Fri, 09 January 2026
- 6:05 pm Police fire teargas at Rigathi Gachagua’s motorcade near Sagana en route to Kagio, briefly sparking panic but failing to stop his rally.
- 5:53 pm Lady Justice Njoki Ndungu has been elected unopposed to the Judicial Service Commission to replace the late Justice Mohammed Ibrahim.
- 5:11 pm Amnesty International Kenya boss Irungu Houghton has quit the presidential protest compensation panel, citing constitutional concerns after a High Court declared the body illegal.
- 4:50 pm JSC will start public interviews on Monday to fill 45 judge vacancies in the Court of Appeal, High Court and Environment and Land Court by March 23.
- 4:20 pm The government will continue compensating victims of protests and riots even as it appeals a High Court ruling that stripped a presidential panel of its compensation powers.
Two Tanzanian activists on Thursday, December 4, 2025, claimed that social media giant Meta has restricted or entirely banned their accounts, accusing the company of aiding the government’s crackdown on dissent following a violent election.Meta Bans Tanzania Activists Accounts, Government Allegedly Liable
