Author: Joseph Ndunda

Rex Masai murder inquest adjourned after state witness fails to appear in court Mar 10, 2025

Masai was killed on June 24, 2024, during the youth-led protests in a push for better governance.

Campbell Scott murder: How a gang has been using dating apps to rob and kill wealthy men Mar 07, 2025

Bernard Mbunga Mbusu from Machakos County has been leading a gang using "honey traps" to lure wealthy but love-starved men into secluded places before...

Gachagua given 48-hour ultimatum to apologise for defamatory remarks Mar 07, 2025

The senator has denied receiving any bribes and demanded that Gachagua retract the statement, which he says has damaged his reputation and integrity.

Moses Dola released from prison after serving 9-year prison sentence for killing wife Mar 06, 2025

He was released by Justice Alexander Muteti after he convinced the court to grant him an early release from prison.

DCI seeks to detain police officer who allegedly shot and killed colleague in Ruaraka Mar 03, 2025

Tarus opposed the application to detain him, arguing that it does not require his incarceration for the pending investigations to be conducted.

Court allows DCI to detain suspects in murder of Briton Campbell Scott in Embakasi Mar 03, 2025

Kithuka had relocated to a different house after Scott's body was found and before he was arrested by the DCI's Homicides Unit.

High Court orders Kenya Pipeline to pay Sh200m to Taita Taveta residents for oil spill damage Mar 01, 2025

The petitioners said the oil spill tampered with the soil and its impact still persists since the soil is now completely infertile.

DPP Ingonga dismisses petition seeking his removal from office Feb 28, 2025

DPP stated that criminal case number E222 of 2023, in which Hussein was allegedly issued with death threats by his wife, is still pending in court and...

Kenya Power: City Hall's actions were criminal, calculated to evade paying electricity arrears Feb 26, 2025

KPLC also wants the county barred from parking its garbage trucks or vehicles at the entrance of the electricity vendor's offices obstructing movement...

High Court reinstates sacked UoN council chairman Amukowa Anangwe Feb 26, 2025

Anangwe obtained orders revoking the Gazette notice announcing his ouster and obtained further orders prohibiting the Ministry of Education from recru...

ODPP opposes Waititu's application to be released on bond pending appeal Feb 24, 2025

The prosecutor reminded the court that it is dealing with a convict and sufficient reasons must exist before he can be released on bond pending appea...

Kimani Ichung’wa faults high court ruling on National Assembly majority status Feb 19, 2025

Ichung’wa faulted the court for not recognising the implications of its decision while awaiting a resolution on which party holds the majority and whi...

Waititu's bail application pending appeal hearing to be heard on Monday Feb 18, 2025

He seeks to be released on bond pending the hearing of his appeal, which he filed to overturn his conviction and set aside the 12-year sentence, which...

Sarah Wairimu to remain in custody after being denied bail in Cohen murder case Feb 18, 2025

Lady Justice Diana Mochache said the likelihood to intimidate or interfere with the witnesses has been proved with sufficient evidence, adding that th...

Waititu appeals Sh588 million corruption verdict, claims unfair trial Feb 17, 2025

Waititu argues that the court erred in law and fact by failing to consider "key exceptional and unusual circumstances" crucial to determining the case...

Court rules Waititu to serve 12 years in jail or pay Sh53.5m fine after conviction in Sh588m fraud case Feb 13, 2025

At the same time, the court ruled that all the convicts are barred from holding public office for 10 years.

Ferdinand Waititu says he lost everything as he pleads for non-custodial sentence Feb 12, 2025

Through lawyer John Swaka, Waititu told Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki that he had been dragged through the mud by the case that had brought him to th...

Waititu, wife found guilty of looting Sh588 million from Kiambu County government Feb 12, 2025

Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki of the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court acquitted the accused of charges of money laundering.

Murder suspect Hashim Dagane worked for Ethiopian Army, holds Somali passport and Kenyan ID Feb 11, 2025

The DCI investigations did not disclose the specific time Hashim relocated to Garissa and later to Nairobi but it shows that in February 2024, he was...

Supreme Court softens stance on Ahmednasir, hints at possible reconsideration Feb 06, 2025

After Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala certified an application urging the court to review its decision against Ahmednasir as urgent, Koome has give...

Petition seeks to bar panel from recruiting IEBC chairman, commissioners Feb 05, 2025

The activists argue that the panel's composition and operations raise serious concerns, particularly that political parties have dominated and are lea...

Contradictions emerge in police testimonies at inquest into Rex Masai’s killing Feb 05, 2025

This version of events contradicts the testimony of former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei, who previously told the inquest that police were o...

Bungei says no police operational order records to show who shot Rex Masai Feb 05, 2025

Masai had been shot in the left thigh and bled to death as medics tried to save his life.

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...

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