Daily Nation

2 days ago | nation.africa | Dominic Omondi

Residents of Karen and Ngong have been met with a wall of silence as their concerns about the proposed 12.5-kilometre metre-gauge railway line, expected to connect Riruta to Ngong, remain unanswered. Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) have remained mum even as the contractor lays the groundwork for the Sh8.7 billion line.

2 days ago | nation.africa | Ndubi Moturi

8am — Gearing up for the unknown The sun had barely lifted the haze off Kimathi Street when the city centre was already pulsating with tension. We stood in a loose huddle outside Nation Centre, near the entrance, our breaths shallow with anticipation and adrenaline. A security guard glanced at us, then quickly looked away. Unlike the anti-government protests we had religiously covered in the past, the June 25 protests were extraordinary in many ways.

2 days ago | nation.africa | Stanley Ngotho

On Wednesday morning, a contingent of anti-riot police officers fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Kitengela town. By 8 am, regular police officers had been strategically deployed throughout the populous town, which had become a hotspot during last year's anti-government youth protests. Shortly before 9 am, a small group of protesters carrying anti-government placards attempted to block the Namanga Highway with stones, but were swiftly dispersed by police officers on standby.

2 days ago | nation.africa | Pius Maundu

One man died after police opened fire on anti-government protesters in Matuu Township, Machakos County, while six others sustained gunshot wounds. Matuu Sub-county Hospital Administrator Julius Makau confirmed that the man succumbed to his injuries at the facility on Wednesday. Mr Makau said the deceased was among nine patients received by the hospital following the police shooting. “The man who succumbed had sustained abdominal gunshot injuries.

4 days ago | nation.africa | Ndubi Moturi |Kevin Cheruiyot

When demonstrators took to the streets on June 25, 2024, to exercise their constitutional rights under Article 37 of the Constitution, Ms Grace Njeri believed the protests would be peaceful. As usual, she opened her businesses along Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District. She had just taken out a multimillion-shilling loan to start her shoe business, which had picked up well. Encouraged by the growth, she opened another shop at the New Sunbeam Shopping Complex.