Private investigator convicted of receiving Ksh30K bribe
A private investigator has been convicted of requesting and receiving a Ksh30,000 bribe from a businessman. The investigator, who doubles up as the director of Swift Tracing and Company Limited, is said to have received the bribe to shield a businessman dealing with academic books from charges of selling alleged counterfeit books. The Office of […]
14-year-old boy arrested after 4 killed in Georgia school shooting
A 14-year-old boy will be charged with múrder after four péople were killed and nine injured in a shooting at a Georgia high school. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two pupils and two teachers died in Wednesday’s attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County. Colt Gray, a student at the school, was […]
Accountant arraigned over theft of Ksh200M from logistics companies
An accountant has been arraigned at a Mombasa court over the theft of over Ksh200 million from several logistics companies. The accountant, Robert Wangila Wandera, is accused of being among five accountants who conspired in the theft of Ksh200,585,052.00 from Igsar Group Company Limited, Husaaba Trading Company Limited, Sunova International Limited and Inland Logistics. Wandera […]
Kevin Kang’ethe denied bail over murder charges in US
Murder suspect Kevin Kang’ethe has been denied bail or bond by a US court. Kang’ethe, who was arraigned before the Suffolk Superior Court in Pemberton Square, Boston, on September 3, 2024, is accused of murdering Margaret Mbitu. Kang’ethe was extradited to the US from Nairobi on September 1, 2024, where he is accused of murdering […]
17-year-old among 2 arrested as bhang worth Ksh1.3M is recovered
A 17-year-old is among two individuals arrested in Nambale, Busia County, after police recovered bhang valued at Ksh1.32 million. According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the arrests were made at a roadblock where officers intercepted a Toyota Hiace Matatu carrying five bales of bhang weighing 44 kilograms. Arrests The suspects, […]
3 children, 2 teenagers arrested over murder of 80-year-old in park
Three children and two teenagers have been arrested over the murder of an 80-year-old man. The man, who was walking his dog in Franklin Park, Leicestershire, was seriously assaulted on Sunday and died in hospital. A boy and a girl, both 14, and one boy and two girls, all aged 12, have been arrested on […]
Date set for plea-taking for former Harambee Stars player over murder of minor
Former Harambee Stars player Collins Okoth Ougo alias Gattuso has been arraigned in court over the murder of a minor in Lucky Summer Estate in Nairobi. Gattuso was arraigned alongside his co-accused Silvia Aoko before Justice Alexander Muteti at the Milimani Law Courts but did not plead to the charges. The two were arraigned after […]