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Kisumu County City manager under EACC investigation for forgery, fraudulent travel allowances
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 13, 2025

Wanga is facing multiple charges, including forgery, fraudulent acquisition of public property, and presenting false documents, following an investiga...

Koitaleel, Maasai Mara universities under fire over missing records, unapproved payments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2025

The morning session centred on Koitaleel Samoei University College, where audits revealed that inventories valued at Sh1,307,059 were released without...

Government unveils plan to commercialise NYS for youth jobs and skills
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

The government is establishing the National Youth Service Enterprise and Services Company, which will serve as the Service’s commercial arm.

Gabon sentences ex-First Lady, Bongo son, to 20 years in prison for corruption
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 12, 2025

According to prosecutors, Sylvia and her son took advantage of former President Ali Bongo's weakened health after his 2018 stroke to influence the pre...

US sends Sh969 million to Equatorial Guinea to expedite deportations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 11, 2025

The payment, confirmed by Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was reportedly sent directly to...

Kenya reports decline in criminal cases, police misconduct on the rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2025

While the overall number of crimes decreased, offences such as assault, theft, and drug-related crimes remain the most common.

Former Gabonese first lady Sylvia Bongo, son absent as corruption trial opens in Libreville
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 10, 2025

Former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin face graft charges in Gabon but remain in London, claiming the trial is politically driven.

CJ Martha Koome unveils anti-corruption and green justice plans to transform Kenyan courts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 10, 2025

Chief Justice Koome pushes data-driven reforms, anti-corruption measures, and green initiatives to transform Kenya’s justice system and improve servic...

Over 280 county corruption cases under EACC investigation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud told the committee, chaired by Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei, that six of the reported cases have been concluded in court, seven a...

EACC files suit to recover Sh813 million from Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and 13 others
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 07, 2025

According to the Commission, its probe established that, during his tenure as Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation an...

Court steps in after EACC and DPP fail to agree on Obado plea deal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 07, 2025

According to submissions made in court, a meeting convened on October 30 at the DPP's office, as earlier ordered by the court, ended in disagreement a...

Evans Kidero, nine others acquitted in Sh213 million corruption case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 06, 2025

Chief Magistrate Victor Wakumile ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Kidero and his co-accused over alleged irre...

LSK demands probe into alleged judicial misconduct at Maua Law Courts, accuses magistrates of shielding officers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 02, 2025

LSK accused the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) of shielding errant officers.

Funding shortage puts EACC’s anti-graft war at risk- Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

The funding shortfall has already affected the EACC’s core functions. Plans to recruit 200 new officers were shelved due to insufficient budgetary all...

EACC recovers Sh2.8 billion Karura Forest land from late ex-minister Kamotho’s company
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 28, 2025

In a landmark ruling, the court declared that the prime Gigiri property—part of Karura Forest—was unlawfully acquired by the late Minister Joseph Kamo...

Justice and Equity Council accuses government of corruption and state repression
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 27, 2025

The group said Kenya's post-independence dream of justice and prosperity has been "betrayed by a political class addicted to greed and deceit."

Court dismisses EACC bid to block Sh20.5 million fire engine tender payment
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 23, 2025

Justice Francis Rayola Olel ruled that the anti-graft agency had failed to meet the legal threshold for the grant of an injunction and that halting th...

EACC opposes ODPP bid to drop UoN official’s Sh32 million graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 14, 2025

Daniel Brian Ouma Okeyo is alleged to have forged academic certificates and irregularly received over Sh32 million in salaries and benefits while serv...

EACC recovers Sh35 million government land near Bungoma State Lodge after court orders eviction of developer
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 13, 2025

According to court documents, the land was initially set aside by the government in 1961 for the construction of residential houses for senior public...

EACC probing governors, county officials in 16 counties over multi-billion shillings graft claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 09, 2025

Counties under examination include Nakuru, Nairobi, Migori, Vihiga, West Pokot, Kajiado, Marsabit, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Homa Bay, Wajir, Samburu, Maku...

EACC urges counties to strengthen anti-corruption measures and safeguards
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 05, 2025

The renewed push by EACC comes amid mounting concerns over the misuse of public funds in devolved units, with the commission warning that without prev...

Civic group petitions Senate over 'runaway graft'
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 02, 2025

Prof Fred Ogolla condemned government borrowing for consumption and prestige projects, which increase debt servicing costs and leave less funding for...

MPs block plan to create new sextortion law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Petitioners argued that survivors often face intimidation and lack adequate legal protection when seeking justice.

How forged academic papers are helping fraudsters secure top government jobs — EACC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The EACC notes that various methods are being used to falsify academic records, ranging from fake secondary school certificates to altered university...

Waititu suffers third blow as court declines to vary bond terms in graft case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 01, 2025

The judge further reminded Waititu's lawyer that the case involves other accused persons who remain in custody and had complained about delays in the...

EACC probing MCAs accused of blackmailing governors, manipulating county tenders
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

Ngumbi further cautioned that ward representatives and county officials doing business with county governments risk breaching the new Conflict of Inte...

MPs direct EACC to probe suspected Sh22 million revenue leak in Trans Nzoia County
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 23, 2025

The County Public Accounts Committee also instructed Governor Natembeya to take administrative action against county revenue officers implicated in th...

JSC launches probe into bribery allegations against judge
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 22, 2025

The statement comes amid growing public debate over the claims, which have sparked calls for greater transparency in handling cases of alleged judicia...

EACC recovers Sh505 million in plea bargain with ex-Migori Governor Obado's associates, puts assets up for auction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

EACC said the auction will cover 10 prime assets in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori counties that were surrendered under a plea bargain deal aimed at resol...

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