Athletes reflect on ethnic massacres

Enough time has passed that Nehemiah Kosgei can be candid about what he did a year ago, when this Rift Valley town famous for producing world-class distance runners gained a grim new notoriety as the center of a shocking explosion of ethnic violence in Kenya.
Sipping a soda on a hotel patio, the lean, 31-year-old marathoner [...]

Police killings exposed, informer shot dead

A Kenyan police officer revealed his involvement in secret killings just before he himself was silenced forever.
The man disclosed that a police issue AK-47 rifle was planted on a so-called notorious robber after he was shot in cold blood. Find more details in this video from Standard Group Kenya.

According to United [...]

A violent lesson lost to history

After the deaths of over 1,300 people in election violence in early 2008, there was widespread expectation that the brief civil war experience would sober up Kenya’s leadership style.
With the effects of ethnic hatred exposed for all to see, it was assumed that nobody would be foolish enough to play similar games in future. National [...]

Government fearful of rebellion amidst growing despair

A little noted event occurred on Nairobi streets during the weekend. For the first time since the 1982 coup attempt, paramilitary police wearing ammunition belts around their bodies patrolled the streets of Nairobi.
The paramilitaries were drawn from the recently formed Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) of the Administration Police. RDU is the equivalent of the well-known [...]

Brutal cop assaults lady rights activist

Human rights activist, Philo Ikonya, has accused a senior police officer of brutalizing her when she and and others were arrested outside Parliament last Wednesday.
Writing in the website, Kenya Imagine, Philo describes the ordeal that resulted in her clothes being torn to shreds. She was beaten and subjected to verbal assault by a force whose [...]

Army Major defends T-72 tanks purchase

A Kenya Army Major has defended the ongoing acquisition of T-72 tanks, saying two years of training have adequately prepared Kenya’s military for the Russian built weaponry.
“Kenya Armoured Corps has the capacity in skills to fully utilise these T-72,” explains Major Tom ole Nkarei. “The purchase of these tanks now gives our Armed Forces the [...]

Why Uhuru and Ruto will face The Hague

Uhuru and Ruto to face war crimes at The Hague because of their political masters.

Raila assassination claim fails to impress

An alleged assassination attempt against Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been greeted with scepticism by a cross section of Kenyans.
Observers say the assassination claims are an attempt to mobilize public sympathy. Raila is currently facing dwindling popularity, a rebellious parliament and a controversial legacy marked by corruption among close allies and family members.
According to the [...]

Arms vessel reaches port after 4 month drama

33 Russian made tanks finally arrived at the Kenyan port of Mombasa after a dramatic voyage marred by 4 months of captivity as the world waits to see the final destination of the weapons.

As predicted here at the Nairobi Chronicle, the Kenyan government has only been too willing to grant access [...]

Kenya Navy rises from deep slumber

The Kenyan Navy is notorious for its absence since Somali pirates intensified attacks on shipping in the past two years.