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The torture and death of Albert Ojwang’ in police custody has rekindled public debate about lofty pledges by the Kenya Kwanza administration that campaigned partly on a platform of ending rights violations by the state, such as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The administration has since coming to power in 2022 failed to arrest the situation, with human rights bodies expressing concern at the unabated violations and calling for an end.
President Ruto has failed to end extra-judicial killings, abductions
- 15 Jun 2025 - In a statement posted on his official X account on Sunday, Kindiki acknowledged Kalonzo's decision to decline his invitation to work with the government, saying he respected it—but issued a stern warning against what he called "unprovoked falsehoods."
- 15 Jun 2025 - The deceased, identified as Calvince Omondi Onditi, was apprehended by the area chief at around 3 a.m. on Sunday after reportedly being found in a goat pen in a homestead near Ndhuru Trading Centre.
- 15 Jun 2025 - The President said the government, in partnship with the World Bank, will provide KSh50,000 to 70 small business owners - a total of KSh3.5 million - in each of the country’s 1,450 wards.
- 15 Jun 2025 - Speaking on Sunday during a Church Service at AIC Nairagie Enkare in Narok East, Narok County, the DP encouraged citizens to be patriotic and peacefully co-exist for the nation to prosper.
- 15 Jun 2025 - National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula says construction of key roads in the western region that are stalled is set to resume the new Financial Year, 2025/26.
- 15 Jun 2025 - Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people, sources said on Sunday, with families continuing to wait for DNA profiling results to identify charred bodies.
- 15 Jun 2025 - A 26-year-old woman is in police custody after attempting to smuggle cocaine outside the country through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
- 15 Jun 2025 - Complications emerged with the protocol of official functions during Ruto and Gachagua's tenure.
- 15 Jun 2025 - Ojwang's death sparked protests, particularly in Nairobi, with demonstrators demanding answers
- 15 Jun 2025 - Vigils honouring the dead have taken place across India and the UK