A fake AI-generated flood photo forced KeNHA to publicly defend its Sh2 billion Greenpark pedestrian underpass project.
That viral image was completely bogus
KeNHA confirmed the flooded-underpass photo is AI-generated.
It popped up during ongoing rains and sparked online outrage.
The agency urged Kenyans to verify posts before sharing them.
Actual drainage systems are built to handle Nairobi's weather.
How the underpass stays dry
A collection chamber captures any water entering the facility.
Specialized pumps then clear the gathered water.
Entry points sit at a raised elevation to block runoff.
Engineers designed everything around local rainfall patterns.
Greenpark is a pretty big deal
Four major underpasses will serve over 21,000...
A human-trafficking plea got frozen at Kahawa Law Courts because the suspect already had a High Court order blocking his arrest.
Festus Arasa Omwamba's court drama
Festus Arasa Omwamba faces trafficking-in-persons charges at Kahawa.
His lawyer cited an anticipatory bail granted back in June 2025.
Magistrate Gideon Kiage pushed the plea taking to Friday.
Prosecution admitted they only learned about those orders mid-hearing.
What the defense is arguing
High Court orders reportedly bar arrest until March 27, 2026.
Omwamba's counsel says he voluntarily showed up at the police station.
His passport surrender was offered as a flight-risk guarantee.
Ongoing investigations were confirmed by a prosecution affidavit.
Prosecution wants to...
A tribunal freeze just kept Edwin Sifuna planted in ODM's secretary general seat, blocking the party's attempt to swap him out.
PPDT shuts down Sifuna's ouster
Edwin Sifuna's interim orders against removal got extended.
ODM cannot gazette a replacement or alter leadership records.
Sifuna keeps performing all the secretary-general duties for now.
Written submissions from both sides are due March 12, 2026.
How the whole mess kicked off
ODM's NEC voted to replace Sifuna during a Mombasa meeting.
Catherine Omayo was tapped as his acting replacement.
Alleged disciplinary issues and conduct problems were cited.
Sifuna called the move an irregular purge lacking transparency.
Big legal questions on the table
Can the NEC unilaterally boot...
Hundreds of acres of government land around Kenya's State Houses got quietly snatched by private grabbers, and Parliament is furious about it.
Land grabs are hitting State Houses hard
Katoo Ole Metito told MPs that encroachment is widespread.
Private individuals claimed hundreds of acres nationwide.
Renovation projects stalled because of these disputes.
Legislators flagged serious national-security concerns.
Recovery ops already underway
Metito confirmed 100 acres were reclaimed in Kakamega County.
Eldoret land got repossessed from a club occupying it.
Nakuru and Kisumu are next on the recovery list.
His team is tackling the problem property by property.
Kisumu's situation is especially wild
Gabriel Tongoyo said a nominated MCA...
A wave of committee purges just punished ODM rebels who dared to oppose Kenya's broad-based government arrangement.
ODM dissidents booted from key committees
Caroli Omondi got yanked from the CIOC chairperson role.
Ruth Odinga landed on a low-influence committee instead.
Kibagendi lost his Public Investments Committee spot.
Jayne Kihara got shunted to a lesser assignment.
Loyalty is rewarded with prime spots
Gathoni Wamuchomba snagged Omondi's old CIOC seat.
Boyd Were, a first-term MP, replaced Kibagendi directly.
Timothy Kipchumba scored a Justice and Legal Affairs slot.
George Koimburi walked away with two committee gigs.
Party bosses aren't even being subtle
Junet Mohammed flat-out warned that dissent means demotion.
Ichung'wah...
A staggering 579 people have died from mob justice in Kenya since January 2025, with 845 incidents logged across the country.
Kiambu and Nairobi top the grim list
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen presented the data to the Senate.
Kiambu County leads with 90 cases and 58 deaths.
Nairobi trails closely at 85 incidents and 55 fatalities.
Embu, Kisumu, Kirinyaga, and Kakamega all face significant surges.
Why communities skip the legal system
Deep mistrust of courts and police is the primary driver.
Releasing suspects reinforces the perception that justice fails.
Social media spreads vigilante videos that normalize the violence.
Hard drug abuse fuels impulsive and lethal mob behavior.
Government countermeasures are rolling...
Meatco just told a liquidator to back off on 900 cattle that allegedly got scooped up in the wrong company's asset seizure.
Meatco fired off a legal warning
Meatco's lawyer Norman Tjombe sent the letter on 25 February.
Executrust's Alwyn van Straten was the recipient of the demand.
Tjombe warned that a High Court application would follow noncompliance.
Meatco wants a written undertaking to freeze any sale of the livestock.
Ownership dispute is the core issue
Around 900 cattle were allegedly attached during Linden Beef CC's liquidation.
Meatco insists the livestock belong to them, not the liquidated entity.
NamLits ear-tag records reportedly confirm Meatco's ownership claim.
Previous attempts to retrieve the cattle failed over a...
Unannounced school visits are coming for every campus in Namibia, and the deputy education minister says he will show up at 06h50 without warning.
Ballotti's accountability push
Deputy minister Dino Ballotti announced the plan at a teachers' award ceremony in Windhoek.
His visits will skip the ceremony and focus on adding real value.
Ballotti wants direct engagement with teachers and pupils on the ground.
The Khomas region reportedly has more resources than other regions.
Message to teachers staying motivated
Ballotti urged educators not to let underperforming colleagues drag them down.
He told teachers that symbols do not define identity.
Staying motivated despite uneven effort was the core message.
Thursday's ceremony recognized...
A government contract termination threat just landed on Youth Security Services for allegedly stiffing employees on Namibia's new minimum wage.
Nekundi laid down the ultimatum
Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi gave a Friday pay-or-lose-it deadline.
Youth Security Services guards multiple ministry assets.
Nekundi issued the directive after a Wednesday meeting.
Any company serving the ministry faces consequences for wage violations.
What triggered the standoff
Security wages jumped from N$13.50 to N$16 per hour nationally.
Youth Security Services allegedly breached the minimum wage agreement.
Security Association of Namibia signed off on the new rates.
Employees guarding ministry properties reportedly went unpaid.
