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A Kenyan court dropped terrorism charges against activist Boniface Mwangi, freeing him on a Sh1 million bond. His supporters gathered outside Kahawa Law Courts in relief, as Mwangi now faces lesser weapons-possession charges.
President Ruto’s government is under fire for charging protesters as “terrorists” under anti-terror laws – a move rights groups say dangerously equates street demonstrations with extremist acts.
Police have captured six men accused of gunning down Constable Benard Koome in Thika on June 18, a killing that shocked Kenyan law enforcement. The suspects were arrested in Nairobi after a month-long manhunt.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga warned that Kenya risks becoming a failed state, criticizing government directives to shoot protesters and the misuse of terrorism charges against anti-government demonstrators.
A Pan-African human rights coalition condemned the Kenyan government for arresting activist Boniface Mwangi and clamping down on protesters, calling it an assault on democracy.
A string of recent al Shabaab attacks in Kenya, including a deadly ambush in Lamu County, highlight a growing militant threat as the AU mission in Somalia struggles with critical funding shortfalls.
With the rise of hyper-realistic deepfakes, researchers are creating invisible watermarking techniques to identify AI-generated media, while regulators like the EU are mandating transparency for all synthetic content.
