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Apr
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya prosecutor stops case against MPs after protests suspended

Kenya prosecutor stops case against MPs after protests suspended

NEWS
HUMPHREY MALALO KENYA'S top prosecutor has dropped charges against four lawmakers over anti-government protests, a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended the demonstrations, their lawyer said. Odinga said on Sunday he was ready for talks with President William Ruto, as long as authorities halted arrests connected to the protests, and addressed his concerns about the rising cost of living and reforms to the electoral system. "The case has been withdrawn ... for the sake of peace, dialogue and justice between the accused persons and the state," lawyer Danstan Omari told Reuters. Thousands took part in three marches over the past two…
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Mar
30
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s Ruto to deal with those involved in criminal activity during protests

Kenya’s Ruto to deal with those involved in criminal activity during protests

NEWS
KENYA'S President William Ruto warned he would deal with all those involved in criminal activity during protests, he said during a visit to Germany. Police fired teargas and water cannons at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday during a second week of protests against the government and high food prices, with one person shot dead in the western city of Kisumu. In separate incidents on Monday, unidentified people vandalised a property belonging to Odinga's family and another owned by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's election, Kenyan media reported. "My position as president is that…
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Mar
29
2023
By The African Mirror
Religious, rights groups call for calm in Kenya’s second week of protests

Religious, rights groups call for calm in Kenya’s second week of protests

NEWS
AYENAT MERSIE RELIGIOUS leaders and human rights groups in Kenya called for calm as a second week of protests against the cost of living increases raised fears of further violence, while President William Ruto said criminals would be held to account. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who lost to Ruto in last August's election, is leading the protests against the high cost of basic staples and has called for rallies every Monday and Thursday to pressure Ruto's government to take action. Late on Monday night, unknown perpetrators set fire to a church and several businesses in Nairobi's low-income Kibera district, and…
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Mar
22
2023
By The African Mirror
One student killed, over 200 people arrested in Kenya protests

One student killed, over 200 people arrested in Kenya protests

NEWS
HUMPHREY MALALO A university student in Kenya was killed and more than 200 people were arrested in nationwide protests against President William Ruto's government over high living costs, police said. Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, and several other cities in response to a call for demonstrations by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Some lit fires in the streets and threw rocks at police. Police fired tear gas and water cannons, including at Odinga's convoy as he addressed supporters from the sunroof of his car. Police said 24 officers were injured in the clashes. They gave no figure for injuries…
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Mar
21
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenyan opposition politicians arrested, tear-gassed during protests

Kenyan opposition politicians arrested, tear-gassed during protests

NEWS
HUMPHREY MALALO and AYENAT MERSIE KENYAN police tear-gassed the leader of the opposition and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against President William Ruto and the high cost of living. The convoy of Raila Odinga, who was defeated by Ruto last year in his fifth straight election as the runner-up, was repeatedly sprayed with tear gas as he addressed supporters from the sunroof of his car. Odinga has called for nationwide protests as he attempts to harness dissatisfaction with the president. At least four members of parliament were arrested during protests…
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Feb
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s president picks banker for deputy cenbank governor – senate document

Kenya’s president picks banker for deputy cenbank governor – senate document

BUSINESS
KENYA'S President William Ruto has nominated Susan Koech, a career banker who has also served in top government posts, to be the second deputy governor of the central bank, a parliamentary document showed. The post has been vacant for more than five years after Ruto's predecessor failed to fill it when its previous occupant left. The bank has been running under the leadership of Patrick Njoroge as the governor, and one deputy, Sheila M'mbijiwe. The law stipulates that the regulator should have two deputies. Neither the central bank nor the previous government has ever commented on the vacancy for the…
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Feb
06
2023
By The African Mirror
East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

NEWS
CLEMENT MANIRABARUSHA EAST African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a summit in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the leaders of the regional East African Community (EAC) bloc called for an "immediate ceasefire by all parties," according to a communique issued at the end of the meeting. The M23 rebel group has seized large areas of eastern Congo's North Kivu province in a rapid onslaught since October 20…
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Nov
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Strong commitments from African leaders at COP27 as Kenya, UK ink new green investment deal

Strong commitments from African leaders at COP27 as Kenya, UK ink new green investment deal

NEWS
CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY GREEN was the colour of the day as heads of state from Kenya, Ghana and Zambia laid out strong climate-related commitments at what’s been termed “Africa’s COP” in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Kenyan President Dr William Ruto was among those hosted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the launch of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership. Ruto reaffirmed his country’s commitment to accelerating reafforestation, telling delegates: “We remain committed to being in the frontline in sustainable land use and the conservation, protection, management and restoration of forests.” Kenya and the UK have also agreed to fast-track…
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Nov
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Kenya: police killings point to systemic rot and a failed justice system

Kenya: police killings point to systemic rot and a failed justice system

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
BARELY a month into office, President William Ruto of Kenya ordered the disbandment of a special police unit placed at the centre of a widening investigation into a wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. At least nine officers of the Special Service Unit face charges relating to the disappearance in July 2022 of two Indians and their Kenyan driver. The Indians were in Kenya at the invitation of Ruto’s presidential digital campaign outfit. Police killings of citizens are shockingly commonplace in Kenya. Those who bear the brunt are mostly poor, young and male suspects of crime or terrorism. Author…
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