MSS Clears the Air: Kenya Police Officer in Haiti Have Not Resigned, Salaries Paid

The Multinational Security Support (MSS) has declined reports that section of the Kenyan Police Officers deployed in Haiti have submitted their resignations due to salary delays and poor conditions. This was after Reuter news of Friday this week reported that close to 20 out of the 400 Kenyan Police Officers serving in Haiti had resigned from the mission over the past two months. The MSS Force Commander Godfrey Otunge released a statement 7th Saturday stating that all the officers on the mission have been paid their salaries and allowances, hence none of the had stepped down from the mission. The Multinational Security Support (MSS) has been made aware of reports circulating on various media platforms, attributed to Reuters News, claiming that some members of the MSS Kenya contingent are considering resigning due to delayed payment of allowance. The statement said. The MSS categorically refutes these claims. Reuters News did not reach out to the MSS for clarification, and the information being disseminated is both inaccurate and malicious. All MSS personnel have received their salaries, including monthly allowances, and no MSS officer has tendered their resignation as alleged. The MSS added in their statement. The MSS further stated that they remain highly motivated and fully committed in supporting the Haitan National Police (NHP) in conducting decisive operations aimed at dismantling gang networks and restoring stability. We urge all stakeholders, including local and international media, to seek clarification media, to seek clarification directly from the MSS before publishing any reports. Our doors remain open for transparent communication. The MSS remain resolute in its mission to help Haitan reclaim its glory and retore peace and security for its people. The statement also said. Officers from other countries have arrived in Haiti. A pledge in October by Kenyan President William Ruto to send another 600 officers the following month did not push forward.

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IG Douglas Kanja apologises after DCI officer Allegedly harassed a Citizen TV journalist

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Hours after a video showing a Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer harassing Citizen TV journalist Agnes Oloo during a live broadcast has sparked public outrage, the inspector general of police has decided to apologize. In a statement, IG Kanja apologised to Oloo and acknowledged that some officers may act overzealously. “We have some officers who are overzealous, and this is an issue we have addressed. We apologise for the incident.” In a video shared by Ayub Abdikadir on X account, a man believed to be a DCI officer was seen aggressively confronting Agnes Oloo. The officer attempted to seize her camera while she prepared to record events at the DCI headquarters. Despite Agnes Oloo’s visible pleas for him to desist, the officer persisted in his actions and ultimately chased her away from the scene. A recent Previous case involving journalist harassment was witnessed when a K24 journalist was reportedly shot during Finance Finance Bill demos in June this year. Stakeholders have urged the police service to provide adequate training to officers on handling journalists and respecting their rights.

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Bus Carrying Tanzania MPs to Mombasa for EALA Games Involved In An Accident

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Bus carrying several Tanzania MPs has been involved in a road accident on December 6th, 2024. The news was confirmed by Speaker Moses Wetangula. One bus carrying some of our colleagues from Tanzania was involved in an accident. We have no fatalities, but some injuries. Speaker Moses Wetangula said. The bus collided with an oncoming lorry. The incident was reportedly to have occurred enroute to Mombasa. The Tanzania Members of Parliament were on their way to the East African Community LegislativeGames which they were scheduled to participate. According to the reports, 16 MPs got injured following the fatal accident which Moses Wetangula said had occurred in the Mbade area in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania. While narrating the incident, the Speaker further said that those injured in the accident were taken to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma where they are receiving medical attention. The EALA games will officially open on Saturday 7th December, at Mama Ngina Waterfront, with President William Ruto presiding over the event. The games are scheduled to run till 18th December 2024. The Parliaments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC Congo, the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Somalia are all expected to be in attendance.

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More Attorney General’s Offices to Be opened in 15 Counties

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Kenyans seeking services from the Attorney General, including civil marriages, have received a significant boost as these services are now being brought closer to them. The 15 new offices will be opened in various counties, with operations set to begin on January 1, 2025, as revealed by Solicitor General Shadrack Mose. The Services to be decentralised include civil litigation, public trustee services, and marriage registration. The new offices will be in Nyandarua, Narok, Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, Baringo, Trans Nzoia, Makueni, and Lamu. Vihiga, Kajiado, Marsabit, Isiolo, Wajir, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Kiambu are also included. The offices will complement the 13 already opened in other counties. The Attorney General and the Department of Justice have assured Kenyans of their commitment to their mission to facilitate the realisation of good governance and respect for the rule of law through the provision of public legal services protection and promotion of human rights.

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Kenyan Police in Haiti Threaten to Resign Over Delayed Payment

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Kenyan Police in Haiti have threatened to resign should President William Ruto’s administration fail to solve their problems, including timely payment of their wages. It is alleged that the police officers have not received their wages for the past three months. However, the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on November 5, refuted the allegations, noting that the officers had already been paid their wages in full. The inspector also added that the situation in Haiti had immensely improved on the back of the government’s efforts to resolve most of the challenges facing the contingent His sentiments were backed by Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo who clarified that the United Nations was the organisation mandated with paying the officers and not Kenya. “The Kenyan team is part of the United Nations multi-support team in Haiti and its term of engagement is well defined on who is paying for that support, and it is the United Nations,” Omollo said. Insiders in Haiti termed Kanja and PS Omollo’s sentiments as misleading. According to the officers, most of them were grappling with financial problems as they were unable to support their families back in Kenya. Apart from calling for better working conditions and timely payment, the officers’ demands have been met with extreme responses, including threats of disarmament. A section of Kenyan police in the Caribbean nation also lamented that their communication was being controlled to prevent any information about their suffering from leaking back to Kenya. This comes after Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi revealed that Kenya spent ksh2 billion to fund the Haiti mission. The disbursement was made in September this year according to the report.

