In Kenya's 2024 constitutional crisis, the Supreme Court awarded 50 million Kenya shillings in damages to former Deputy President Rigadhi Gashagwa for violating his fundamental right to be heard during his impeachment process, yet paradoxically upheld his removal from office, creating a constitutional controversy that sparked legal debates about the proper interpretation of constitutional provisions and the balance between judicial remedies and political outcomes.
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One person was killed and 50 others were arrested during protests against the construction of an Ebola quarantine center in Laikipia.
There was no impeachment. This was a constitutional and abuse to the people of independent Kenya. I still have a chance to run for president, says Gashagwa, rejecting the 50 million shillings compensation and announcing a 45-day break for Munyoro.
Fears of a mass grave as police exhume four bodies at a site believed to contain more bodies in Mwingi, Kitui County.
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Yes. Thank you very much for choosing our information. Welcome, let me warm you up with my colleague on the other side, Njokishe. And today we begin with the news that one person has been killed and more than 50 protesters have been arrested following protests against the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens in Laikipia County.
The protests, now in their second week, have been marked by violence and clashes between police officers and protesters. Our reporter Ben Kirui reports as Deputy President Kidhure Kindiki urges that the issue not be politicized.
At 2 am on Tuesday, hundreds of protesters had already gathered, angered and angry over plans to build an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens.
Different groups are gathering near the Laikipia military base, where construction operations have already begun despite court orders halting its construction.
Outside the military camp, clashes erupted, with give and take between protesters and police being witnessed.
Police disperse protesters against infiltration into the Laikipia military camp.
In the clashes, one person was shot, bringing the number of people who died following the protests to three. Community at large we say listen to our voices. We do not want that quarantine here in Nuki or anywhere in Kenya. Let them take it to Congo or the USA. They must listen to us. If your army fires missiles, we will fire them. If you swear, we swear. We have no grace.
Ebona is the Banda. The US is great, but let's bring them here near us.
The protests caused significant losses as businesses were affected by the bees. Some schools also remained closed for fear of unrest.
They came here for a plot, they threw a brick at our house. Now my child is dead and has gone with his father, I don't know where he has gone. I've even argued with the other one, he's at home, he's been drinking water until this hour, he's still at home.
Meanwhile, Deputy President Kithui Kindika, who met with health ministry officials in Nairobi today, has urged opposition leaders to stop politicizing the issue. We don't want the politicization.
and the sensationalism that some of the members of the society are bringing into this very straightforward public health issue.
So these isolation centers the minister has assured me he will be visiting some of them so that we can look at our preparedness in general. The construction of the center has continued to witness social, political and even legal opposition.
Ben Kirwei Roninga of Citizen Nairobi and the information that is reaching us right now is that Julius Bitok has been removed as secretary of the Ministry of Basic Education and transferred to the Ministry of Tourism. Instead, President William Ruto has replaced Bitok with John Lekakeni who was holding the Ministry of Tourism. The president's move appears to follow a series of upheavals in the education sector in the country.
Yes. In other news, former deputy president Rigadhi Gashagwa now says he will appeal against the Supreme Court's decision that upheld his removal from office by the Senate, saying the decision was a constitutional coup. Gashagwa, who gave a statement to the media today, also announced that he will take a short political leave of 45 days to discuss internal issues and will be the one to decide who will be the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition, insisting that he will also be a deben. Our journalist Emmanuel has a lot to report.
He broke his silence after the Supreme Court's decision on Monday to remove former Deputy President Regadhi Gashagwa from office by the Senate in 2024, beginning by expressing his shock at the decision just like the millions of you. "I'm shocked by the 350 page decision of the three judge bench of the high court of Kenya pronouncing itself and holding that my right to fair hearing under article 50 of the constitution was violated and then ironically purporting to uphold the impeachment there was no impeachment there was a constitutional and abuse to the people of independent Kenya," Gashag told reporters at his home in Karen Nairobi, mocking the decision to not return him to office because Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki is the one holding the impeachment.
