Police officers across the country are set to trade in their deep navy-blue uniform, introduced under former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018, for a new design that President William Ruto will formally unveil this Friday during a passing-out parade at the Kiganjo Police Training College in Nyeri County. Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja confirmed the change on Tuesday while inspecting final rehearsals ahead of the ceremony, where more than 6,000 police constables are set to graduate. “We have been using the blue, the deep blue one, so we have just reverted back to the one that was agreed upon. I…
Author: Davin Muthoni
Four suspects charged with the murder of psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso will first undergo psychiatric assessments before they can formally enter a plea, the High Court has ruled. Angela Mulwa, her mother Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her brother Chris Mulwa and police constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi appeared before Justice Kanyi Kimondo at the Milimani Law Courts on Thursday. Prosecutors told the court the killing took place on the morning of July 29, 2026, on Mawenzi Road in Kilimani, Nairobi, shortly after 9.30am, and that the four are accused of having carried it out together with others who have not yet…
Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has appointed Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi, 43, as the country’s new Vice President, filling the vacancy left by Emmanuel Nchimbi’s sudden resignation earlier this week. CCM Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro announced the decision on Wednesday, August 26, speaking to journalists at the party’s Lumumba headquarters in Dar es Salaam. She said Ndejembi’s elevation followed the party’s internal selection process, triggered once the vice presidency fell vacant after Nchimbi stepped down. His appointment must still pass through the constitutional and legal procedures required before he can formally take up the office, including confirmation by…
Kenyan internet users could soon be billed according to exactly how much data they consume, rather than paying for fixed-rate packages, under a proposed law currently before Parliament that has already drawn pushback from telecom operators and civil society groups. The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Aldai MP Marianne Jebet Kitany, seeks to introduce mandatory metered billing for all internet service providers operating in the country. If passed, ISPs would be required to assign every subscriber a unique “internet meter” number, functioning much like the account numbers used by electricity or water utilities to track consumption.…
App-based delivery platforms including Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Little will be required to record and verify the contents of every parcel they handle from next month, with those records accessible to police, the taxman and the communications regulator on request. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published new licensing conditions compelling online courier platforms to capture details of parcel contents along with sender and recipient information. Under the rules, this data must be kept on file and handed over to the CA itself, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), or the police whenever requested, as part of a broader push…
Tanzania’s Vice President, Ambassador Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi, has announced his resignation from office and from politics altogether, less than a year after being sworn in, in a move that follows months of visible tension between him and President Samia Suluhu Hassan. In a letter addressed to the President and dated August 25, Nchimbi said he had decided to step down from public life and would formally leave the vice presidency on September 4, 2026, citing Article 50(2)(c) read together with Article 149(2) of Tanzania’s Constitution as the legal basis for his departure. He framed the decision as the fulfilment…
Teachers across the country can now keep using social media without risking punishment from their employer, after a High Court judge put a stop to a Teachers Service Commission (TSC) directive that had sought to police their online conduct. Justice Francis Nyungu Kyambia granted a conservatory order on Friday, August 21, halting TSC Circular No. 14/2026, issued on August 13, which had targeted what the commission called unprofessional behaviour and cyberbullying by teachers on social media. The order takes immediate effect and will remain in place pending the hearing and determination of a constitutional petition filed against the circular. The…
Lawyer Angella Mulwa is set to stand trial for the murder of prominent psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, after prosecutors filed a murder charge against her at the High Court, following three separate arrests and two brief periods of freedom in the space of just over a week. Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga informed Milimani Chief Magistrate Joan Mati that Mulwa will face trial alongside her mother, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, also known as Rose Mbithe Ndetei, and her brother, Chris Mulwa, who is an advocate. She was taken back into custody immediately after two senior assistant directors of public…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has clarified that a university degree is not currently required for anyone seeking to contest the presidency, a parliamentary seat or a governorship in the 2027 General Election, following a court ruling that struck down the legal provision imposing that requirement. IEBC Commissioner Ann Nderitu made the clarification on a television show on Sunday, explaining that the position stems from a court challenge filed before the 2022 General Election. “Before the 2022 general election, there were some people who went to court, and they challenged the requirement for a degree for the president,…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued a detailed calendar of deadlines for the 2027 General Election, requiring presidential aspirants to submit their lists of supporters by May 24, 2027, as part of a wider roadmap governing how candidates will be nominated and registered ahead of the polls. Under the requirement, each presidential hopeful must present the Commission with a list containing the names, signatures and identity card or valid passport numbers of at least 2,000 registered voters drawn from a majority of Kenya’s 47 counties. “Aspirants vying for President shall deliver to the Commission a list bearing…