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Protus Onyango

Kenya, Nairobi

Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

A journalist with Standard Media Group, Kenya. Bertha Fellow. Rainforest Investigations Network Fellow. I am a fanatic of Real Madrid and Brazil.

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  • Nov 11, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Protus Onyango

    In a chilling revelation, a senior police officer based in Kisumu has laid bare the covert tactics employed by Kenyan authorities to silence journalists and activists. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officer described a system of harassment and rights violations orchestrated by high-level directives, involving invasive surveillance, targeted abductions, and calculated acts of intimidation.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Protus Onyango

    On October 28, 2024, a group of plain-clothed security personnel raided the home of Boniface Mwangi in Machakos, abducting him and detaining him at Kamukunji Police Station. He was later released. Meanwhile, activist Scophine Aoko, also known as Maverick Aoko, disappeared in Nairobi just days before Mwangi’s arrest.

  • Dec 14, 2023 | standardmedia.co.ke | Protus Onyango

    Kenya has 4.5 million hectares suitable for crop production but has a high population, which is encroaching on key water catchment areas, according to a new survey.

  • Dec 10, 2023 | standardmedia.co.ke | Protus Onyango

    Half of Kenya's 47 counties will continue to benefit from a programme that empowers all members of communities to deal with the impacts of climate change. The Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA), implemented in Kenya in 2021, brings together global and local voices by collaborating with grassroots organisations representing women, youth, people living with disabilities, indigenous people, urban poor, and digital activists.

  • Dec 6, 2023 | standardmedia.co.ke | Protus Onyango

    Kenya has been selected to spearhead climate-resilient agriculture for food security initiatives across the 56 Commonwealth countries. This leadership role falls under the new “Living Lands Charter Implementation Framework” launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat at a high-level event organised alongside COP28 in Dubai. The framework facilitates coordinated efforts to tackle land, biodiversity and climate challenges impacting billions of people living in the Commonwealth’s combined territories.

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8 May 25

New Catholic Pope is called Leo XIV. The former Robert Francis Prevost from USA

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8 May 25

Cardinals elect a new Catholic Pope to replace the late Pope Francis

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