Author: Joseph Ndunda

Court orders NTSA, police to release impounded matatus, number plates Feb 03, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the High Court in Nairobi issued the ruling after the vehicles, operating on the Nairobi–Rongai, Kiambu Road, Embakasi, and...

Tana River woman seeks justice after Losing Sh27.8 million in alleged fraud Feb 03, 2025

Rahma reported the matter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at Kilimani, Nairobi, on January 2, 2025, leading to the arrest of Abdul...

Cohen murder: Sarah Wairimu detained as DPP cites contradictory statements Feb 03, 2025

These inconsistencies in Sarah's response are part of what the DPP wants to use to prove that Sarah had a motive and intention of murdering Cohen. The...

DPP seeks removal from abduction case, calls petition ‘fatally defective’ Jan 31, 2025

The application says the DPP was wrongly sued and improperly enjoined as a respondent hence his continued participation in the case is prejudicial to...

Ex-Capital Markets Authority chairman charged with Sh102 million fraud Jan 31, 2025

Nesbit, a former Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) chairman is accused of colluding with Boytorun Mehment Bulent and a company they co-own to defr...

Dragging IG of Police, DCI to court over abductions compromising national security - Murkomen Jan 30, 2025

When he appeared before Justice Chacha Mwita, Kanja said he instructed the DCI boss to carry out swift investigations into matters of the disappearanc...

Baby Pendo murder case: Court gives DPP 30 days to review charges, find missing suspect Jan 30, 2025

Ingonga must liaise with the police to trace retired police officer Mohammed Amin within the duration, to be charged with the murder of the six-year-o...

Bodies of two missing Mlolongo men found at City Mortuary Jan 30, 2025

IG of Police Douglas Kanja categorically stated that none of the abducted men was in the custody of the police.

Win for Isiolo residents as court orders closure of conservancies on community land Jan 30, 2025

They sued Northern Rangelands Trust which was operating as the umbrella for CBOs running wildlife conservancies in unregistered community lands.

Trial involving 11 police officers accused of killing Baby Pendo deferred again Jan 29, 2025

ODPP's Mark Barasa applied to have the plea deferred by 45 days to allow apprehension of Mohammed Baa, who is still at large.

Nullification of North Eastern 2019 census results proves state's ‘low population’ mischief Jan 29, 2025

The leaders tabled the actual enumerated population numbers obtained from the enumerators to prove the 2019 census results published by the KNBS were...

KNCHR mounts pressure on NIS officers to end widespread abductions Jan 28, 2025

The commission says the NPS including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and NIS have a duty to produce or explain the whereabouts of al...

Student under probe for diverting school capitation fee into his account Jan 27, 2025

The bank reported that Sh1, 173, 352 was fraudulently diverted to the account held by Gideon Kibet Langat at the bank's Nandi Hills branch the previou...

DCI warned against torturing man who posted Ruto's image in casket Jan 27, 2025

Ashiko was arrested in Bungoma County on January 24 and escorted to Nairobi where he was held at the Muthaiga police station

How Tob Cohen was tortured and starved before death - Postmortem Jan 24, 2025

Cohen had reportedly "disappeared" from his home on the night of July 19-20, 2019, before his decomposing body was recovered from an underground septi...

Gachagua impeachment: Court declines application to delay hearing of petitions Jan 23, 2025

Justice Ogola said there are no orders from the court of appeal stopping his bench from further proceeding with determining the issues before it and i...

Court gives Kanja last chance to explain whereabouts of four men abducted in Mlolongo Jan 23, 2025

The judge also dismissed the IG's application to have the orders stayed as he prepared to appeal against them.

DCI wants Hashim Dagane, suspect in murder of four Eastleigh women, denied bond Jan 21, 2025

The suspect, who fraudulently acquired a Kenyan national identity card, remains a pre-trial remandee at the Nairobi Area Remand and Allocation Prison.

Prison warder accused of inciting rebellion released on Sh50,000 cash bail Jan 20, 2025

He was arrested inside his residence at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison's staff quarters.

Prisons officer to remain in custody for 21 days for inciting rebellion Jan 16, 2025

Kuria is also under investigation for allegedly publishing False Information contrary to section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act of 2018.

ATPU detains Congolese national "aiding" terror groups smuggle gold to Dubai Jan 16, 2025

Mpila has been accused of offering support to ISIL and ISIS groups based in Congo to smuggle gold to Dubai,

Court restrains Interior Ministry from relocating Hagarbul Sub-location from Dadaab to Fafi Jan 14, 2025

The ministry had argued that the relocation of the sub location was done in line with the provisions of section 14(1) of the National Government Servi...

Court releases car dealer Khalif Kairo on Sh2 million cash bail Jan 14, 2025

His lead lawyer Danstan Omari claimed that dealers out to bring Khalif down are bankrolling the case against him and vowed to petition the Director of...

Businessman Khalif Kairo charged with fraud after failing to deliver cars to clients Jan 13, 2025

He denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and claimed through his lawyers led by Danstan Omari, that the cases were orchestrated by j...

Iranian ambassador to Kenya calls for faith-based solutions to violent extremism Jan 12, 2025

The ambassador maintains there is a need to explore peace, dialogue and coexistence to promote stability and security through understanding religious...

High court declines to stop rollout of new vehicles' registration plates Jan 11, 2025

Omtatah had gone to court to stop the rollout of the new plates which is being undertaken by the NTSA.

Businessman charged after allegedly assaulting sister in Eastleigh Jan 10, 2025

Abdiaziz denied the charges before Principal Magistrate Carolyne Mugo of Makadara Law Courts. He was released on a cash bail of Sh30,000 and an altern...

Former IG Koome to pay for ordering police to beat up striking medics Jan 08, 2025

Koome is now going to be held personally liable for crimes committed by the National Police Service officers who were under his command – in the doctr...

Court to IG of Police Kanja: Show up on January 27 or face conviction over abductions Jan 08, 2025

Police IG Kanja and DCI boss Mohamed Amin had been summoned by Mwamuye to appear in court on Wednesday but they failed to appear.

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