Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the demonstration.Delhi Police has not commented on the detentions/SCREENGRAB/BBCDelhi Police has not commented on the detentions/SCREENGRAB/BBCHundreds of protesters have reportedly been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over electoral reforms.The...
Citizen TV investigations have established the inner workings of the protest staged recently against Standard Media Group.The probe places two pro-government Members of Parliament at the centre of a plan whose ultimate aim was the storming of the Standard Group media premises.It began with online threats and later translated into action on October 2, 2026.Our investigations can now reveal that...
The CJP - which is not registered as a political party in India - is seeking electoral reforms just months before crucial state elections.Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed and roads barricaded ahead of the demonstration.Source: The Star
Despite Kenya’s renewable-powered electricity grid, most households still rely on firewood and charcoal due to the high cost of clean cooking alternatives.Kenya’s credentials as a leader in renewable energy in electricity production are blighted by the heavy use of fuels such as charcoal and firewood across Kenyan kitchens.Source: Standard
Details have now emerged how two MPs planed and financed goons to storm the Standard Media Group head office along Mombasa Road.Goons walking towards the Standard Group Headquarters on Mombasa road in Nairobi on October 2, 2026. [Maxwell Agwanda, Standard]Source: Standard
Mohamed Shurie decision means Korane can now consolidate the support of his Abduwak clanFormer gubernatorial aspirant Mohamed Moulid Shurie shakes hands with Ali Korane after the former stepped down for the latter /STEPHEN ASTARIKOFormer Garissa Governor Ali Korane has received a boost in his bid to recapture the seat in the 2027 elections after aspirant Mohamed Moulid Shurie withdrew from the...
Murang’a County is set to build an industrial city on land that Delmonte Kenya ceded to the Murang'a County, based on the proposed development activities across the 1,400 acres of land.Through the establishment of Murang’a Industrial Park, the local county government seeks to create a city larger than Nairobi, which is 350 acres, with more than Sh 120 million raised from...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot each vowed on Wednesday to form a government after both came up short in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack traumatised the country.Posters of former Israeli Chief of General Staff and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (right) and Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu (left) displayed on...
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has lifted the suspension of trading in NCBA Group shares.In a notice on Tuesday, November 3, NSE announced that the suspension, which took effect at the close of trading on Wednesday, October 21, has been lifted.However, NSE said trading in NCBA shares will be temporarily halted on Tuesday to facilitate the execution of a block trade through the NSE Block...
President William Ruto has broken ground for a new Devki clinker and cement plant in Ngaaie, Mwingi North, Kitui County.President William Ruto (centre) seen alongside Devki Chairman Dr. Narendra Raval (left) at the groundbreaking of Kitui plant. Photo: PCSThe plant, which costs Ksh.70 billion, will be Kitui County’s first cement manufacturing facility, with Ruto saying the investment will...
The demonstration was met by human rights activists who confronted the protesters outside the Standard Group offices, further escalating the tensions.Pro-government supporters stormed The Standard Group headquarters along Mombasa Road in Nairobi on Friday morning, protesting the media house’s coverage of President William Ruto’s administration.The protesters arrived at the media...
What was billed as an attack on the Standard Group offices in defence of President William Ruto ended as a shouting match among the protesters.Source: Standard
A number of Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be hit with both retrospective punishments and sanctions in the future.Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano (left) and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak have continued to insist the club are innocent despite the guilty verdictsAn independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial...
The changes come as the Mombasa Road-based media house grapples with financial challenges that have affected its ability to meet financial obligations and pay staff salaries.Standard Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chaacha Mwita is set to leave his position on November 1, 2026, just seven months after his substantive appointment at the media company.The company announced his impending...
The Standard Group has condemned a protest outside its Nairobi premises along Mombasa Road on Friday, accusing a group of youths of harassing its staff and threatening media freedom.The Standard Group offices on Mombasa Road. PHOTO | COURTESYIn a statement issued on Friday, October 2, 2026, the media company said the group, which it claimed purported to speak on behalf of President William Ruto...
Pro-government supporters protested outside Standard Group headquarters in Nairobi over its coverage of President William Ruto, triggering a counter-protest by activists.NAIROBI, Kenya — Rival groups faced off outside The Standard Group headquarters along Mombasa Road on Friday as pro-government supporters protested the media house’s coverage of President William Ruto’s...
Some complained that they had spent their own money to travel to the venue and were now stranded without enough money to return home.The confrontation at Standard Group headquarters on Friday has raised questions over the mobilisation of protesters and the increasingly hostile political environment facing the media as Kenya heads towards the 2027 General Election.Source: Standard
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