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Kenya’s PS for Foreign Affairs has called on Tanzania to release former CJ Mutunga and two activists detained at Dar es Salaam airport
Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’Oei has asked Tanzania to release former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and two Kenyan activists detained at Dar es Salaam’s airport.
Kenya’s Chief of Staff Felix Koskei said the government is determined to involve every Kenyan in the fight against corruption [oai_citation:46‡kenyanews.go.ke]
Kenya’s Foreign Affairs PS says the High Commission in Dar is intervening in Martha Karua’s detention at Julius Nyerere Airport in Tanzania
Kenya’s former justice minister Martha Karua was detained and deported from Tanzania after traveling there to observe an opposition leader’s trial [oai_citation:22‡the-star.co.ke](https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-05-18-kenya-moves-to-intervene-in-karuas-detention#:~:text=Principal%20Secretary%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs,Nyerere%20International%20Airport%20in%20Tanzania) [oai_citation:23‡kenyanews.go.ke](https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/multipurpose-hall-class-room-commissioned-at-nandi-hills-comprehensive-primary-school/#:~:text=Nandi%20County%20Director%20of%20Education,East%20Sub%20County%2C%20Nandi%20County).
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua defended his remarks on election violence, calling himself Kenya’s 'most peaceful leader' and telling critics to examine their own record
Deputy President Kindiki called Rigathi Gachagua’s comments 'dangerous and reckless' and warned that Kenya will not allow a return to the post-election violence of 2007-2008
KICOWU has warned that politicians should not make inflammatory statements against the IEBC (elections commission) that could provoke unrest.
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Nairobi court after being found guilty of awarding fraudulent road contracts. He must also pay a KSh53 million fine and is barred from public office for 10 years, marking a significant step in Kenya's anti-graft war.
Kenya and the Dominican Republic called on the international community to release pledged funding for the UN-backed security mission in Haiti.
Prominent opposition leaders, including Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua, have accused President William Ruto of manipulating IEBC appointments to ensure his 2027 re-election, terming the new slate a "rigging machine." They have also formed a parallel "People's IEBC" watchdog.
The Kenyan Senate’s defense committee is reviewing the Strategic Goods Control Bill, 2025, which aims to implement strict licensing for dual-use goods to prevent their misuse in weapons of mass destruction. This legislation is key to fulfilling Kenya's international treaty obligations.
President Ruto nominated former Nairobi judge Erastus Edung Ethekon as IEBC chairperson on May 8, along with six other members for the electoral commission. These nominations, now before Parliament for approval, have drawn criticism for alleged political bias.
A TIFA poll indicates political interference and corruption are Kenyans’ top worries ahead of the 2027 elections
Nairobi police say the fatal shooting of a lawmaker appears to have been a targeted, premeditated attack
