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SDE Entertainment News
April 28, 2018
And if you're wondering how ICC suspects knew who to kill or target, two employees from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) sold the ICC report for millions, leading to people being targeted. Maybe Itumbi doesn't know who killed ICC witnesses, but Jeff Koinange told me ItumbiÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
April 18, 2018
There has been bad blood between police and groups such as Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), Amnesty International, Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) and Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). Matiang'i, who is Interior Minister, noted on Tuesday that membersÃâà...
Daily Nation
April 1, 2018
Environmentalists and a group of Lamu residents have suffered a blow after a judge in Malindi declined to hear a case seeking to stop the establishment of a coal plant. Mr Okiya Omtatah, supported by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights among other bodies, wanted the court to issue aÃâà...
Daily Nation
March 30, 2018
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights chairman Kagwiria Mbogori summed up the agency's feelings towards Mr Miguna as well as the ... She said that KNCHR tried to salvage the situation with the hope that Mr Miguna would produce his Canadian travel documents, get the free visa and then waitÃâà...
Capital FM Kenya
March 30, 2018
By JOSEPH MURAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 30 – The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNCHR) has raised concerns over the manner in which controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna was deported to through Dubai on Wednesday. Miguna was bundled onto an Emirates flight to Dubai whileÃâà...
Mwakilishi.com
March 29, 2018
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says self-declared National Resistance Movement general Miguna Miguna is partly to blame for his trouble with Immigration authorities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Speaking to the media on Thursday, KNCHR ChairpersonÃâà...
Tuko.co.ke
March 29, 2018
Miguna Miguna was overly aggressive at the airport, hence authorities had to respond in the same manner, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has now revealed. KNCHR Chair Kagwiria Mbogori on Thursday, March 29 shared some unknown details on the fiasco at the JomoÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 21, 2018
The discord has alarmed the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. The commission began a tour of the Cherangany water tower in a fact-finding mission on March 14, and reported to have encountered the grim reality of the destruction. KNCHR vice chairperson George Morara said in Iten onÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
March 21, 2018
Amid police clashes with protesters, almost 100 people died, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Ms. Nyawira's colleague managed to get to safety, but Nyawira knew there were other distressed Kenyans still in need of shelter. So she sent out a tweet, offering to house anyoneÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 20, 2018
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said this will be a means of finding closure to past social injustices. The agency holds that full ... Even though the report was tabled, it has never been scheduled for debate, a situation KNCHR chair Kagwiria Mbogori should be changed. "The president shouldÃâà...
The Standard
March 20, 2018
Monday, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) said the action would deal a blow to police reforms and urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to urgently suspend the implementation of the pay cuts until further deliberations. “This is a decision that portends far-reaching and negativeÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
March 20, 2018
Police executions, arbitrary arrests and use of excessive force were the main human rights violations last year, the KNCHR has said. In its 2018 Human Rights Status Report, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says most abuses were recorded prior to and after the August 2017 GeneralÃâà...
Daily Nation
March 14, 2018
The seven-member panel consists of Kennedy Kihara (Office of the President), Maryann Njau (Attorney-General's office) and Ms Lilian Omollo (Public Service ministry). Others are Ms Kagwiria Mbogori (Kenya National Commission on Human Rights), Dr Muli (Law Society of Kenya), Mr Francis AtwoliÃâà...
The Standard
March 12, 2018
The research was done by a joint team comprising the Power of Mercy Advisory Committee (Pomac) in conjunction with Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and National Crime Research Centre (NCRC). A total of 4,703 people were interviewed. The report indicates that in all 47Ãâà...
Daily Nation
March 9, 2018
Dr. Elizabeth Muli, the chairperson of the selection panel for the DPP position, speaks to journalists at Commission House in Nairobi on March 8, 2018. The panel has forwarded three names to the President. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUPÃâà...
CNN
March 9, 2018
As tensions between the two dragged on, clashes broke out in the extended election period, with dozens of people killed, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. In January, Odinga swore himself in as the "people's president" at a mock inauguration ceremony in Nairobi. At the timeÃâà...