Then the judge goes on to pronounce that he is unable to release the prisoner because in his absence his wife was married by another man and if he releases that man to go back home there will be a crisis in the village because they have been two years in prison.
husbands this DCP leader saying his lawyers are in the process of appealing, saying he will not take the money for the consent granted to him by the court, we shall proceed to file and appeal at the court of appeal on the decision and hope that justice shall prevail. The framers of the constitution provided for an appellate and supreme court. We believe we shall fight to get justice one day.
The 50 million Kenya shillings awarded to me is an insult to my fundamental rights and freedoms and a power of the constitution. We are not interested.
Kashagu said he will take a 45-day leave at his home in Munyoro Nyeri to plan strategies for the upcoming general election.
After this weekend when I go to western you will not miss me again in political mobilization. We are moving now into the face of strategy to identify one single presidential candidate.
Hours after receiving a blow from the Supreme Court, former Deputy President Gadashagwa is now speaking out, promising a showdown at the Court of Appeal in the coming days. Emmanuel to Citizen TV in Nairobi. The court's decision to dismiss former deputy president Rigadhi Gashagwa has sparked a legal and constitutional crisis.
Lawyers have criticized this decision by three judges who noted that Gashagwa's fundamental rights were at stake in the process of removing him from office but refused to overturn the Senate's decision. And as our journalist Brenda Wanga reports, critics say that although the judges wanted to prevent political unrest, they have created a constitutional crisis.
Mr. Michael Mushemi is in the final minutes of a decision read for about 10 hours where the judges made their thoughts clear about the high-profile case regarding the fate of former deputy president Rigadhi Gashagwa. But instead of shedding light, the Supreme Court's decision has confused constitutional philosophy and sparked a heated legal debate about the paradox of their decision.
The court awards constitutional damages of Kenya Shills 50 million to his excellency Gachagwa payable by the Senate to vindicate the constitution restore the dignity of the affected party and deter future violations. The words of judges Eric Ogola, Anthony Murima and Dr. Freda Mugambi gave Gashagwa victory and compensated him. The court found that the Senate violated fundamental rights by denying Gashagwa the opportunity to be heard before making a decision. Gashagwa was ill and therefore the Senate was entitled to postpone the decision until he could be heard. But the irony is that the court refused to annul Gashagwa's removal from office and declared the appointment of Professor Kithura Kindiki as deputy president valid.
The decision has caused a conflict of opinion among lawyers. The current and former presidents of the LSK lawyers' association are investigating the controversy.
In her message on X Faith Odhiyambo's website, she criticized the controversy surrounding the decision and stressed the importance of fully respecting the right to be heard.
So when the interpretation results in a conflict between two provisions have not been harmonized then that really is not in keeping with the approach to constitutional interpretation that the courts have adopted numerous cases.
Lawyers are delving into the issue online and continuing to criticize the court's decision. PLP leader and senior lawyer Matha Karua said the decision was flawed and regrettable. Karua said the three judges would overturn the decision to dismiss the prosecutor. Senior lawyer Ahmed Nasir Abdullahi also said that a decision resulting from a violation of a fundamental right under Article 25 of the constitution cannot be legally accepted.
And lawyer Donald Keporir uses metaphors to mock the judges' decision.
Kepkorir said, "We agree with you that your neighbor cuts the fence and steals your cow. But we cannot return the stolen cow because your neighbor has repaired part of the fence that he destroyed.
But as compensation we will give you a goat. The case is over. Brenda Wanga, Citizen TV. The court case on the impeachment of Rigadhi Gashagwa as deputy president has put the DCP leader on the political map of the next general election. Although it seems that Gashagwa's ambition to run for president has faded, his appeal journey will set the tone for the direction of opposition politics before next year's general election. to the resolution of the Senate to impeach his excellence Gachagwa is here by declined.
