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Police search for masterminds after weapons seized on Thika–Garissa Highway

By Margaret KalekyeTuesday May 5, 2026 Investigators are following fresh leads after security officers intercepted a bus carrying a concealed stockpile of ammunition and military-style items along the Thika–Garissa Highway in Kanyonyoo. The vehicle, registration number KCW 208A, operated by Buscar Sacco, had left Lamu for Nairobi when a multi-agency security team stopped it on Sunday for what was meant to be a routine inspection, instead uncovering what could have developed into a major security breach. A search of…

Bus companies suspend trips on Nairobi-Garissa highway over insecurity

by Timothy Cerullo Wednesday April 29, 2026 A Garissa-bound bus along the Thika Superhighway. Photo Wanjeri Passengers heading to and from Garissa were left in limbo on Wednesday after several bus companies abruptly suspended services along the Nairobi-Garissa Highway amid growing security fears. The disruption comes after reports of insecurity on the route, including an incident in which one bus was hit by stones and had its windscreen badly shattered yesterday. In a notice issued on Wednesday, April 29, Pacific Coach said…

Al-Azhar Observatory warns of escalating Al-Shabaab threat on Somalia-Kenya border

Al-Azhar warns of Ramadan terror escalation as Al-Shabaab executes 10, Kenya says Nairobi plot foiled The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has warned of escalating terrorist threats along the Somali-Kenyan border during the holy month of Ramadan, citing what it called a “bloody strategy” by the militant group Al-Shabaab to intimidate civilians and step up cross-border attacks. In a statement Monday, the Cairo-based observatory said the latest surge began Saturday night, when Al-Shabaab militants executed 10…

Greater than 100 other people have been killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains in western Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Human Rights Fee says greater than 100 other people were killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains within the western element of the rustic. Amhara Mass Media Company, affiliated with the rustic's Amhara area, quoted witnesses in a separate record as pronouncing that the assault came about early on Wednesday within the Metekel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz area. The assault got here an afternoon after Top Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the area and spoke concerning…