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Thursday, 30 April 2026
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Thursday, 30 April 2026
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Douglas Kanja

Also known as: Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja · IG Kanja · Kanja · Inspector General Douglas Kanja · Inspector General · IG Douglas Kanja · IG

Saturday 25 April

  1. Orengo warns against violence ahead of Kisumu opposition rally

    Siaya Governor James Orengo has warned individuals he accused of plotting violence that efforts to disrupt the Linda Mwananchi movement would not succeed, as the opposition group prepares for a rally at KaOwuor Grounds in Kisumu featuring Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino.

    26 April 2026 · Capital News

  2. Linda Mwananchi faction tours Kisumu amid ODM tensions

    The Linda Mwananchi brigade, led by Senator Edwin Sifuna, Governor James Orengo, and MP Babu Owino, held public political engagements in Kisumu on April 26, following a similar tour in Vihiga County. The visit occurred amid tensions, with Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi cautioning the team against disrespecting ODM party leader Oburu Oginga and dragging the Lake region back into opposition.

    26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. Meru allocates 600 acres for police training facilities

    Meru County Governor Isaac Mutuma has allocated 600 acres for police training facilities in the Nyambene region — 300 acres to the Administration Police and 300 acres to the National Police Training College — to help combat cattle rustling and banditry in the semi-arid grazing zones.

    26 April 2026 · The Standard

  4. Murkomen launches police reservist training amid banditry concerns

    Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen opened a National Police Reservists field training facility at Amwathi in Igembe North, Meru, with plans to establish more camps in areas affected by cattle rustling and banditry. He said the training camps would be devolved to areas where security personnel are needed, with additional facilities planned for West Pokot, Baringo, Turkana and other rustling-prone regions.

    26 April 2026 · The Standard

Friday 24 April

  1. Linda Mwananchi faction rallies in Vihiga and Kisumu this weekend

    The Linda Mwananchi faction, led by Senators Edwin Sifuna and Godfrey Osotsi, Governor James Orengo, and MP Babu Owino, will hold rallies in Vihiga on Saturday and Kisumu on Sunday. The activities have drawn criticism from some ODM members, with MP Samuel Atandi accusing the faction of disrespecting party leader Oburu Oginga.

    25 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 23 April

  1. MP Atandi warns Linda Mwananchi ahead of Kisumu rally

    Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi has cautioned the Linda Mwananchi faction against disrespecting ODM party leader Oburu Oginga ahead of their planned Sunday rally in Kisumu. The Inspector General of Police has assured the Linda Mwananchi team that security will be provided for the rally, while urging organisers to comply with the law.

    24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

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