Yagnesh Devani charged over Triton oil case, detained at Industrial Area Prison
Former Managing Director of Triton Petroleum Company Limited Yagnesh Mohanlal Devani has finally been charged at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court over the 2008 Triton oil case. After being extradited from the United Kingdom, Devani faced the magistrate in Nairobi on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. He is implicated in a case that involves mortgagors, Emirates National […]
Court moves new date for fraud case to September
A Nairobi court has set a case in which Kenyan businessman is charged with conspiracy to defraud a Rwandese national of Sh391 million to be heard in September. This is after parties in the case failed to reach an agreement to have the matter settled out of court. The parties appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate […]
Ksh7.6B Triton oil scandal suspect Yagnesh Devani arrested
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested Yagnesh Devani, the principal suspect in the Ksh7.6 billion Triton oil scandal. The suspect, who was apprehended from his offices in Nairobi, is currently at the cells in Milimani Anti-Corruption Court awaiting arraignment. The arrest has been confirmed by EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi. Triton oil scandal The […]
Suspect arrested as detectives recover opioids worth Ksh648K
Law enforcement officers have seized assorted narcotics worth Ksh648,480 and arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Abdalla Abdi Wambugu, in Kwa Njoroge Estate, Kanugaga area of Kawangware in Dagoretti North. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the operation involved detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) and the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU). According […]
2 detained for offering Ksh50k bribe to influence investigation – DCI
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two people suspected of attempting to bribe their officers. According to a statement shared by the DCI on Monday, August 5, 2024, the two, Jama Hirbo and Tasu Hirbo, were on Monday, August 5, 2024, arrested by sleuths drawn from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit […]
‘I will ensure rule of law is applied’ – Alfred Mutua promises to follow up on Uasin Gishu scholarship scam
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary nominee Alfred Mutua has promised to make a follow up on the Uasin Gishu County education scholarship scam, should he get approved by parliament to assume office. Mutua on rule of law Mutua who on Sunday, August 4, 2024, appeared before National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula-led Parliamentary Committee on […]
EACC: Why we did not accept DPP’s u-turn on Oparanya graft case
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has maintained its stance on the graft case facing Cabinet Secretary nominee for Cooperatives & MSME Development Wycliffe Oparanya. Oparanya, who is yet to face a parliamentary vetting committee, faces a corruption case that has now turned into a war between EACC and the Office of the Director of […]