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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Stories

Three CSs sued by rights lobby over 'laxity' in flood disaster response
Barack Oduor  |  May 17, 2024

The KHRC specifically criticises Kindiki for issuing a directive to evacuate all persons residing within the 30-meter riparian corridor of rivers and...

State launches Sh37bn equipment upgrade project in war on organised crime
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 14, 2024

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced the ambitious project in Mombasa on Tuesday, when he commissioned 10 high-capacity armoured perso...

Friday declared public holiday to remember victims of climate crisis
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2024

President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to use the day for activities that will improve the country's environment.

Teen killed, woman shot amid Mathare North demolitions
Hanifa Adan  |  May 06, 2024

Ian Henry Otieno family said he was sifting through mounds of rubble at the scene to recover any possessions that were spared the destruction.

Questions linger as deadly rains, floods ravage Kenya
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 29, 2024

Government sources say a record 300 people have lost their lives, with 185,297 individuals displaced by the floods.

State to print 600 passports per hour after buying more machines
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 22, 2024

The Interior ministry's goal is to double the number of passports issued in 2024 to at least one million, up from last year's 533,000.

Hunt on for 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists smoked out of Garissa hideout
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 24, 2024

Police said the hideout in Alango had been harbouring improvised explosive device (IED) experts.

Illicit brew crackdown: EACC issues warning as bribery reports surface
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 24, 2024

Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said some of officers have turned the vetting of bars into an extortion syndicate, compromising the government's efforts to e...

Herder shot dead, 120 camels stolen in Isiolo bandit attack
Waweru Wairimu  |  Mar 24, 2024

Residents claimed four homes lost 120 camels in the incident at Mlango in Burat Ward, but police said the number was yet to be confirmed.

Kindiki announces stringent measures in new security management plans
Amina Wako  |  Mar 22, 2024

Under the directives issued by the Interior Ministry, every county security team is mandated to implement comprehensive security measures, including p...

NIS to import passport printers as pressure mounts on CS Kindiki
Bashir Mohammed  |  Mar 22, 2024

CS Kindiki emphasised that his ministry had failed to meet its promise of issuing passports within seven days of application.

Operation Maliza Uhalifu: State dispatches first batch of new police equipment
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 20, 2024

CS Kindiki said more consignments will be commissioned around April, May and later this year, in a four-year process to adequately equip security agen...

Stop selling alcohol or quit your jobs, Kindiki tells civil servants
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 18, 2024

These include employees of the KRA, KEBS, the Anti-Counterfeit Authority and NACADA, as well as National Government Administration Officers, National...

Police recover 18 stolen cattle, firearm after Samburu security operation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2024

Police said during the operation, a fierce exchange of gunfire erupted between the security team resulting in the damage of a police lorry by suspecte...

State opens more security camps in Baringo to tame banditry, cattle rustling
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 12, 2024

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindik says the camps have been set up to neutralise the threats and steer the restoration of normalcy.

Kenya mission to Haiti now at 'pre-deployment' stage, state says
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 11, 2024

Kindiki dispels reports that the mission is shaky, saying a legal hurdle that had delayed it has been resolved.

State suspends licences of all second-generation alcohol manufacturers
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 06, 2024

Interior CS Kindiki described those selling illegal alcohol and other outlawed drugs as "terrorists".

Kindiki pledges to clear passports backlog of 1.1m, fight systemic graft
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 19, 2024

Interior minister says the backlog stands at 1.1 million passports yet the department can only issue 5,000 out of the daily requirement of 20,000.

New administrative units created in 31 counties to enhance service delivery
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 15, 2024

Kindiki is on Thursday expected to tour Eldas Constituency in Wajir County to launch the newly created Eldas South Sub County.