#KENYA POLICE

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Police Hunt for Robbery Gang in Kijabe

Police Hunt for Robbery Gang in Kijabe

Police in Kijabe are intensifying efforts to apprehend three suspects who violently robbed a motorist at a bridge along Old Kijabe Road on Wednesday night. The gang reportedly made away with Ksh 70,000, a Samsung Galaxy S22, and several credit cards during the brazen attack. According to police, the incident occurred shortly before 11:00 p.m. when the suspects used a log to block the bridge.…

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June 20, 2024 - A protester takes on the role of mobile eyewash station to deal with police tear gas during a demonstration against proposed tax reforms in Nairobi, Kenya. [video]

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Does anyone remember the report of the Kenyan serial killer who killed 42 women? And the person who said it was a form of coverup? I was curious where that was and looked where it is now:

From 17 June

From 17 June

From 21 July

19 July

I can understand why people are hesitant to believe this and see it as a way to dismiss the issue of femicide. At the very least there’s a lot to criticize the police about- unsurprisingly. I tried to find a more recent source, but I couldn’t, I’m sorry. If someone knows more or is from the area please tell me!! I don’t know annoying I just want people to keep talking about this so I wanted to share this here. I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s a tragedy by any definition.

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"Nekesa" by Mathew Omolo on INPRNT

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This is the revolution. ✊🏿🇰🇪

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Police using water cannons on anti-tax protestors in Nairobi Kenya. The Kenyan government plans to implement new and increased taxes on various goods and services that people rely on for survival.

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Pride month has started badly for us, they attacked us with all manner of crude weapons, they burnt our shelters and raped lesbian women, we lost everything including our dignity..

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Kenya protests

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Kenya's Haiti mission in limbo as urgency grows

A convoy of cars carrying members of a Kenyan delegation leave the premises of Haitian National Police (PNH) after meeting with the Chief of the Haitian National Police Frantz Elbe, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 21, 2023

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has said its police officers will soon be in Haiti to confront rampaging gangs controlling the capital, but worsening insecurity and uncertainty about financing are casting doubt on the mission's prospects.

Kenya's government, which first pledged to lead an international security mission last July, says the coast is now clear to deploy after it signed an agreement with Haiti's government on March 1 meant to address concerns raised by a domestic judge who deemed the existing plan unlawful.

The United States and other powers are pushing for a swift deployment of Kenyan officers, seen as a prerequisite to allowing a half-dozen other African and Caribbean countries to also send security forces.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been unable to return to Haiti because of escalating violence since he signed the deal in Kenya. He announced overnight he would resign once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed.

Kenya's army has previously been sent to countries including Somalia, but its police officers have never been deployed in such large numbers and, for Nairobi, thorny issues remain to be worked out.

"The deteriorating security situation is likely to force a rethink in Nairobi," said Murithi Mutiga, the program director for Africa at the International Crisis Group think-tank.

"The state seems to be crumbling from within and the security situation is much worse than when Kenya offered to lead the mission."

Kenya's presidency and government did not respond to requests for comment.

One major challenge, according to diplomats with knowledge of the matter, is financing. The United States is providing the bulk of the funds for the mission, which was authorised by the U.N. Security Council in October.

The United States has pledged $300 million. However, a U.N. spokesperson said that as of Monday, less than $11 million had been deposited into the U.N.'s dedicated trust fund.

A senior U.S. State Department official said President Joe Biden's administration was working with Congress to get the money transferred.

Kenya has asked to be paid the costs of the deployment upfront, but U.N. rules require that funds it administers be used only to reimburse costs already incurred, according to a diplomat based in Nairobi and U.N. officials.

Kenya would therefore need to find a country willing to pay it directly, said the diplomat and U.N. officials who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions.

A senior U.S. official said $100 million in Defense Department funding to the mission announced on Monday would be used for logistics and equipment, and would not pass through the U.N. trust fund.

It was not clear whether that money could cover some or all of the Kenyan government's requests. Kenya has pledged 1,000 officers to a mission that experts expect to have up to 5,000 personnel.

PRE-DEPLOYMENT STAGE

Addressing reporters on Monday, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said Kenya was in the pre-deployment stage.

"There was a small court matter and that has been resolved," he said.

A High Court judge ruled in January that the government's plan was unlawful because there was no "reciprocal agreement" with the host country.

