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FIVE Jubilee MPs back Cord’s calls for removal of IEBC commissioners

A section of Jubilee MPs have backed their counterparts from the Cord coalition in demand for the nine IEBC commissioners to vacate office but under two conditions. They want the date of elections...

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UoN blacklisted by event organisers over Sh70m damage

Event organisers in Kenya have asked all their members to shun any functions planned by any of the campuses of the University of Nairobi. In addition, the Events Mangers Association of Kenya (Emak)...

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Goons caught on camera mugging bystander during protest – PHOTOS

These images capture the dramatic moment an unlucky man was accosted and mugged by goons who had infiltrated the anti-IEBC demonstration convened by Cord leaders in Nairobi on Monday afternoon. Members...

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When anti-IEBC protesters came face to face with police brutality – PHOTOS

Anti-IEBC demonstrators on Monday came face to face with police brutality as the service continues to test their newly acquired firepower ahead of next year’s general election. Cornered protesters were...

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Raila car windscreen hit as police disperse anti-IEBC demo

The protests called by the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) in Nairobi turned violent on Monday, leading to the damage of Mr Raila Odinga’s vehicle. Cord leaders claimed that police used live...

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Police shoot man as Kibera youths attempt to uproot railway

Officers on Monday evening shot a man in a stand-off with Kibera youths after a confrontation over alleged police brutality meted out on Cord protesters earlier during the day. The injured man was...

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KRA impounds posh cars in Nairobi in tax swoop

Kenya Revenue Authority officials on Wednesday impounded several luxury vehicles whose duties had not been paid or which had questionable ownership documents. Although the taxman had blacklisted 124...

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Businesses shut down as chaos erupts in city centre

Business in many parts of Nairobi city centre came to a standstill on Monday as the police engaged Cord demonstrators in running battles. Police tried to ward off the protesters from the Independent...

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Developer ignored advice on construction on wetland, says City Hall

The city county government on Monday said it told a developer to stop building on the banks of River Ngong before the firm moved to court. Correspondence and court documents between City Hall and...

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Mob beats up two APs involved in botched robbery

Two Administration Police officers are admitted in hospital in critical condition after they were attacked by members of the public following a botched robbery in Kamulu. A resident of Drumvale estate,...

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Kidero condemns police response to Cord’s demo

Nairobi  Governor Dr Evans Kidero has condemned Monday’s response by the police to the demonstration held by opposition leaders and their supporters in the city centre. Dr Kidero said the action of the...

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Driver, woman found ‘stuck’ after sex marathon in matatu

A man and a woman were on Tuesday found ‘stuck’ together in a matatu after a night of sex marathon. Residents of Magembe village in Tharaka South woke up to the rare spectacle that happened in a matatu...

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Jubilee, Cord stalwarts bicker on social media as Kenyans lick demo wounds

Top Jubilee and CORD communication stalwarts continued to tear into each other via social media until late on Monday, on a day Kenya witnessed its worst form of demonstrations and violence since the...

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Police officers caught on camera clobbering protesters to face action

The Independent Police Oversight Authority (Ipoa) will investigate police office who were caught on tape assaulting protesters during the anti-IEBC demonstrations held on Monday. Police officers who...

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Cabinet Secretary’s luxury car impounded in tax evasion swoop

A Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa is among those taken to the Railways Club in Nairobi for inspection by the Kenya Revenue Authority over unpaid duty....

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Police: Jacob Juma carried woman in his car on night of murder

Police claim they have pieced together the final moments of slain Nairobi businessman Jacob Juma, which showed him dropping off an unidentified woman in town moments before he was gunned down. Director...

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Man who survived police beating claims he was not a protester

The man who was seen being beaten by anti-riot police officers in a clip and photos that have angered Kenyans is alive and says that he was not part of the protests. Boniface Manono, a resident of...

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I’m still alive, says man beaten up by police at chaotic protests

The country spent the better part of on Tuesday mourning a man who is alive and well, with no visible injuries. Mr Boniface Manono, the victim in the video on police brutality that has made the rounds...

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450 families homeless as demolitions begin in city

More than 450 households in Nairobi have been made homeless after the county government brought down three buildings. The demolition of unsafe houses in Mathare Area 1 began on Tuesday following the...

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Man beaten up by police becomes instant celebrity – PHOTOS

The victim in the video of police brutality that has gone viral on social media has acquired a new celebrity status among his friends and neighbours. The 36-year-old Boniface Manono has become the...

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