Parents whose children were killed in the June 2024 anti-finance Bill protests, say they are yet to receive justice a promise made by President William Ruto and top government officials, as they have gone silent.
As they live with the painful reality that their kins died in the hands of those who were supposed to protect them, June 25 remains a day of hope to hold the killer cops into account.
Raila Odinga’s remarks on the controversial Adani Group deal to renovate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), has also been given focus, Odinga said that he was disappointed by the cancellation of the contract, which he further said will make Nairobi dormant if the Airport is not renovated to attract investors.
The Standard: Explores activist Rose Njeri’s win against the government. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is exposed in the case, after Justice Geoffrey Onsarigo dismissed the case citing defective charge sheet. The move exposes Renson Ingonga disregard to the rule of law he swore to uphold are a willing pawn.
The court has severally declared key sections of the Cybercrimes Act as unconstitutional, but Ingonga has continuously charged citizens under the outlawed provisions.
The Court found charges against Njeri vague and unconstitutional, implicating further misuse of cybercrime laws to suppress free expression, violation of constitutional rights and abuse of criminal justice and due process.
The Star: It is a boost to the opposition, after former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i jetted back into the country to focus on his presidential bid in 2027. Matiang’i’s return was not publicized as earlier, as he jetted silently into the country, but was received by thousands of his supporters who waited for him at JKIA.
The paper also focuses on Odinga’s invitation to the National Executive Retreat in Kajiado, where he backed several government calls including the use of affordable housing levy to construct schools and markets, as well as cautioning politicians against using the current protests to advance their political agendas.
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