Although the government believes the March 1 agreement addressed the judge's misgivings, the opposition politician who spearheaded the lawsuit has vowed to launch a new challenge. He argues that the unelected Henry did not have the legal authority to enter into such an arrangement.

Meanwhile, the surging violence over the past week in Port-au-Prince, where gangs besieged the international airport and released thousands of prisoners, has deepened concerns in Kenya about the wisdom of the mission.

Opposition politicians, already critical of the mission as too dangerous and not in Kenya's national interests, have stepped up their criticism.

Opiyo Wandayi, the minority leader in the National Assembly, warned last week of immense losses. Makau Mutua, a prominent law professor, said Kenyan officers would be "sitting ducks".

Enock Alumasi Makanga, a former police officer and the national chairman of the Protective and Safety Association of Kenya, told Reuters that Kenyan police lacked the training and equipment to carry out such a mission.

"The level of criminality in Haiti is beyond what our guys can do," he told Reuters.

Kenyan officials have said that the highly-trained paramilitary officers were well prepared for the challenges.

President Ruto has said the mission is a "bigger calling to humanity" motivated by solidarity with a brother nation. Haiti requested an international force in October 2022, but foreign governments were reluctant to participate.

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3 French Tourists Injured in Magina Road Accident, Authorities Investigating » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 24—Three French vacationers have been injured in a street accident on Tuesday within the Magina space whereas travelling from Nakuru to Nairobi. In accordance with police, one of many vacationers sustained critical accidents, whereas the opposite two had minor accidents. “On account of the accident, one sustained critical accidents and two slight,” mentioned Nationwide Police…

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Drug Case: 25 साल बाद भारत लौटीं ममता कुलकर्णी

Drugs case में गिरफ्तार हिंदी फिल्म जगत की मशहूर अभिनेत्री ममता कुलकर्णी केन्या से भारत वापस लौट आई है। इस बीच लगभग 25 साल बीत गए। जिसको लेकर ममता सोशल मीडिया पर अपने फैन्स के लिए एक पोस्ट शेयर करते हुए भावुक हो गई। Drug Case Mamta Kulkarni returned to India after 25 years Bollywood news विशेष संवाददातामुंबई– 2000 करोड़ रुपये के अंतरराष्ट्रीय ड्रग र��केट में कथित तौर पर शामिल रही करण अर्जुन फिल्म…

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July 16, 2024 - A Kenyan protester throws back a tear gas grenade, that was shot at them by riot police without provocation, smoking the cops out of their truck.

Kenyans have been protesting proposed neo-liberal tax reforms for weeks. After a brutal crackdown by police killed at least 50 people the protesters are now in the streets demanding justice for the murdered, and for the right-wing president Ruto to step down. [video]

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Condemn the Biden Administration's Relations Paramilitary Death Squads

November 18th, 2024 Please join Haiti Action Committee to condemn the Biden administration’s relations with gangs/death squads in Haiti who rape women, kidnap, massacre people and destroy entire neighborhoods    Contact your House Representative and your Senators Tell them to Stop the flow of US weapons to Haiti and the Financing and Support for gangs/death squads Tell them to Oppose US…

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Nairobi Radio Presenter Lilian Achieng' Found Dead in Kahawa West

Nairobi Radio Presenter Lilian Achieng’ Found Dead in Kahawa West In a heartbreaking incident that highlights Kenya’s rising femicide crisis, police in Kahawa West, Kiambu County, are investigating the tragic death of Lilian Achieng Aluko, a beloved presenter at Radio 44. Her body was found in her boyfriend’s home on Friday, November 1, adding to a troubling trend of violence against women in…

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Kenya Leavitt appearance in It Takes Guts comics by Bob Fingerman

Kenya Leavitt could have been in Rise of the Tmnt or Mutant Mayhem instead of race swap April O'Neil.

Hollywood and Netflix needs to look for black characters that already exist or create a new character and it's not hard to find but because they're lazy.

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"YOU MIGHT BE IN A CULT" by Eric Swalwell

The following was delivered by Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on June 4, 2024 in a hearing to the Republicans in the House Judiciary Oversight Committee: My colleagues, none of this today that you are bringing makes sense. Your inconsistencies, your hypocrisy, your sycophancy, unless you are in a cult. And guys, I’m starting to think you are in a cult. That is your right, but it is not…