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Jacinta Mutura

Kenya

Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

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  • 2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Jacinta Mutura |Irene Githinji

    The late blogger Albert Ojwang. [Courtesy]The death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang has raised serious questions after he was arrested in Homa Bay on Saturday and later died while in police custody in Nairobi. Ojwang was seized by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), reportedly over allegations of publishing false information online.

  • 3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Jacinta Mutura

    Aldai MP Maryanne Kitany. [File, Standard]Aldai MP Maryanne Kitany is under pressure to withdraw the proposed Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as critics warn its unclear wording could threaten basic rights.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Jacinta Mutura

    Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accompanied by Senators Paul Thangwa, John Methue and Naivasha MP Jane Kihara among other leaders, addresses the Press after visiting Juja MP George Koimburi at Karen Hospital, Nairobi, on May 26, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Juja MP George Koimburi was abducted and tortured for allegedly criticising President William Ruto, it has emerged.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Jacinta Mutura

    A proposed law disguised as a consumer protection initiative is raising alarm among digital rights experts and human rights defenders who warn it could usher in one of the most invasive State surveillance regimes in the country’s history. The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025 brought before parliament by Aldai MP Maryanne Kitany seeks to “safeguard economic interests” of internet users.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Jacinta Mutura

    Garissa family demands justice after kin abducted by armed men on highway52-year-old Abdulrahman Omar Sheikh. (Courtesy)A family in Garissa is pleading for justice and urgent intervention after their kin was abducted by unknown armed men along the Garissa-Nairobi highway on Saturday.

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13 May 25

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21 Apr 25

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. h…

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12 Mar 25

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