Jonah Kariuki, 50, whose son Boniface Kariuki was shot at close range by a Kenyan police officer during a protest, walks out of Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

James Mukhwana, a Kenyan police officer, appears in court in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, June 13, 2025, after being arrested in connection with the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody.

A civil society report has sharply criticised the Kenyan government for using brutal tactics and excessive force to silence ...

People react during a protest following Albert Ojwang's death in police custody at the Central Police Station, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 9, 2025.© Monicah Mwangi/Reuters ...

There is a broader warning to ruling elites from Mozambique to Nigeria and from Uganda to Togo, all of which have seen recent ...

Kenya's deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome of investigations into the death in detention of blogger Albert Ojwang. Mr Lagat had been under pressure to resign ...

Ojwang was arrested for allegedly defaming the country's deputy police chief Eliud Lagat online. Police had initially said he died after “hitting his head against a cell wall." However ...

A demonstration over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody turned violent Tuesday with police in riot gear facing protesters in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. An investigation continues ...

The court issued the order after a probation officer requested three days to compile and file the pre-bail report.

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's deputy police chief stepped aside on Monday as investigations into the death of a blogger while in custody continue. The death of Albert Ojwang, who was accused of ...