It is a decision that has cast heavy clouds on Rigadhi Gashagwa's political ambition.
a decision that prevents him from holding public office as witnessed in the cases of former governors Mike Sonko and Ferdinanditu whose political ropes were cut and they were removed from office.
Gashagwa is now soon to enter this list.
If the appeal court also continues to hold that his removal is not unconstitutional. His decision will continue to reduce the number of opposition politicians who want to unseat President William Ruto in the next general election. To the best of my judgment.
But could this time be seen as an opportunity for the former Madhira MP to establish himself as a supporter of opposition dominance?
Gashagu who in recent days through his DCP party has seemed to have a wide voice in the political arena of Mount Kenya but many are waiting to see who he will choose to support you my young people Gaasgwa continues to hold weight on the opposition side and currently seems to be the influencer of decisions with contradictory political interpretations are currently confused but his future will be determined soon.
George Bati citizen TV and highlighting other things we have prepared for you is that the police have launched an investigation into the bodies of people found buried in the Mwingi area in Kitui county. The bodies of unidentified people were found amid fears that other people may have been buried the area after being killed. And as our reporter Franklin Wala reports, the police have already exhumed four bodies from the area. On Tuesday morning, detectives arrived at the scene of the incident at the mass graves in Mwingi town in Kitui county.
There, the police began activities to exhume bodies from the graves amid fears that there may be other people buried here. The exhumation activities follow reports of a human body being identified here on Monday. It looks as if the bodies of people have been killed and dumped right here near our town, as if people are killed somewhere and then brought and dumped here near Kasna primary school and we as residents of Mwingi town are dying because last month there were other bodies found there but this one today is very strange, they are buried well and they are well wrapped, they are arranged, the hand is brought near the legs are well wrapped.
Let's say in the last four weeks this is the fourth body that has been discovered in this area. So as the Minky residents and as their leader we are very alarmed.
Yesterday we lost a girl ours is called Kanyaa until we knew her.
Another two bodies were discovered for a female and a male and up today we are yet to know what has really happened.
Police say investigation is ongoing.
We are asking the security to be up at Timbi and and very fast investigation so that we may know who the victims are.
We have found bodies number two, men. if you have a relative reported missing please come and make a report, the bodies have been delivered to the central morgue awaiting identification and investigation, no stone will be left unturned, we will still try to get back to this car, let's start at the top, we will go every small inch until we get to the bottom just to see if there is anything that might still be there.
In addition, DCI Director Amin Mohamed has ordered a thorough investigation into this incident. Franklin Nor Citizen TV.
And apart from that, the relatives and victims of the protests have given the government seven days to pay the compensation they were promised, or else they will protest from the 16th to the 25th of this month. Through their lawyers The victims have criticised President William Ruto for what they have called unfulfilled promises despite his public promise that all victims of the protests will be compensated by this month. The demands come about a week after the National Human Rights Commission in the country announced that the national treasury has yet to release the two billion shillings allocated for their compensation.
The demands that are in this notice are clear and unequivocal including immediate publication of the of a clear compensation implementation schedule. Full disclosure of all funds allocated towards victims compensation and their utilization accountability from public officers responsible for the continued delays. If the government does not proceed and keep its promise then we shall proceed and have the daily protests up to and from 16th up to the 25th of June 2026.
Elsewhere, we are informed that various religious leaders meeting here in Nairobi to discuss the future of the nation have expressed the danger of increased incitement and political extremism ahead of next year's general elections. The leaders are now warning that hate speech and incitement from political leaders are increasingly dividing Kenyans. At a press conference, these religious leaders also called for urgent action by the government to stop the incidents of misconduct reported in schools.
Extremism political extremism where now it becomes almost like a crime court and court for somebody to sing a different tune from yours.
Yet diversity allows us to give other people spaces. Those who want to sing one term, let them sing one term. Those who want to sing two terms, let them sing two terms. We are seeing a different age and that is age below 18 years having a different narrative and burning the schools. Our political leaders like calling for the school academic, the school fraternity to review the curriculum. It is not about the curriculum because it was changed the other day. So it is true that it is about the narratives.
