Author: Mwenda Gitonga

Homa Bay Town MP George Peter Kaluma has strongly defended the students and local community members, asserting they had no role in torching the station. He alleged that “goons ferried from Nairobi” were responsible for the arson. The goons who have burnt Mawego Police Station were ferried from Nairobi,” Kaluma posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account Thursday evening. Kaluma emphasized that students of Mawego National Polytechnic and area residents have lived peacefully with the police station for years, even amid the recent outrage over Ojwang’s death. Our students from Mawego and across our land didn’t burn the Station.…

Arsenal midfielder and Ghana international Thomas Partey has been officially charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service, following an extensive investigation into allegations dating between 2021 and 2022. In a statement issued on July 4, 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed that it had authorised the charges after reviewing a file of evidence submitted by detectives. “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge a man after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives,” read the statement. Details of the Charges The…

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has strongly condemned the use of violence and extrajudicial tactics in politics, following an incident in Kimilili, Bungoma County, where part of his convoy was reportedly stoned by unidentified individuals wielding crude weapons. The attack occurred on July 4, 2025, in the Chwele area during the final leg of the United Opposition’s Western Kenya tour, organized by the People’s Loyal Opposition Coalition. Gachagua, who now leads the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), had been in the region to rally support ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page,…

Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first Black African performer selected to receive a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame, joining a select class of 35 honorees announced for the 2026 induction. The Beninese music legend, widely hailed as Africa’s “premier diva,” was recognized for her extraordinary global impact on music and culture. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce revealed the list on Wednesday during a press conference, highlighting Kidjo’s trailblazing career and influence across genres. Kidjo, 64, is a five-time Grammy Award winner with a music career spanning over four decades and 16 studio albums. Her commanding…

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Thursday, July 3, 2025, launched a scathing attack on Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, accusing him of betraying the opposition and handing over the Amani National Congress (ANC) to President William Ruto for personal political gain. While addressing a charged crowd in Western Kenya, Kalonzo delivered a stinging critique of what he described as the moral collapse of former opposition stalwarts who, in his words, had “surrendered their principles for political survival.” We began this opposition journey with many people, including Mudavadi. Now look, Mudavadi is completely stuck and has even handed over his…

Tensions ran high in Homa Bay County on Thursday as thousands of mourners, most of them youth, stormed and set fire to the Mawego Police Post during the funeral procession of slain blogger Albert Ojwang’.The dramatic scenes unfolded as the late Ojwang’s body arrived from Nairobi ahead of his burial scheduled for Friday at his family home in Kokwanyo village, Rachuonyo East. The convoy carrying the body was intercepted near Lida shopping centre, about one kilometre from the family home, by angry mourners demanding that the body be taken to Mawego Police Station, where Ojwang’ was first detained after his…

Kenya’s national football team, Harambee Stars, is set to take part in the CECAFA Four Nations Cup scheduled for July 24–27, 2025, at the Karatu Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania. The regional competition will serve as a vital preparatory platform ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which is being jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The tournament brings together East African rivals Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Sudan in a tightly packed format aimed at offering competitive match experience, especially for locally-based players eligible for CHAN. The CECAFA Four Nations Cup provides an opportunity for coaches to refine tactics,…

The High Court has issued orders barring the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from arresting blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia, who reappeared on Thursday, July 3, 2025, after being reported missing for nearly two weeks in connection with the June 25 anti-government protests. Justice Chacha Mwita, presiding over the matter, further ruled that any statement taken from Kinyagia must be recorded in the presence of his lawyer, citing concerns over his wellbeing. The case will now be heard on July 18, 2025. My intention was to have him presented to Kenyans. He is here, we have him. It is also important to…

Boniface Kariuki, the 22-year-old hawker shot during protests demanding justice for blogger Albert Ojwang, died from a severe head injury caused by four bullet fragments lodged in his brain, a government pathologist has confirmed. According to Government Pathologist Dr. Peter Ndegwa, Kariuki succumbed to injuries sustained after he was shot at close range on June 17, 2025, along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi. The postmortem was conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), where he had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for two weeks before passing on Monday, June 30, at 3:15 p.m. Kariuki was hit during nationwide protests…