Capital FM Kenya
March 8, 2018
In Kenya, various organizations including the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights will be highlighting the heinous sexual and gender based violence in electoral conflict situations. First Lady Margaret Kenyatta in the meantime has rooted for women and youth empowerment. Speaking as sheÃâà...
Daily Nation
March 8, 2018
Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Dorcas Oduor, former IEBC commissioner Thomas Letangule and Supreme Court Deputy Registrar Daniel ole Keiwua, who are among the 10 candidates shortlisted to fill the position of DPP. Interviews began on March 8, 2018 and will end on March 9, 2018. PHOTO |Ãâà...
Daily Nation
February 20, 2018
Wajir residents search for names of victims during a past ceremony marking the Wagalla massacre. The monument was recently destroyed by a mob that accused some tycoons of attempting to grab the land it sits on. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUPÃâà...
The Standard
February 20, 2018
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu County. [Photo by Titus Munala/Standard]. A report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has painted a sorry state of the health sector in the county. The report, titled The right to health; a case study of KisumuÃâà...
Daily Nation
February 19, 2018
Institutions such as Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on Administrative Justice and, the National Gender and Equality Commission just to mention but a few were established to execute specific mandates. Through these constitutional bodies, the law of the land will be upheld.
The Star, Kenya
February 19, 2018
Most health centres in Kisumu are understaffed and have inadequate infrastructure, according to a report by Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. The survey dubbed 'the Right to Health' focused on accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of health services in the respective facilities.
The Star, Kenya
February 16, 2018
KNCHR says it spent less than Sh1 million on hospitality within three months late last year, not the Sh27.8 million reported on Friday. Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, which is state-funded, noted the figure was inaccurate. It said the amount reportedly used for guests' refreshments was liftedÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 8, 2018
Nairobi — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised concern over the failure by the National Police Service (NPS) to comply with orders issued by the courts. In a statement sent to newsrooms Thursday, the KNCHR equally faulted security services for violating rights ofÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 1, 2018
Mr Mshindi spoke alongside leaders of the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR), Amnesty International, the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya, Article 19 and Katiba Institute. The organisations said in a joint statement that the government's closure of TV stations is “a serious threat to theÃâà...
Capital FM Kenya
February 1, 2018
Representatives from Amnesty International, Article 19, Katiba Institute and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights gathered outside Nation Centre ... George Morara, Vice-Person of the KNCHR said they would do all in their powers to defend article 34 of the Constitution which guarantees mediaÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
December 20, 2017
In a report named 'Still a Mirage', Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says 247 election violence victims were tortured and injured. Some 111 of the victims were tortured and injured after the October 26 repeat election. KNCHR says persons killed, injured or tortured were not necessarily inÃâà...
Capital FM Kenya
November 3, 2017
By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Friday released a new report indicating that 12 persons lost their lives between October 25 and the Election Day with another five deaths having been recorded between October 2 and 16Ãâà...
Capital FM Kenya
December 31, 1999
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on Monday observed that delays in setting up the Restorative Justice Fund had hindered settlement of reparation claims, urging the government to speed up its formation. KNCHR Chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori told Capital FM News when sheÃâà...
The Standard
December 31, 1999
From left: KNHCR Deputy CEO Wamboi Gathati, Chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori and Commissioner Jedidah Wakonyo address the media on the state of human rights in the country. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]. The Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR) has condemned the NationalÃâà...
Tuko.co.ke
December 31, 1999
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) wants the government to return National Resistance Movement self-declared General Miguna Miguna to Kenya. The commission has also called on the State to compensate the combative lawyer for damages he incurred when police broke intoÃâà...
The Star, Kenya
December 31, 1999
In its report filed in court on April 23, the KNCHR wants the State to comply with court orders and allow the “NRM General” back in Kenya. It also wants the government to return Miguna'sKenya n passport and Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, Immigration. Read : [Statement] How 'thugs' drugged and deported meÃâà...
KDRTV Kenya News
December 31, 1999
Further, the Judge ordered that the Chairperson of Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, or her representative, be allowed access to the Immigration and Customs Clearance Areas at the port of the petitioner's re-entry, in order to observe the extent of the respondents' observance of the relevantÃâà...
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