KAMUKUNJI MP @MPyusufhassan has castigated @Meta for curtailing the freedom of speech and the press following Facebook's censorship of Kulan Post over its coverage of Kenyans expressing solidarity with the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip. "I am really sorry about this," noted the former BBC broadcaster, who also served as Senior Policy Adviser for the UN Secretary General in New York in 2002 and the head of a UN news agency in 2006. He continued: "I express my support and solidarity with Kulan Post. This poses a significant threat to our democracy and human rights, constituting a grave violation of fundamental rights, including freedom of the press and free speech. "These deliberate actions aim to censor and muzzle the media, concealing the truth. Such unilateral and arbitrary measures are subjective, intrusive, and utterly unacceptable. "It is even more surprising that these sentiments are coming from those who advocated for the principles of democracy, human rights, equity, social justice, and the rule of law. The idea that they would practice these kind of double standards and they would deny these fundamental rights to the oppressed people of Palestine and their supporters is indeed preposterous." Read more about the controversial censorship story 👉

"No one has the monopoly of being a better Kenyan than the other." Mombasa Governor slams politicians opposed to the removal of the mandatory vetting process for acquiring IDs in Northeastern counties.

AHMEDNASIR: "The visit by President Ruto to Northern Kenya has led to a political reawakening. It will lead to a seismic shift in Kenya's electoral power play. What we now need is civic education on an industrial scale and a concerted effort to register voters. Now that issuance of identity cards in Mandera and Moyale will follow the easy and friendly process that was the norm in Kiambu and Muranga since 1963."

KERROW: "Somalis are not guests in Kenya. They own the largest region in the country. Check the history. They arrived in Kenya [in] 2000 BC. Don't try to bully us. No vetting!"

Mandera Governor refutes Trans Nzoia Governor's claims on lack of vetting during ID Issuance in North Eastern Kenya

President Ruto to Northeastern: "This is your government. How you voted last elections doesn't matter. Own it with pride and stop the fear."

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"We are the original indigenous [people] of this country." Kenyans in Northeastern counties laud State for removing the mandatory vetting process for acquiring IDs, say move ends "discrimination."

TV Presenter: Is the president shoring up his numbers by giving IDs to the people of Northeastern region? Sossion: That's your own words, and a pedestrian thinking...Kenyans in Northeastern have a Constitutional right to get IDs, and it's the responsibility of the President to ensure that.

President Ruto co-chaired Saturday a joint summit of the East African Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on the conflict in the DRC. Several heads of the state and government from the countries within the blocs attended the meeting held in Tanzania.

"We are either equal citizens or we part ways," declares Salah Abdi Sheikh, an academic, author and activist. "Nobody will accept second class citizenship anymore," he added.

PHOTOS: President @WilliamsRuto engaged leaders and elders from Garissa County to exchange views on a range of issues, including food security, affordable housing, and infrastructure development in the region. "One Country. One People. One Mission!"

Pres Ruto assessed the progress of Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road. "We will open up all corners of our country with high-quality infrastructure projects to facilitate trade and regional connectivity, drive economic growth, enhance mobility, and improve access to essential services."

BREAKING: Iconic media personality Leonard Mambo Mbotela has passed on.

BREAKING: Iconic media personality Leonard Mambo Mbotela is dead.

Ruto: "We have been empowering coffee farmers, tea farmers and sugar farmers for too long. When it comes to empowering the livestock sector, why do you want to oppose it?"

WATCH: President Ruto reopens Garissa Immigration Office, directly issues passports to applicants

REPRIEVE: Immigration department directed to give special preference to passport applicants going to Hajj as President Ruto reopens Garissa Immigration Office

FORMER Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow says he supports a proposal fronted by Kalonzo and CS Muturi seeking investigations into the latest wave of unexplained abductions reported across the country, but suggests that: "The inquiry has to start from 1963." Mr. Kerrow noted that the "highest number of abductions and extrajudicial killings happened under (former President) Uhuru, with thousands of victims in Northeastern and Coastal regions."

EARLIER: It was all smiles as the first batch of passport applicants receive their copies following the reopening of the Garissa Immigration Office, which is slated to serve seven counties. The centre was closed indefinitely during the first term of President Uhuru.

"I must commend your Governor for harmonising the working relations between the County Governments and the National Government." President Ruto lauds Wajir Governor @HEAhmedJiir, who's also the chair of the Council of Governors, for "bridging the gap."