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President Ruto Directs Universities to Allow Students With Balances to Sit for Exams

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President William Ruto has recently directed all university Vice-Chancellors to allow students who are yet to complete fee payments to sit for their end-of-semester examinations. Speaking during the Scott Christian University graduation ceremony in Machakos, the president urged Vice Chancellors to exercise patience as their institutions awaited the full disbursement of the scholarship funds. According to him, the move was part of a solution to the challenges faced by the universities during the transition from the previous funding model to the current student-centred funding model. “Therefore I appeal to universities to allow students to sit for their end-of-semester examinations while awaiting the resumption of full disbursement once the government gives direction. As we navigate the challenges brought about by the student-centred higher education model, I urge universities to exercise patience and understanding with students,” Ruto said. The head of state moreover urged the heads of universities to take special care of all students by ensuring that no learner regardless of their background was denied the opportunity to learn, grow or even succeed. He also assured Kenyans that the government would do everything to ensure that the recently introduced higher education funding model was fully implemented to eradicate any form of bias in funding students. This comes a week after several universities across the country commenced the end-of-semester examinations following the decision by the Universities Academic Staff Unions to call off the lecturers’ strike.

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Man, Wrongfully Convicted for Defiling Daughter Released After 17 Years in Jail

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Daniel Wanyeki, who has spent 17 years in Kamiti prison has finally been released. The former convict was released on Wednesday December 4th by Thika Law Courts who had convicted him in 2007 to life imprisonment. Sadly, the man has spent nearly two decades behind bars. Wanyeki’s misery began in 2007 when he was accused of defiling his daughters aged seven and nine. He was initially sentenced to 20 years in prison, but his sentence was later accelerated to life imprisonment after he had filed for an appeal. In 2020, the case took another turn when his younger daughter, now aged 24 admitted that her story had been falsified. She discoursed that her relatives and a police officer had persuaded her into falsely accusing her father in the midst of a family dispute over their late grandfather’s Ksh50 million estate. Kiambu High Court Judge Dorah Chepkwony had ordered for the retrial of the case. This had to be awaited as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions needed additional time to respond to Wanyeki’s lawyer application who was seeking for his release. The matter was later on mentioned before Principal Magistrate Stella Atambo on 4th December who was released on a cash bail of Ksh. 100, 000. The chief Magistrate also ordered Wanyeki to report to OCS Ruiru Police Station once every two weeks on Tuesdays at 9: 00 am as submitted by the prosecution. The applicant must not be into contact with the maternal grandmother of the complainant or his mother-in-law and must desist contact with brother-in-law and if it happens it will construe as a threat to the life of the wo people mentioned above. The Magistrate also said. For the past 17 years, i have learnt a lot. This is not the Wanyeki people knew in 2007. I have been transformed and made a new person I have been trained in how to live peacefully with people. I thank court so much. Wanyeki said. His family deposited the cash bail, and they headed to Ruiru police station. The therefore went home. His case will be mentioned in January 2025.

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Former PS, David Mwangi Charged with Ksh 350 Million Land Fraud

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Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Security David Mwangi has been charged with Fraudulent acquisition of a parcel land located along Mombasa Road valued at Ksh 350 million. The statement was released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on December 6th, 2024. The arrest and subsequent arraignment of the Former PS followed a meticulous investigation by the DCI Land Fraud Investigators following a complaint lodged by a client. Former PS in the Ministry of Internal Security Dave Munya Mwangi has been charged for the fraudulent of a parcel land located along Mombasa Road, after forging a title deed with the help of a rogue official at the Ministry of Lands. The DCI said in their statement. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) made the decision to charge the tree with three counts of conspiracy to defraud, false document and forgery of a title. David Munya Mwangi, the Director Olbolsat Farm Limited was arrested and arraigned at Milimani Law Courts, where he took a plea of not guilty and was slapped with a bond of sh20 million with the alternative of a cash bail of sh5 million. The DCI added in their statement. The DCI further stated that the other two compliances Sammy Karanja and Moses Ojuka are still being pursued.

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Student Charged with Spreading Fake News on President’s Funeral Calls for Ruto as Witness

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University student who was charged with publishing false information about a funeral procession and sharing an image with misleading caption wants the charges reviewed. The university student through his lawyer Danstan Omari stated that he wants to know whether President Willaim Ruto will be called to testify in the matter. According to the Director of Public Prosecutions, David Mokaya was alleged to have posted an image on his X account ‘Landlord @bozgabi’ on November 13th claiming it was the body of President Willaim Ruto leaving a funeral home. The student is charged with publishing casket on Twitter. I have written to the DPP to review the charges on the citizen’s right to criticize their leader, especially their President. It was said in the court. The accused was arrested in Eldoret, the issue of jurisdiction should be addressed in this matter. The President has not been listed as a witness, and we would like to know whether he will be called to testify. It was also said in the court. Regarding the matter, the court directed that it will be mentioned on January 28th when the issue of jurisdiction will be decided.

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