And after six years of the Tob Cohen murder case, new evidence has emerged during the trial at the Kibra court here in Nairobi. Mjani The late Sara Waimu Kamodho is now facing fresh murder charges as prosecutors reveal the events leading up to Kohen's death in 2019. Ode Francis is telling the story.
New evidence against the accused who was the wife of Tob Cohen Sara Waimu Kamodho from one of their employees has emerged after the prosecution opened its case on January 23, 2025.
According to the prosecution, Sara is accused of killing Kohen on the night of September 19, 2019 at their Lowa Kabete home. That was a bit after.
Sarah remained silent as witnesses recounted the days leading up to Kohen's death. He saying there was a septic tank and when he left on Friday this septic tank there was nothing.
On Monday when he comes there is a a mixture of ball, cement and sant which has been placed as m there were three of them.
In his testimony, this employee who worked at Cohen's home said that he last saw Kohen alive. It was July 19 that year.
He told the court that when he returned A few days later, Kohen was gone.
Instead, he claims that Sara ordered him to say that Kohen had gone for medical treatment if anyone asked madam told us on that had gone for medical isn't it so madam to my that madam wasn't wanted so that people know that has gone for medical The witness revealed that Kohen had told him a secret a few days before his death claiming that Sara had injured his face during a domestic dispute he showed me video of him recording and was blood was moving from his forehead then he told me he was attacked by whom Salah Kamoto wanted to madam wanted to kill him Prosecutors also reviewed previous evidence from April 22, 2019 when the employee testified Prosecutors say this evidence strengthens their case by portraying a troubled marriage. What prompted you after telling the lies to go now and tell the truth.
However, the defense has maintained that their client is innocent. The case has been adjourned until Monday next. Ode Francis Citizen TV Nairobi.
Well we are taking a short break so that we can make room for announcements on the other side but don't go too far because we will be back with more information soon.
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Saumu Ayub Shaka is among those women following in the footsteps of her father Ayub Shaka who was known for giving weather forecasting announcements.
Saumu who has specialized in scientific expertise in her work on weather forecasting is the one we are crowning as a bomb woman this week. A bomb woman is brought to you by equity.
After this, start your successful journey equity today. So this is what we have going on in Kenya right now. Saumu comes from the Teta Taveta area, her name is Saumu Tamashaka and I am currently a weather forecaster at the Kenya Meteorological Department. Ah, when I was little, I got interested in being a weather forecaster because my father was called Ayub Shaka. He worked in this field for 36 years from the 80s to 2019. and I studied at the Kenya Science Nursery then I went to Lovington Primary School and Marigals High School in the area. Later I joined the University of Nairobi Chiromo campus to study weather forecasting in our home country there was no woman who had ever done this job before. Ah so I saw it as an opportunity for me to show my colleagues at home that we can also do this job. Ah me as a supervisor of the Regional Specialized Metological Center RSMC Nairobi my main job is to ah see how the daily operations are going. For example we prepare a presentation which is called guidance report guidance products. And that guidance products directs the forecaster journalist who is at that desk for that day to be able to do that presentation every day. ah at six o'clock and connect with colleagues from different countries.
You told us that you liked this job because you used to see your father doing it.
After going to school to study it and coming here, did you find it something you like? or was it something different?
I found something completely different in its meaning for me I thought it was a job that was a pleasure every hour like traveling there are not many things but when you start working you get the taboo that it is work not only traveling there are other things you should be consistent for example if someone is told to work and he did not do it you should ask him why you did not do it and do not have that preference for someone in the sense of something or something so it is a little different. The first thing I am proud of is that I am a woman and I have tried and I was in this job in those days women were not doing much.
