Member of Parliament in trouble for slapping journalist
A Thailand parliamentary investigation has been formally requested into veteran politician and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he hit a journalist last week. The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader struck the ThaiPBS reporter on the head last week after she asked him a question about the new prime minister. A PPRP party spokesman said […]
FIDA gives police 3-day ultimatum to rearrest Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi
The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has given police a three-day ultimatum to rearrest Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi Khalusha. The premier women’s rights organisation in a statement on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, said it was deeply concerned with the escape of the prime murder suspect from police custody. Rearresting Jumaisi FIDA-Kenya in the […]
Gigiri OCPD, OCS interdicted after Jumaisi’s daring escape
A total of eight police officers based at Gigiri Police Station have been interdicted following the escape of 13 inmates, among them being the suspect believed to have been behind the Kware murders. Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli, while addressing a press conference at Gigiri Police Station on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, confirmed […]
Jimi Wanjigi, aide released on Ksh10M bond
Businessman and politician Jimi Wanjigi has finally been released. Wanjigi, who was presented at Milimani Law Courts alongside his aide Kibe on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, after being arrested on Monday, were freed on a Ksh10 million bond. Wanjigi to surrender passport The court has, however, ordered them to surrender their passports. The court will, […]
Ex-KEPHIS employee fined Ksh5M over fake academic certificates
Zinje Juma Mwadama, a former employee of the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), has been fined Ksh5 million or sentenced to eight years in prison for forging academic certificates and providing false information to secure employment. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that the Anti-Corruption […]
Prime suspect behind Kware deaths escapes from police custody
The prime suspect in the Kware bizarre murder that was reported a month ago Collins Jumaisi has escaped from police custody. According to the Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bugei, Jumaisi is among 13 inmates who escaped from Gigiri Police Station on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. The 12 others who escaped custody are Eritreans. Jumaisi was […]
Police arrest suspect, seize 84kg of ivory during raid
Law enforcement officers have apprehended a suspect and recovered stolen wildlife trophies in Kibwezi Sub-County as the war on wildlife trafficking intensifies. The operation was carried out by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Serious Crime Unit in collaboration with officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The raid, which took place in […]