Today in History: Patrice Lumumba Forced to Eat His Speech Before Being Assassinated
On January 17, 1961, armed Congolese men led by Joseph Désiré Mobutu, who later changed his name to Mobutu Sese ...
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Today in History: UON Lecturer Professor Odhiambo Mbai Shot Multiple Times Before His Daughter
On Sunday, September 14, 2003, University of Nairobi political science lecturer Professor Chrispin Odhiambo Mbai was pronounced dead after several ...
Today in History: Thomas Sankara Dies After Being Shot Multiple Times
On the evening of October 15, 1987, revolutionary leader and President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, who was referred to ...
Businessman Jacob Juma Shot Seven Times Days After Claiming Powerful People Want Him Dead
On the night of Thursday, May 5, 2016, Jacob Juma, a prominent Kenyan businessman and a fierce critic of the ...
Today in History: DRC President Laurent Kabila Shot Four Times by Body Guard in His Office
On January 16, 2001, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was assassinated in his ...
Today in History: Kabete MP George Muchai Killed Alongside His Driver & 2 Bodyguards
On the morning of Saturday, February 7, 2015, Kabete Member of Parliament (MP) George Muchai was returning home from a ...
Today in History: Tom Mboya Shot Twice After Visiting a Pharmacy
On July 5, 1969, Tom Mboya, the then Minister for Economic Planning, was approached by three men as he exited ...
Today in History: MP Tony Ndilinge Assassinated Leaving Behind 13 Children
On August 1, 2001, Tony Ndilinge, the Member of Parliament for Kilome, was shot twice in the head at close ...
Today in History: Liberia’s President Samuel Doe is Murdered in Full Glare of Camera After 12-Hour Torture
On September 9, 1990, Liberia’s President Samuel Doe, accompanied by a contingent of about one hundred men, visited the Economic ...
Today in History: Africa’s Most Charismatic Rebel Leader, Jonas Savimbi, Assassinated
On February 22, 2002, Jonas Savimbi, one of Africa's most charismatic rebel leaders, was assassinated by the Angolan government after ...
Kenya’s Police are Violent, Unaccountable and Make Most Citizens Feel Less Safe – Should They be Abolished?
A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ...
Imran Khan shot: How attack will affect protest campaign led by Pakistan’s ousted leader
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan survived what supporters described as an assassination attempt on Nov. 3, 2022, as he ...
Kenya Has Tried to Reform its Police Force, but it’s left Gaps for Abuse
Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They’re a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of ...