By MONITOR Uganda’s population stands at 45.9 million people, up from 34.6 million counted in 2014, according to new figures of the preliminary 2024 national census results released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) on Thursday. According to Ubos, this means that the population increased by 11.3 million people in the last 10 years, reflecting a 2.9 percent…
President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Faith Odhiambo has confirmed the safe return of two comrades who were abducted and dumped at unknown locations, with the incident occurring on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. As seen through her X account on June 28, 2024, Faith stated that the two individuals who were Joshua Okayo…
Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has announced plans to meticulously document every case of murder, brutality and abduction that was bestowed on innocent demonstrators during recent protests. In a statement shared on his X account on June 28, 2024, Kalonzo pledged that he would revisit cases at the International Criminal…
Protesters make signs with their arms in front of Kenya police officers during a demonstration against tax hikes in Nairobi, on June 18, 2024. [AFP] The Finance Bill 2024 has reignited the spirit of activism among Kenyan youth, particularly Generation Z, who have seemingly avoided the conversation. Protests on Tuesday, June 18, and Thursday, June…
KDF officers patrol along Moi Avenue on Thursay June 27, 2024, when protesters demonstrating for the resignation of President William Ruto engaged police in a day long running battle. [Collins Kweyu,Standard] The High Court has affirmed government’s decision to deploy the military to assist the police to quell violent protests. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, however, gave…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula yesterday issued directives to the House following the withdrawal of the contentious Finance Bill 2024. In a statement on Thursday, June 27, Wetangula said he presented the bill to President William Ruto on Tuesday, June 25, for approval. “The National Assembly considered and passed the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill…
President William Ruto has assented to the Appropriations Bill 2024 and instructed the National Treasury to immediately prepare supplementary estimates to reduce expenditure by the amount of revenue that was expected to be generated by the rejected Finance Bill 2024. In a statement, the Head of State also sent the County Allocation of Revenue Bill…
Two Kenyans are facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof Njuguna Ndung’u and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah following the passage of Finance Bill 2024/2025. Stephen Mwangi Kamau and Kelvin Wafula Bwire appeared before Milimani magistrate Rose Ndubi. Bwire allegedly used his WhatsApp account @advokezadbiadboy to send a message without…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua during an address at his official residence in Mombasa on June 25, 2024. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] An activist has filed a lawsuit against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over comments he made about NIS Director-General Noordin Haji’s handling of recent anti-government protests. The petition, filed by Fredrick Bikeri at the Milimani High…
KDF Officers in Nairobi CBD during the anti-Finance Bill protest. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] In a display of might, armored vehicles and military personnel from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) patrolled Nairobi for the better part of Thursday. Dispatched from Nyayo Stadium Thursday morning, the soldiers entered the city through Tom Mboya Street where they were…
Police officers in Ongata Rongai, Nakuru, waylaid suspected looters inside a supermarket on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The suspected looters were caught and compelled to lie flat inside the supermarket after the police conducted a successful raid. “This supermarket pays a lot of people and you want to steal here. Why are you doing that,”…
Nanyuki Town in Laikipia County on Thursday witnessed calmness as businesses operations continued smoothly as usual unlike on Tuesday when rowdy Anti Finance Bill 2024 youths paralysed business. A spot check by KNA at various places in Nanyuki Town revealed businesses were open with no sign of chaos…
Heavy contingents of anti-riot police officers and the Kenya Defense Forces officers have been deployed in Nairobi and around State House ahead of planned Gen-Z Anti-Finance Bill protests. Most businesses in the capital are closed and roads around key buildings blocked. A big number of Kenyans on social media had vowed…
Citizens demonstrate along the streets of Nairobi’s CBD to reject the Finance Bill. June 20, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Chants of ‘Ruto Must Go’ reverberated in nightclubs in cities and major towns across the country as Generation Z took their campaign against Finance Bill 2024 a notch higher. Videos shared on social media showed that nightclubs…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.[Photo, AFP] The international community continues to express concern over Kenya’s protests, calling for the protection of human rights. With the climax of the protests anticipated to be more intense today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for investigations into alleged human rights violations. Blinken spoke with President…