ICC starts fresh probe on witness tampering

The ICC is quietly compiling evidence of witness tampering in the collapsed cases against Kenya’s top leadership in a move that may resuscitate The Hague narrative ahead of the August election. The Star has established that a team of eight ICC sleuths is in Kenya to...

White House stands firm over travel ban

The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it. In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once “the most secure policies” were in...

High Court blocks Nigeria oil spill case against Shell

A British court has blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by many residents of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region demanding action over decades of oil spills there. Members of the Ogale and Bille communities, who say thousands of lives have...

2,000 homeless children rescued from Nairobi streets

At least 2,000 street children have been rescued and rehabilitated in Nairobi in an ongoing initiative by the County Government to get them off the streets. The County Executive Committee for Education, Social Services and ICT Anne Lokidor said the ongoing programme...