The United Nations’ top human rights body convened a one-day special session on Friday to spotlight the mass killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities reportedly committed last month by paramilitary forces in conflict with the army. During the session, the Human Rights Council debated a…
A Dutch national, Elwin Ter Horst, who had been arrested for assaulting a police officer in Diani, Kwale County, has been released unconditionally after the Kwale Law Court ruled that he is medically unfit to stand trial. Senior Resident Magistrate Joy Mutimba issued the ruling on Friday, based on a…
A Nairobi court has directed an investigating officer to appear and explain how funds and a personal identification number (PIN) from a confiscated mobile phone were accessed by unknown individuals, resulting in unauthorized withdrawals. The directive, issued by Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi, follows an application filed by police officer Charles Lotira,…
The hearing of Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi, the prime suspect accused of killing a General Service Unit (GSU) officer stationed at State House, Nairobi, has been postponed to allow completion of a mental assessment. During the court session, the prosecution informed the judge that Musyimi had been referred to Kenyatta National…
Newly released emails from the late financier Jeffrey Epstein suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump was aware of Epstein’s sexual abuse activities and allegedly spent time with one of his victims at the financier’s home, according to documents made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Trump,…
Kenyan law scholar Professor Phoebe Okowa has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The announcement was made on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, following four rounds of voting by both the United Nations General Assembly and the…
Kenyan activist Bob Njagi has claimed that his 38-day abduction in Uganda, alongside fellow activist Nicholas Oyoo, involved coordination between the governments of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Njagi alleged that East African governments are collaborating to suppress dissenting voices critical of ruling…
Two brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, have been formally charged with the murder of renowned South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, widely known as “AKA,” following their extradition from Eswatini. The extradition came after a prolonged legal attempt to block their return to South Africa. Forbes, an award-winning hip-hop artist, was…
A 29-year-old man, Ian Njuguna, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of insurance fraud totaling Ksh.683,290, admitting to forging medical and police documents to secure reimbursements from several insurance firms. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Njuguna broke down in court, tearfully asking…
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he feels an “obligation” to sue the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of “defrauding the public” by misrepresenting a section of his January 6, 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary. Speaking in an interview with Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, Trump claimed the documentary “butchered”…