Protesters Save Disabled MP During Parliament Breach
On Thursday, June 27, UDA-nominated MP Jackson Kosgei recounted how protesters saved his life after Parliament was breached during the anti-Finance Bill protests on Tuesday. Kosgei, who uses a wheelchair, couldn't evacuate with his colleagues due to the inaccessible evacuation...
Charlene Ruto Commends Gen Z for Finance Bill Protests
Charlene Ruto praised young Kenyans protesting the Finance Bill 2024, acknowledging their involvement in current issues. She urged youth to protest responsibly and respectfully, expressing trust in President William Ruto. Highlighting her position as a youth advocate and the President's...
LSK Chief of Staff Arrested Amid Finance Bill Protests
Ernest Nyerere, chief of staff to LSK President Faith Odhiambo, was arrested early Tuesday by suspected police officers. Odhiambo linked the arrest to efforts to suppress protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Nyerere's arrest is part of a pattern of...
National Assembly Minority Leader Reports Abduction of Political Analyst Oguda
https://twitter.com/gabrieloguda/status/1805466449735205352?t=nOjd_VzUoW-DLmJJleOXcw&s=19 National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi announced that Gabriel Oguda, a popular social commentator and political analyst, was allegedly abducted from his home early Tuesday morning. Oguda, who works at the minority leader’s office, was reportedly taken around 2...
Mwangi, Adan, and Mutunga Present Themselves to DCI Authorities
Activists Boniface Mwangi and Hanifa Adan, along with former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Haki Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid, presented themselves at the DCI headquarters in Kiambu. They arrived on Monday to address the rising abductions since the Finance...
Rex Kanyike Killing: Mother Claims Police Let Her Son Die
Gilian Munyau, mother of 24-year-old Rex Kanyike Masai, claims police let her son die after he was shot during anti-finance bill protests in Nairobi. She said officers refused to help, telling him to die instead. Speaking outside City Mortuary, Gilian...
MPs Advance Finance Bill 2024 Despite National Protests
Kenya's National Assembly has advanced the controversial Finance Bill 2024 despite widespread public outcry, setting the stage for intense debates before the June 30 deadline. A total of 204 MPs voted in favor of the Bill, 115 voted against it,...