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Kenya Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Mackenzie Over 191 Shakahola Deaths
The preacher whose followers were told to fast to death will be sentenced Nov. 6 in Mombasa, along with 28 others convicted in the Shakahola Forest killings.
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All links ›- Kenya sets December deadline for drug makers to adopt global tracking standards
Kenya's government has given drug manufacturers until December 31, 2026 to adopt international product identification standards, as part of efforts to combat counterfeit medicines. via Capital FM Kenya
- Why proposed university funding model is unpopular with education stakeholders
Education stakeholders in Kenya are objecting to a proposed university funding model. It would fund only student loans and include no scholarships. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- KCSE: Three deaths, arrest, absenteeism reported across the country
Kenya's national secondary school exams saw three deaths, an arrest and absenteeism reported nationwide. Officials used serialised materials and smart padlocks to guard against leaks. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- CS Ogamba: KCSE examination security system makes photographing papers impossible
Education Cabinet Secretary Ogamba says the security system for national KCSE exams prevents anyone from photographing exam papers. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Who is Phoebe Okowa? Kenyan law scholar who rose to ICJ bench
Kenyan law scholar Phoebe Okowa has been seated as a judge on the International Court of Justice, bringing over thirty years of academic and judicial experience. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Ruto's Coast land reform drive runs into allocation disputes
Kenya's Coast land reform program faces disputes over allocations, with local leaders saying 800 to 1,000 genuine residents were left out. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa elected International Court of Justice judge
Kenya's Phoebe Okowa won a seat as a judge on the International Court of Justice, taking it in the third round of voting. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Okowa wins re-election to ICJ after third-round vote
Kenyan legal scholar Phoebe Okowa won re-election to the International Court of Justice after a third round of voting, securing a nine-year term from 2027 to 2036. via Capital FM Kenya
- Second body recovered from Eastleigh rubble 12 days after building collapse
Rescuers recovered a second body from the rubble of the collapsed Eastleigh building in Nairobi, twelve days after the collapse. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- AU calls for end to impunity for crimes against journalists
The African Union is calling for an end to impunity for crimes against journalists, who face killings, assaults, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances across Africa. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- 'We don’t have him': IG Kanja denies police custody of missing Tanzanian
Kenya's Inspector General of Police says police have no information tying them to the reported arrest and extradition of Tanzanian Twaha Mwaipaya, who is missing. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Shakahola: Mackenzie begs for mercy as State seeks death penalty
In a final plea in the Shakahola case, preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused asked for mercy while the State sought the death penalty. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Courts clear 102pc of corruption cases as CJ Koome pushes justice reforms
Kenyan courts resolved more corruption cases than they received in the 2025/26 financial year, a 102 percent clearance rate, as Chief Justice Koome pursues judicial reforms. via Capital FM Kenya
- Kenya among Africa's 10 best-governed countries despite decline in security, rule of law
Kenya is listed among Africa's ten best-governed countries and ranks ahead of neighbours Tanzania and Uganda, though the ranking notes declines in security and rule of law. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Kenyan pastors call for highway upgrade after crash kills 24, including three ministers
The Mombasa Pastors Fellowship asked Kenya's government to widen the Nairobi-Mombasa highway to a dual carriageway after a bus crash killed 24 people, including three pastors. via Christian Daily International
- Report: 50pc of buildings risk collapsing
A report says half of buildings in Kenya are at risk of collapsing. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Section of Kwale residents surrender title deeds issued by govt, cite irregularities in allocations
A group of Kwale residents has handed back title deeds issued by the government, citing irregularities in how land was allocated. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Tenants of cracked ten-storey Riruta building in Nairobi given one week to retrieve their belongings
Tenants of a cracked ten-storey building in Riruta, Nairobi, have been given one week to remove their belongings. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Police-KDF shootout, attacks on officers raise alarm over security
A shootout between police and Kenya Defence Forces personnel, along with attacks on officers, has raised national concern about the safety of security officers. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
- Endarasha Academy fire: First responder raises questions over initial investigation
A first responder testified in the Endarasha Academy fire inquiry that darkness and smoke made it impossible to determine the cause at the scene, raising questions about the initial investigation. via Daily Nation (Kenya)
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The Wall
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Angola Requires 60,000 Signatures to Register a Church, Leaving Many Pentecostal Congregations Unrecognized
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The Wall
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The Wall
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Twenty Still Missing as Nairobi Building Collapse Search Enters Fifth Day
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The Wall
Pastors Among Dead as Church Bus Carrying Funeral Mourners Crashes on Kenya Highway
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The Wall
Kenya Sends Home First 20 Ebola Contacts as Cases Hold at Nine, Two Deaths
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The Wall
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The Wall
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The Wall
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The Wall
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Persecuted Church
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Persecuted Church
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Persecuted Church
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The Wall
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The Wall
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Persecuted Church
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