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Kenya Reunites “Stevo” After 14 Years on Saudi Death Row in Diplomatic Rescue

Stevo arrived in Nairobi on July 28 aboard a repatriation flight from Jeddah, reuniting with family moments before midnight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Mudavadi praised Saudi Arabia’s cooperation and credited the Kenyan Diaspora, Muslim World League, and community-led fundraising—approximately KSh 129 million in diyya (blood money)—for facilitating the release. Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei revealed that […]

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KNCHR Seeks Public Input on New Enforcement Rules to Strengthen Human Rights Redress in Kenya

Held on July 30, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, the forum convened legal experts, civil society actors, and members of the public to discuss the proposed 2025 Complaints and Enforcement Regulations. These regulations, anchored in the KNCHR Act Cap 71, seek to streamline how complaints are received, investigated, and enforced, in line with Kenya’s constitutional commitment […]

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Kenya to Hold First National Youth Council Elections in 13 Years

Kenya has announced its first National Youth Council elections since 2012, opening the door for millions of young people—many of them first-time voters—to formally elect their representatives from ward to national level. The move follows years of youth-led protest, growing public discontent, and mounting calls for inclusion in national decision-making. This comes at a time […]

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Nairobi Youth Survey Reveals High Rates of Intimate Partner Violence and Digital Abuse — New Data Demands Urgent Action

The PMA Agile Nairobi Youth Cohort 2024 findings—unveiled on Thursday at the Githurai Youth Empowerment Centre—show that nearly 3 in 10 partnered youth experienced physical or sexual violence in the past year, while nearly half of digitally connected youth reported some form of online abuse. The data, collected by ICRHK and partners, comes at a […]

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Kenyan Opposition Leaders Warn of Rising Repression in the country as DAP-K issues fresh demands

The Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has accused President Ruto’s administration of weaponizing anti-terror laws to suppress dissent and punish Gen Z protestors, warning that the criminalization of youth activism marks a dangerous slide back into authoritarian rule as the country heads toward the 2027 elections. Kenyan opposition leaders under the Democratic Action Party […]

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Upper Eastern Kenya Leaders Urge Peace Amid Political Tension in Isiolo

During the 2007–2008 post-election crisis, while violence was most intense in the Rift Valley and Nairobi, North Eastern and Upper Eastern Kenya experienced displacement as non-Kenyan Somalis and minority groups were scapegoated and moved out. Up to 600,000 Kenyans were displaced nationwide, many within border counties (estimates range 180,000–700,000)- Upper Eastern Leaders do not wish […]

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KENYA’S HEKIMA ALLIANCE PARTY GRANTED CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE, UNVEILS ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY

Founded in 2024 and registered in 2025, the Hekima Alliance Party is a political organization seeking to challenge Kenya’s entrenched political and economic systems. Grounded in the principle of Hekima Mashinani (Wisdom at the Grassroots), the party’s philosophy centers on economic justice, social inclusion, and participatory governance. In a step toward redefining Kenya’s political and […]

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Young Women in Kenya Push for Political Inclusion Amid Rising Youth Discontent

As the call for youth inclusion and gender equity grows louder across Africa, young women in Kenya are organizing, mobilizing, and stepping into political spaces long closed off to them. At a political forum hosted by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in Nairobi, student leaders demanded action, not promises—echoing a continent-wide push for meaningful affirmative […]

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Eswatini to Repatriate U.S.-Deported Migrants Convicted of Serious Crimes

The government of Eswatini has confirmed that five undocumented migrants deported from the United States and currently held in local correctional facilities will be repatriated to their countries of origin. The government of Eswatini has confirmed that five undocumented migrants deported from the United States and currently held in local correctional facilities will be repatriated […]

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Kenyan Gen Z Declares Continued Resistance as they Demand Accountability at Nairobi Press Briefing

This comes days after former Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for an Inter-generational Conclave geared towards dialogue, during a press briefing on the Saba Saba day held at Serena Hotel on July 7, 2025. Experts and observers have raised concern that escalating conflict, especially when it intersects with heavy-handed state response, could again trigger displacement—particularly […]

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