KDF Officers in Nairobi CBD during 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests. [File, Standard] A major showdown is looming between government security apparatus and frustrated Kenyans as they prepare to mark 35 years since the inaugural Saba Saba day. The Sunday Standard has established that the government is planning to deploy Kenya’s most elite military unit — the Kenya Defence Forces’ Green Berets — ahead of planned Saba Saba demonstrations, in a dramatic escalation of security preparations reflecting the government’s deep anxiety over intensifying dissent. /* Container styling */ .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index:…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen arriving for a security meeting at Kambi Samaki in Baringo County on May 2, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Conflicting public statements by senior security officials have laid bare apparent divisions within the National Security Council and its advisory body, raising questions about whether the issue stems from poor communication or weak coordination. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has appeared to contradict President William Ruto’s recent remarks—made in the presence of visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb—that all abducted Kenyans had been reunited with their families. .fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-80px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.paywall-container{position:relative;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);background-color:#fff}.paywall-container h2{text-align:center}.paywall-container a{text-decoration:none!important}.paywall-header{font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:15px;color:#333;text-align:center}.price-highlight{font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#d40511;margin:15px 0;text-align:center}.price-highlight…
Pilot George Nyamodi has been flying missions in war-torn areas of Sudan and Chad. [Courtesy] A Kenyan pilot flying a cargo aircraft was killed in a Sudanese military airstrike, intensifying scrutiny over Nairobi’s entanglement — whether deliberate or inadvertent — in the civil war ravaging Sudan. His aircraft, a Boeing 727, under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was struck by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on the morning of Saturday, May 3, at Nyala Airport in South Darfur — an essential hub for the RSF. .fade-out-overlay{position:absolute;top:-80px;left:0;width:100%;height:60px;z-index:1;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0),rgba(255,255,255,1))}.paywall-container{position:relative;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);background-color:#fff}.paywall-container h2{text-align:center}.paywall-container a{text-decoration:none!important}.paywall-header{font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:15px;color:#333;text-align:center}.price-highlight{font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#d40511;margin:15px 0;text-align:center}.price-highlight .original-price{text-decoration:line-through;color:#777;margin-right:0}.divider{border-top:1px…