Produced in court a day and a half after abduction and alleged torture, Booker Ngesa Omole, general secretary of Communist Party Marxist-Kenya (CPM-K), was denied bail, injured, and sent to a notorious prison.
The Communist Party Marxist-Kenya says its secretary general, Booker Ngesa Omole, was abducted and tortured by Kenyan security officers and is now being held at Mlolongo Police Station. The incident has sparked growing public and political pressure for his immediate release.
The plight of the Yaaku Indigenous community echoes a similar script in Kenyan history wherein communities are framed as obstacles to security, conservation, or development, only to be forcibly removed in favor of more powerful political and economic interests.
The US has announced a series of bilateral health agreements with African countries, sparking concern over pathogen access, benefit sharing, and health sovereignty.
The landmark ruling secures farmers’ right to save, share, and exchange indigenous seeds, by decriminalizing it and safeguarding traditional farming heritage.
The UN voted to replace Kenya’s mission in Haiti with a new global gang suppression force after 15 months of Kenya’s deployment, a move that exposes the weakness of the mission in restoring order in Haiti.
Kenyan MPs held a parliamentary debate on August 6 over the ongoing war in Gaza, with many legislators condemning the devastation inflicted on Palestinians and calling for urgent global action.
Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets across the country on the anniversary of the Finance Bill protests. 16 protesters were killed by police.
The recent killing of a blogger while in police custody has sparked a wave of demonstrations in Kenya as outraged citizens take to the streets to demand justice and accountability.
US Senator Risch criticized President Ruto’s visit to China, where Ruto described Kenya and China as “co-architects of a new world order.” But Kenya stands firm on its partnership with different global powers.
President William Ruto’s recent five-day state visit to China marked a significant deepening of Kenya-China relations, culminating in the signing of over 20 bilateral agreements.
Facing a court suspension of its diplomatic-style privileges and growing national backlash, the Gates Foundation has opted to abandon its special legal status in Kenya.
- Nepal heads to first elections since mass protests
- Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito
- Israel escalates attacks against Lebanon
- Protests break out across South Asia against Iran war and assassination of Khamenei
- Iran continues waves of strikes against US bases in West Asia and offices of Israeli leaders
