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 […]
DRC says 129 executed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 were executed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa. In a statement posted on X early on Tuesday, Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said prisoners attempted the break out on Monday amid a fire that hit […]
NFL player shot during attempted robbery in San Francisco
NFL player Ricky Pearsall has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco. Pearsall, 23, “sustained a bullet wound to his chest” and is in a “serious but stable condition” according to his team the San Francisco 49ers, following the incident by the city’s Union Square on Saturday afternoon. Police say […]
Two ladies accused of selling children to pedophilic foreign national arrested in Kilifi
Police in Kilifi have arrested two women suspected of pedophilic activities involving a foreign citizen. The arrest of the two, Fatma Muhammed and Lafisa Abdulrashid follows after police laid an ambush after complaints from parents over their actions. At the time of the arrest, the suspects were about to deliver the children to the key suspect, […]
3 arrested for scamming foreigners over Ksh340M in fake gold scandal
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three individuals in connection with a fake gold scandal. DCI in a statement issued on Saturday, August 31, 2024, night, said Allain Mwadia Nvita, Daniel Ogot and Frank Kateti had scammed two foreign nationals, Marco Colombo Conti and his business associate Satbinder Singh, over Ksh340 […]
Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal fined Ksh83M, barred from holding public office
Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been fined Ksh83 million after being convicted of corruption charges. Lenolkulal has also been barred from holding public office for 10 years. “The first accused person (Moses Lenolkulal) will pay a fine of Ksh83,460,995 which is equivalent to twice the benefit after apportioning public funds unlawfully acquired between yourself […]
Man slapped with 20-year prison term for his involvement in terror activities
A man has been slapped with a 20-year prison term for his involvement in terror-related activities. The sentence was handed down by the Siaya Law Court presided over by Senior Principal Magistrate Simiyu on Thursday, August 29, 2024. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), George Oluoch Awiti, who also goes […]