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Boniface Mwangi’s lawyers accuse police of cover-up in assault case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

Senior Counsel Martha Karua, who was present in court in solidarity with Mwangi, termed the charges a blatant cover-up and questioned the role played...

“Assaulted and charged”, Boniface Mwangi recounts harrowing ordeal at the hands of police officers
Amina Wako  |  Apr 21, 2025

Mwangi was released on a Sh5,000 police bond and advised not to publicise the case.

Governor Wamatangi says EACC raid was politically motivated, claims senior officer vowed to ‘make him dirty’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

Wamatangi claimed that he had received a disturbing phone call from a senior officer who allegedly threatened to tarnish his reputation.

EACC probes Kiambu Governor Wamatangi over Sh230m tender scandal and abuse of office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

EACC has said that once investigations are complete, the findings may lead to the prosecution of those found culpable, the recovery of unexplained ass...

18-year-old detained over violently robbing Kiamaiko traders
Joseph Ndunda  |  Sep 30, 2024

Abdi Nache was charged with robbing Abdi Hirbo of a mobile phone worth Sh38,000 and cash—Sh73,000.

I refuse to die in vain - Boniface Mwangi
Boniface Mwangi  |  Sep 16, 2024

The youths who occupied Parliament on June 25, 2024, showed us what courage and patriotism look like.

US court denies Kevin Kang'ethe bond after extradition in murder case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2024

Kangethe was extradited to the USA from Nairobi on September 1, 2024, after a successful process by DPP.

Murder trial of Kenyan nurse begins in US after deportation of suspect Kevin Kangethe
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 03, 2024

The family has indicated that they will make no further comments before today's court hearing.

Man arrested, arraigned for impersonating police a year after committing same crime
Joseph Ndunda  |  Sep 02, 2024

Before the police arrived, Ohuru's accomplice fled, leaving him behind.

Murder suspect Kevin Kang'ethe extradited to US
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 02, 2024

His extradition was allowed by Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucan Onyina who ruled that he be extradited to face a first-degree murder charge under Massa...

30 arrested for urinating in Nairobi’s CBD ordered to clean City Mortuary
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2024

According to the Nairobi Public Nuisance Act 2021, urinating or defecating in a public place carries a Sh10,000 fine, a six-month jail sentence, or bo...

Who is Yagnesh Devani? The tycoon behind Kenya’s biggest fuel scandal
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 06, 2024

The government had been desperate to have him back from the UK, but Devani had managed to defer his removal by making a second asylum application to r...

Triton oil scandal: EACC arrests prime suspect Yagnesh Devani 
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said Devani was arrested on Tuesday at his offices in Nairobi.

DCI seeks 21 days to detain activist Boniface Mwangi, 4 others for planning anti-govt protests
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 26, 2024

Inspector George Karanja of DCI headquarters says he is investigating cases of false publication, creating a disturbance and taking part in unlawful a...

Veteran Journalist Macharia Gaitho narrates arrest ordeal, vows to take legal action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2024

"That Francis Gaitho they claim they are looking for—I am twice his age. He does not live where I live and does not drive the same car as me. It is me...

Four weeks of anti-state protests claim 50 lives, leaves 413 injured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2024

Alongside the fatalities, 413 individuals have been injured, and 59 people have either been abducted or are missing. Additionally, 682 people have bee...

We won't be intimidated into silence, Keter says after dramatic arrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2024

The former Nandi Hills MP termed his arrest on Sunday a move to gag Kenyans who boldly criticise President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza government.

Salim Swaleh, 5 others released on bail amid probe into fraud at Mudavadi's office
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 26, 2024

They were granted Sh400,000 cash bail or Sh1 million bond each to secure their freedom as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigate...

How foreigners nearly lost Sh5.8 million in AFCON 2027 fraud scheme
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 24, 2024

Police affidavit details fraud at the office of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, as suspects Salim Swaleh and others appear in court.

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