Ahead of Kenya's general election, politicians have been working hard to win the youth vote. But many young people have stopped believing in politicians' promises and plan to stay away from the ballot.
High production costs and the mismanagement of factories have led to a drop in sugar production in Kenya over the past two decades, opening the door for smugglers. In 2020, sugar made up 48% of the goods smuggled into the country, according to the National Crime Research Centre. This ‘sweet secret’ occurs through Kenya’s porous international borders with Uganda (Busia, Lwakhakha and Sio Port), Tanzania (Sirare and Namanga), Ethiopia (Moyale) and Somalia (Mandera). In western Kenya, the smuggling is perpetrated by sugar cartels operating along the Kenya-Uganda border. Kenyan criminals collude with Ugandan factory workers who smuggle sugar and sell it to Kenyans along the border areas. Bags of sugar from the Kamuli and Kakira factories in Uganda are continually ferried into Kenya.
Not a single accused was convicted last year in Mumbai under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989, according to the National Crime Research Bureau. One did not associate the country's financial capital with caste crimes, but the abuse meted out to MD student Dr Payal Tadvi by her seniors in a municipal medical college, which allegedly
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Why Boda Boda Related Crimes Peak Over 4 Months - Report
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Crimes linked to boda boda riders are more pronounced and rampant on specific days of the month and peak in certain months according to a just-released report by the National Crime Research Centre.
The report titled 'Boda Boda Motorcycle Transport and Security Challenges in Kenya' revealed that certain months observed more criminal activities from the operators, specifically; December, April, August and January were singled out as the most prevalent in the study in 2018.
December recorded the highest number of criminal activity linked to boda boda riders while public holidays were also days that police recorded increased criminal activity.
THE STANDARD By
Kamore Maina |
March 10th 2021 at 16:37:04 GMT +0300
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i. (Sammy Omingo,Standard)
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has launched a fresh attack on the judiciary in the fight against crime.
The CS has at the same time issued a fresh warning to politicians whom he accused of fanning ethnic hatred.
He said the politicians were responsible for violence witnessed during by-elections in Matungu and Nakuru’s London wards.
He warned that the Government would not sit back and watch the politicians take the country to ‘dangerous’ levels.
“Unless we behave differently, we are taking our country to dangerous levels,” said Matiang’i.