Even when I was hired for the job we were only three women out of every person who was hired for the job. So this is the first thing. Then the second thing is a Muslim woman I had not seen our Muslim woman doing this job when I was so I hope I will be an example or encouragement to my fellow Muslim women what challenges have you encountered here at work and as a Muslim woman has your dress and appearance ever been an obstacle and what did you do to be able to overcome?
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Yes. If we highlight other things, it is that nuns Markina Zavieria Nyambura and Agnes Teresa Wanjiku have been honored for putting the interests of the poor, the sick and even prisoners at the forefront during their time in the Catholic Church.
At the funeral of the two held at the headquarters of the Maria Immaculate Convent in Nyeri, it was led by retired archbishop Peter Kairu. Kenyans and leaders were asked to set an example of volunteering and being generous as our reporter Umwangi explains with heavy hearts.
Families, relatives and friends of nuns Markina Zavi Nyambura and Agnes Teresa Wanjiku gathered at the headquarters of the Maria Immaculate Convent in Nyeri County to bid farewell to the two who died on the 301st of last month.
Speaker after speaker, the families of the two had fond memories of them.
Sister Marakina left a legacy of kindness and unity. It is our promise that as three loving sisters that we will keep the fire sheet burning to her very end.
Shine on our dear angel in heaven.
Auntie has been everything to us.
Doctor, teacher, mentor, counselor and mother. Her greatest passions were education, health and hygiene. It is a quality that Kenyans and their leaders in general, retired Archbishop Peter Kairo, led the event to emulate from those born in Tutho and Ruchu, Murang'a County. When they were chosen it was a gift from God. then if they used it not to separate our Kenyan citizens but to unite them in touch whether in prison in hospital or within other privileged families their ultimate goal was to bring people closer to Christ indeed they demonstrated that caring for the body and comforting the soul are one and the same the son of God. These qualities were reiterated last week at the service of the dead to commemorate the two held at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi. The service was attended by the deputy chairman of Royal Media Services Gadhoni Masharia Kamau Mwangeroninga Citizen Mathari, Nyeri County Dedan Kimati University of Technology continues to distinguish itself as a center of excellence in innovation and research jo on Friday 12th June 2026 at the graduation square as we the class of 2026 in person of virtually as we mark this milestone of excellence.
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But even before the match started on the field, several rumors have emerged.
Two days before the start of the football world cup hosted in three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico, other issues are already emerging even before the first whistle has been blown.
There have been reports of some of the players, coaches and other staff of some teams being banned US visas. Despite the fact that the teams are supposed to play matches in the country. The Iranian team was allowed He should not travel after waiting for a while, but he has only been allowed to enter Mexico and will be able to enter the United States for his matches and return to Mexico that day. The most notorious case is the ban on Somali referee Omar Art from entering the United States.
Arton was named the best referee in Africa and selected by FIFA to participate in the World Cup. He would be the first Somali to referee a World Cup match. The Somali government gave him a diplomatic passport but that did n't help.
Art arrived in Miami and was sent back to Turkey, where he came from. FIFA said it could not intervene in the matter and that Artan would not participate in the seizure. The nation of Somalia is among the countries banned by the US government, where citizens of the country are not allowed to enter the United States.
He has been a FIFA referee since 2018 and was expected to be among the 170 referees who will participate in this tournament. In addition to this, complaints have also been raised by some fans from Morocco, saying that despite having match tickets, many of them have been denied entry to the United States. This situation raises many questions about the hosting of this tournament in the United States. Meanwhile, the various teams are continuing their preparations for the tournament, with the first match being between hosts Mexico and South Africa on Thursday at the Stadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Viewers, we'll end there for today. My name is Mwana Hamisi Hamadi. On behalf of all those who made this information possible, I say thank you very much. See you tomorrow at the health forum.
Ah Fai tells me that there is a possibility that we will not have a show but if we do, she explains that there is a possibility that it will be a show so we will be focusing on various vaccines, whether for children or adults. Don't forget to join us and wish a good night to Ah Heri.
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