Also known as: Dr Peter Kimani · Lawyer Peter Kimani · Police Constable Peter Kimani · Constable Kimani · Peter Kimani Gitau
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The Standard
A prominent Kenyan author, journalist, and academic, Dr Peter Kimani, is seeking tens of millions of shillings from his employer, Aga Khan University, for alleged discrimination, underpayment and unfair labour practices. …
Author Kimani sues Aga Khan University, citing discriminationThe Standard
… Naivasha Municipality Chair Peter Kimani said the high rate of urbanisation had brought a myriad of challenges to county units, which needed adequate resources to address them urgently.Kimani said the lack of funding to cities and municipalities had affected emergency response, c …
Counties push for infrastructure fund allocation to support urban growthThe Standard
… Rather, I argue that the drive to align fiction with educational objectives has stifled the local publication of works like Nairobi Noir, a collection of contemporary stories edited by Peter Kimani and published by Akashic Books as part of its global Noir Series.Beyond the pressu …
How smartphones and textbooks squeezed out the popular novelOne Tree Planted, a US-based forest restoration organisation, is partnering with local communities to restore degraded indigenous forests within the Mau Forest Complex, planting native tree species and establishing community-managed nurseries while training volunteers in tree monitoring, fire prevention, and conservation.
5 October 2026 · Capital News →
One Tree Planted, a US-based forest restoration organisation, is partnering with local communities to restore degraded indigenous forests within the Mau Forest Complex, planting native tree species and establishing community-managed nurseries while training volunteers in tree monitoring, fire prevention, and conservation.
5 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Naivasha Tourism Association has urged Nakuru county to address the town's drainage system ahead of expected heavy rains, citing concerns that El Niño could harm the tourism sector. The association also flagged poor conditions on Moi South Lake Road, which leads to hotels and Hell's Gate National Park.
28 September 2026 · The Standard →
Corporal Stephen Maina Nderitu, a prosecution witness in the murder case of teacher Albert Ojwang, has died, raising questions about possible foul play. Nderitu was set to testify against his former boss Samson Kiprotich Talam and five police constables accused in the case.
11 September 2026 · The Standard →
An autopsy on 23-year-old Peter Kimani, allegedly shot by a police officer near Del Monte fence in Murang'a County on Saturday, found he died from a single penetrating gunshot wound to the chest that caused vascular and lung injuries leading to massive haemorrhage. A bullet fragment was recovered during the examination and handed to investigators.
28 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Kibera High Court has adjourned the murder trial of six people charged in Albert Ojwang's death in police custody until December 14, 2026, after prosecutors presented CCTV footage from Mbagathi Hospital showing police officers transporting Ojwang from Central Police Station on June 9, 2025, and later departing with his body.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
CCTV footage presented in a Nairobi High Court hearing showed teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi Central Police Station on June 7, 2025, and making phone calls before being escorted to holding cells where prosecutors allege he was fatally assaulted. An IPOA forensic investigator testified that the station's CCTV system power cable had been disconnected and hard drives formatted on June 8.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A protected prosecution witness testified in the Albert Omondi Ojwang murder trial that CCTV footage showed Police Constable Peter Kimani serving as the cell sentry at Nairobi Central Police Station on the night of June 7 and 8, 2025; the witness explained that the cell sentry is the only officer authorized to grant or deny access to police cells.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A protected witness told the High Court that he was instructed to format the CCTV recording system at Nairobi's Central Police Station, erasing surveillance footage around the time detainee Albert Ojwang died in custody. Six police officers and civilians, including former OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam, are on trial for murder in connection with Ojwang's death.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
Three people were injured and two vehicles extensively damaged when supporters of rival political camps clashed while campaigning for the upcoming Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election. Transport along the Gilgil–Ol Kalou road was halted on Saturday after police fired in the air to disperse groups that had barricaded the highway.
11 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has stopped the subdivision of a 955-acre farm in Naivasha that is contested by a research institution, four traders, and the community. Despite a court order granting the traders the right to fence 400 acres, the State intervened after armed residents blocked the fencing exercise to prevent a clash.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
Dr Peter Kimani, a prominent Kenyan author and academic, filed a civil suit in the Employment and Labour Relations Court seeking tens of millions of shillings from Aga Khan University, alleging discrimination, underpayment, unfair labour practices, and unlawful salary deductions during COVID-19. The university has denied all claims and argued the case is time-barred.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
County governments are warning of a crisis in urban centres as rural-urban migration strains services, and municipal heads are now seeking a share of the National Infrastructure Fund to develop infrastructure and promote economic development. According to the Chair of the County Executive Committee Members in charge of Lands and Planning, 50 per cent of Kenya's population will be living in urban areas within the next 20 years, with the urbanisation rate having reached 3.4 per cent.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that despite technological constraints on printing in the 1980s–1990s, popular East African fiction thrived during that period but has since declined, with the author attributing the shift to smartphones and textbooks replacing mass-market entertainment novels.
6 June 2026 · The Standard →