The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has today, February 9 2026 deployed a Rapid Response Team to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred on February 7 2026 in the Huruma area of Nairobi County. The incident resulted in the death of a 21-year-old student, Ms. Sheril Adhiambo, allegedly during a police pursuit of robbery suspects.
Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and a group that supports her. Mohammadi, 53, was on a week-long hunger strike that ended on Sunday February 8 2026, the Narges Foundation said in a statement. The
After an 11-year break since completing high school and a grueling 200-kilometer walk to raise funds for his university education, Duncan Kibet’s story stands as a powerful testament to courage, resilience, and the transformative power of education. The 27-year-old from Bomet County has now received unconditional admission to Mount Kenya University (MKU), marking a major