallah as Vice Chairperson Amid Renewed Commitment to Electoral Integrity

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has elected Commissioner Fahima Araphat Abdallah as its new Vice Chairperson. Her appointment was confirmed during the Commission’s 288th plenary meeting held just hours after the swearing-in of the new IEBC leadership on Friday, July 11, 2025. The announcement was made by newly…

Nigeria Pushes Back Against U.S. Pressure to Accept Venezuelan Deportees

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has firmly rejected a proposal by the United States for African nations to accept deportees from other countries—specifically Venezuelan nationals, including some with criminal records. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV from Brazil, where he attended the BRICS summit, Tuggar revealed that the U.S.…

Escalating Gang Violence Pushes Haiti Deeper into Crisis: UN Report Warns of Regional Implications

A new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has painted a grim picture of Haiti’s worsening security situation, revealing that nearly 5,000 people have been killed since October 2024 due to intensifying gang violence. The ongoing conflict, primarily concentrated in and around the capital, Port-au-Prince,…

EACC Gains Full Access to e-Procurement System in Major Step Against Graft

In a landmark move expected to revolutionize the fight against procurement-related corruption, Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured full access to the government’s new e-Government Procurement (eGP) system. The announcement was made during the 2025 Africa Anti-Corruption Day commemorations held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). EACC…

Kioni Dismisses Raila’s Intergenerational Conclave Push, Calls It a Political Gimmick

Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has strongly criticized ODM leader Raila Odinga’s recent proposal to form an intergenerational conclave, terming it a deceptive political maneuver designed to extend the current political elite’s relevance ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking in the aftermath of the Saba Saba protests, Kioni dismissed…