Ben Ndonga

Jul 28, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Ben Ndonga

The past two months have shown that the police, like the proverbial leopard, can never change its spots. Mindless killings and abductions have become a tool of savage suppression. The police, since the British colonial era, have been a force for the rich and powerful against the poor long-suffering citizen. The cold-blooded execution of Gen Zs finds resonance in the state-sponsored killings and arbitrary arrests and detentions in the 80s and 90s in the Kenya of Daniel Moi.

Jul 16, 2024 | shorturl.at | Loise Macharia |Ben Ndonga

Three people, among them a journalist working with a Kameme radio and TV station were shot during the anti-government protests in Nakuru. Other scribes say the reporter Wanjeri wa Kariuki was shot three times in the thigh and was taken to a private hospital for treatment. Witnesses claim the police allegedly shot at the female scribe yet she was marked with a press card and jacket.

Jun 27, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Ben Ndonga

One reason why the anti-Finance Bill demonstrators got a lot of popular support last week was that they were clearly peaceful and there was no looting. Now we risk a vicious circle as the government becomes more repressive and the demonstrators become more violent. This can lead to more destruction and more deaths. On Tuesday, around 13  protestors were killed by police firing live bullets and various influencers were abducted.

Jun 6, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Wanjiru King'ori |Ben Ndonga

Recently, I received news of the passing of a young creative who died in a road accident. This led me to remember one I was involved in myself. It was in the wee hours of the morning along Maai Mahiu, where we were making our way to Hell's Gate for the WRC race of that day. I was in the company of three friends and somewhere along the way I fell asleep, only to be awoken by the car hitting a huge "bump".

May 22, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Ben Ndonga

Corporal David Kinyanjui from Lanet police station in a Nakuru law Court on May 22, 2024 A detective who recovered a toy pistol at the house of former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga's Wanyororo, was yesterday grilled following their 5 am raid on May 12, 2023. Njenga's lawyers Ndegwa Njiru and Evans Ondieki questioned Corporal David Kinyanjui from Lanet police station, on how he handled the pistol he allegedly recovered.