Steve Otieno

Nairobi

Reporter- Nation Media Group, Finalist at 9th Annual Journalism Excellency Awards, 2021. Send tips to [email protected] Graduate @aku_gsmc

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Articles

What autopsy on assassinated MP reveals as four suspects detained

1 week ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

A postmortem on assassinated Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were has shed light on the incident as the mystery of his killing continues to unravel. The cold, clinical brutality of his death on April 30 along Ngong Road, as described by government pathologist Johansen Oduor, has sent shockwaves across the country. The autopsy revealed that he was shot five times with three bullets remaining lodged in his body.
Dakika za mwisho za Mbunge Were kabla ya kuuawa

2 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Steve Otieno

MBUNGE wa Kasipul, Charles Ong’ondo Were, ambaye aliuawa kwa kupigwa risasi Jumatano usiku, alikuwa akilalamika hadharani kuwa maisha yake yalikuwa hatarini. Aliweka wazi kwa umma na polisi kuwa alikuwa akiishi kwa hofu, akisema mara kadhaa kwamba alikuwa “mtu aliyelengwa kuuawa”.
Why MP Charles Ong'ondo Were was a 'marked man'

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

Even before his untimely death, Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo' Were knew he was a marked man, and he never stopped making his fears known to the public and the police. Just two months ago, on 8 February, the MP, who was gunned down at the Nairobi Funeral Home roundabout on Ngong Road on a Thursday night, openly cited two incidents that pointed to a man who was troubled and worried about his life.
Killings, abductions, and civic repression defined Kenya's 2024 - Report

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

Excessive and unnecessary use of force during protests, threats to freedom of expression and association and assembly, forced evictions, arbitrary arrests and detentions, combined with enforced disappearances. These were some of the violations that marred Kenya last year, a report has revealed.
Serikali yawekewa presha ikamate polisi na wanajeshi walioua Gen Z

2 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Steve Otieno

Habari za Kitaifa Serikali yawekewa presha ikamate polisi na wanajeshi walioua Gen Z Na STEVE OTIENO April 30th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 VIONGOZI wa upinzani na wale wa makundi ya kutetea haki za kibinadamu wameendelea kushinikiza Tume ya Kitaifa ya Huduma za Polisi (NPS) na Jeshi la Ulinzi la Kenya (KDF) kuwakamata maafisa waliohusika katika mauaji ya vijana wa Gen Z walioandamana kupinga Mswada wa Fedha Juni, 25, 2024.
Opposition, civil society pile pressure for action against rogue officers who killed protestors

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

What you need to know:Civil society wants officers who used excessive force during the nationwide protests prosecuted. Opposition leaders have faulted President William Ruto for not ensuring justice had prevailed. Opposition and civil society groups have piled pressure on the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to speed up the arrest of officers implicated in the shooting and killing of protestors during the youth-led anti-Finance Bill protests last year.
Family that owned Kasarani stadium land fights for 50 acres

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

When Amon Matiru and his wife, Peris Wambui Matiru, bought 344 acres at Kasarani in 1954, they believed they had secured a legacy for their six children. That vision began to crumble in 1980 when the government compulsorily acquired 294 acres of the land for the expansion of the Moi International Sport Centre, Kasarani, leaving the family with 50 acres.
Vanished without a trace: Tales of pain, despair of Kenyans ‘snatched by police’, never to be seen again

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

On February 2, 2014, a police raid on Masjid Musa mosque in Mombasa ended with seven people dead—including the mosque’s muezzin and a Rwandan national—and marked the last time anyone saw Hemed Salim. A respected electrician and active member of the congregation, Hemed had gone that morning to install speakers for a religious event.
PS Omollo: No need to worry, we will implement most of Maraga Reforms proposals

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

The government has assured the police, prisons, and National Youth Service that some far-reaching changes proposed by the Maraga Taskforce will be implemented despite a recent court ruling declaring the taskforce unconstitutional.
Kenyan woman’s distress call days before suspicious death in Saudi Arabia

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno

When Catherine Adhiambo, 43, left for Saudi Arabia on September 16, 2024, to work as a domestic worker, she hoped it would uplift her family, but seven months later, she is dead under mysterious circumstances. Now, her family in Siaya is devastated, especially since she died barely two days after raising the alarm that her life was in danger.