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IPOA issues update on probe of protesters’ deaths during Gen Z demos

Police officers stand on guard in Kitengela after a section of goons stormed and looted businesses in the area.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has issued a progress report on their investigations into deaths and injuries recorded during the Gen Z-led demonstrations. In a statement on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the oversight authority informed Kenyans that it had concluded a probe into some of the matters and forwarded the files to the Director […]

‘Students should demonstrate against new university funding model’ – Babu Owino

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. PHOTO/@HEBabuOwino/X

Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has voiced his frustration over the new university funding model, urging students to take to the streets in protest against it. In a statement on his X account on Thursday, August 22, 2024, the lawmaker criticized the model, stating that it is preventing underprivileged students from access to […]

Bangladesh Parliament dissolved, president’s office says

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin

Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster. The announcement came hours after protesting student leaders set a deadline to dissolve parliament and warned a “strict programme” would be launched if their […]

Huddah Monroe weighs in on Kenyan political climate after Bangladesh student-led protests

Kenyan socialite Huddah Monroe. PHOTO/@huddahthebosschick/Instagram

Kenyan socialite Huddah Monroe has shared her views on the current political climate in Kenya amid planned anti-government protests. Drawing an example to recent events in Bangladesh, where student-led protests resulted in the resignation of the prime minister, Huddah expressed her disappointment with the Kenyan government for not giving in to the demands raised by […]