by STEPHEN ASTARIKOSaturday May 16, 2026 The Chairperson of the Lands, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development Committee, Khadija Idris /STEPHEN ASTARIKO Garissa County Assembly has been plunged into a fresh political and legal dispute after allegations surfaced that the Integrated Development and Expansion Plan (IDEP) for Garissa Municipality was approved irregularly and without following the law. At the center of the row is Khadija Idris, chairperson of the Lands, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development…

Friday May 15, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission has raised alarm over the prolonged detention of Sadio Moallim Ali, saying she has spent more than a month in Mogadishu Central Prison without being tried. In a May 13 statement, the commission said it had visited the facility on April 29 to examine Ali’s detention conditions and review her legal and humanitarian circumstances. The commission said its delegation met with Correctional Service officials, prison administrators, Ali and…

Thursday May 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Britain has tightened its travel guidance for Somalia, urging its citizens to avoid nearly all travel to the country amid terrorism fears, armed clashes and an unsettled security climate. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says against all travel to Somalia, including the eastern North Western State of Somalia regions of Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. The department said violence has escalated in those areas in recent months and that conditions remain highly unstable. It…

by STEPHEN ASTARIKOSaturday May 9, 2026 Garissa County Assembly Speaker Abdi Idle speaking to journalists in his office. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO Garissa County Assembly Speaker Abdi Idle has issued a stark warning to MCAs who repeatedly skip sittings, saying prolonged absenteeism could cost them their seats under the assembly’s standing orders. Addressing reporters in his office, Idle said the pattern of missing House business was hampering the assembly’s work and slowing down the passage of key motions and bills intended to serve…

by STEPHEN ASTARIKOWednesday May 6, 2026 Muslim Religious leaders drawn from SUPKEM during the meeting. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO Religious leaders in Northeastern are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a “silent epidemic” of HIV and AIDS, calling for immediate, coordinated action to confront a health challenge they say is spreading under the weight of stigma and denial. The warning came during a high-level meeting in Garissa convened by the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) in collaboration with the…

Saturday May 2, 2026 The Kenya African National Union (KANU) has appealed for calm and restraint after a surge of insecurity along the Mwingi–Garissa Road corridor in Kitui County. KANU chairman Gideon Moi said the recent violence was a matter of serious national concern and sent condolences to the families who have lost relatives. “Resource-based disputes must never be allowed to descend into violence, senseless killings, or wanton looting,” Moi said. “The loss of life and destruction of property only deepen divisions and…

Saturday May 2, 2026 Britain’s Metropolitan Police have charged a man with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, in north London, an attack that has intensified concern over rising threats to the Jewish community. The stabbings in a residential part of the capital on Wednesday prompted officials to raise the national terrorism threat level to its second-highest setting, a move that signals an attack within the next six months is considered “highly likely”. This week, Prime Minister Keir…

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…

By CORRESPONDENTTuesday April 28, 2026 A political aspirant from Garissa County is in police custody after being accused of stoking violence in the wake of the deadly Tseikuru attack in Kitui County that claimed seven lives. She was arrested on Sunday after a video spread online showing her allegedly calling for revenge over the killing of a taxi driver in Garissa earlier last week. In the five-minute recording, she is heard making remarks about religion and urging action if authorities failed to deliver justice. According…

Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s Guurti, the upper house of elders, has voted to extend the mandates of the local councils and the House of Representatives by 27 months, a decision that is expected to intensify arguments over the region’s election timetable and political direction. The measure passed on Tuesday with overwhelming support, as 71 of the 72 members present backed the extension. The move pushes the terms of the two institutions out by more than two years. Under North…