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North Eastern Parliamentary Group lawmakers have condemned violent clashes along the Kitui-Garissa county boundary, saying the escalating tensions and skirmishes have resulted in loss of life, injuries, and property destruction, and threaten years of peaceful coexistence between neighbouring communities.
23 hours ago · Capital News →
North Eastern Parliamentary Group lawmakers have condemned violent clashes along the Kitui-Garissa county boundary, saying the escalating tensions and skirmishes have resulted in loss of life, injuries, and property destruction, and threaten years of peaceful coexistence between neighbouring communities.
23 hours ago · Capital News →
The National Liberal Party has called for escalating violence in Mwingi and along the Mwingi–Garissa Highway to be declared a national emergency, citing a pattern of retaliatory attacks that have killed at least 14 people in 30 days and warning of risk of inter-community conflict.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
The National Liberal Party has called for a declaration of national emergency over escalating violence along the Mwingi–Garissa Highway, citing fresh attacks in Ukasi where a child was reportedly killed and recent deadly raids in Kwa Kamari village where seven people were shot and hacked to death by bandits, warning of risk of inter-communal conflict.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
About 1,000 officers who were deployed to Haiti to crack down on gangs for 669 days are being integrated back into local police forces to deal with criminal gangs in Kenya and help maintain order during the 2027 general elections. The last batch of 150 officers returned on 28 April 2026 as Haiti began its transition.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →
The last contingent of 150 National Police Service officers deployed to Haiti under Kenya's Multinational Security Support mission arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday evening, marking the end of Kenya's deployment in the Caribbean nation. The mission has officially transitioned to the Gang Suppression Force.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The last group of Kenyan police officers deployed under a UN-mandated security mission in Haiti has returned home, concluding Kenya's nearly two-year overseas deployment. Former National Security Advisor Monica Juma praised the officers for their service and said they had helped stabilize Haiti and earned Kenya recognition internationally.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →
The final contingent of 150 Kenyan police officers deployed under the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti arrived back in Kenya on April 28, marking the end of the country's participation in the mission. The officers had remained in Haiti to oversee a handover process as operations shift to the Gang Suppression Force.
28 April 2026 · The Standard →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared 13 localities in Marsabit as security-disturbed areas following escalating banditry and inter-communal violence. The declaration, effective Thursday, allows special security measures and requires residents to surrender illegal firearms.
27 April 2026 · Capital News →
A female political aspirant from Garissa County has been arrested over alleged incitement to violence following a deadly attack in Tseikuru, Kitui County that killed seven people. The suspect was detained after a video circulated showing her allegedly urging retaliation over the killing of a taxi driver in Garissa, with the DCI investigating a possible link between her statements and the attack.
27 April 2026 · Capital News →
At least seven people have been killed in a series of retaliatory attacks between Kamba and Somali communities in Tseikuru Sub-county, Kitui County, following violence that began last month. The National Police Service has deployed additional reinforcements and launched a full investigation, with the Inspector General urging residents to remain calm.
26 April 2026 · Capital News →