The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has initiated investigations into the Thursday shooting of a protester, reportedly by an individual believed to be a police officer. Rex Kanyike Masai was fatally shot and killed on Thursday evening during the anti-Finance Bill protests in Nairobi. In a statement early Friday, IPOA said an investigation team probing the incident had already established contact with the deceased’s family to facilitate a smooth investigation process. “[IPOA] has documented Masai’s death allegedly as a result of police shooting and several serious injuries suffered by other demonstrators, including police officers,” said IPOA chairperson Anne Makori. Kanyike,…
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The government will spend approximately Sh2.7 billion annually to pay stipends to village elders if the National Government Coordination (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently at the committee stage, sails through. According to Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, five elders for each sub-location will receive a monthly stipend of Sh5,000 each, marking a departure from their traditional role as volunteers. “Using a rough estimate of five village elders in a sub-location who will be paid Sh5,000 monthly, it will translate to Sh226,676,000. We are looking at an outlook which, give or take, will be Sh200 million,” Dr. Omollo told the…
Individuals serving jail terms in Kenya will earn salaries and pay taxes while incarcerated, according to proposed reforms floated by the government. As part of the plan, the government has collaborated with the Chandaria Foundation to modernize workshops and establish bakeries in prisons across the country. According to Correctional Services Principal Secretary Salome Beacco, the move aims to empower prisoners to support their families while in jail. “We want our offenders to work, pay taxes, and support their families while serving their respective sentences,” Dr Beacco told a National Assembly committee last week. Construction of bakeries is already underway in…
Kenya is divided into 47 counties, each with its own unique code. The counties, which were previously known as districts before the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, are basically subdivisions within the country for the purposes of local governance and administration. Here is a comprehensive list of 47 counties in Kenya along with their respective codes, from 1 to 47, to help you understand the country’s administrative divisions. Mombasa County County Code: 01 Governor: Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir Kwale County County Code: 02 Governor: Fatuma Mohamed Achani Kilifi County County Code: 03 Governor: Gideon Mung’aro Tana River County County Code: 04…
The Judiciary has declared Tuesday, June 18, as a day of mourning in solidarity with the family of Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti, who died on Friday after a courtroom gun attack. According to Chief Justice Martha Koome, all court sittings will be suspended, and judicial matters scheduled for that day will be given priority in the court diaries. “No court will sit on this day. Matters that had been listed on Tuesday across all courts and tribunals will be accommodated in the court diaries on a priority basis,” she said. Justice Koome directed presiding judges and heads of stations…
Makadara Law Courts Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti died on Friday, June 14, a day after she was shot and seriously wounded by a high-ranking police officer during a live court session in Nairobi. The magistrate was shot in the chest and pelvic area by Chief Inspector Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Londiani Police Station, after delivering a ruling in a case involving his wife. Kipruto is said to have stormed the court after Magistrate Kivuti cancelled the bond granted to his wife, Jenniffer Wairimu, 48, who was in the dock for a criminal case. Ms. Wairimu,…
The government has begun sending notices to individuals who have defaulted on Hustler Fund loan for more than 12 months, asking them to repay or face penalties. This comes amid concerns of a high default rate among borrowers – which the Treasury put at 27% last year, with unpaid loans amounting to Sh9.9 billion as of October 2023. “Dear customer, your Hustler Fund loan has been overdue for more than a year… Repay to avoid extra charges and improve your limit,” reads the notice dispatched to borrowers. The government is taking a cue from digital lenders and telcos by implementing…
A high-ranking police officer was shot dead on Thursday afternoon after he opened fire on a senior magistrate during a live court session in Nairobi. According to police, Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti was shot and injured by Chief Inspector Samson Kipruto after delivering a ruling in a case involving his wife. Other police officers who were present during the incident responded and fatally shot the senior assailant, killing him on the spot. The suspect is said to have been angered by the magistrate’s decision to cancel the bond granted to his wife Jenniffer Wairimu, 48, who was in the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah miltant group fired hundreds of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday, and vowed to intensify its attacks.
What started Monday night as news of the abrupt closure of Directline Assurance Company has revealed the intensification of a long-standing war between Royal Media Services owner SK Macharia and the Kenyan insurance regulator over the ownership of the company that controls nearly 70% of the local PSV insurance business. In a statement aired by Citizen TV on Monday night, Macharia, in his capacity as chairman of Royal Credit Limited, stated that the insurance company had ceased operations and terminated its staff contracts. He added that all assets owned by Directline would be taken over by Royal Credit. Macharia attributed…