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 […]
Judge issues warrant of arrest for DCI officer
Eldoret High Court Judge Robert Wananda has issued a warrant of arrest against a senior cybercrime detective officer attached to the DCI headquarters in Nairobi for failing to appear in court in a murder case where an Eldoret based lawyer is charged with stabbing his colleague with a broken bottle of beer to death. The […]
Court orders Kevin Kang’ethe to be extradited to US to face murder charges
A Magistrate Court in Nairobi has ordered Kevin Kang’ethe to be extradited to the United States of America to face murder charges. The decision follows an application that was filed by the prosecution side seeking Kang’ethe extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of murdering Margaret Mbitu in Massachusetts between October 30 […]
Former KNTC employees charged with procurement law violation, released on bail
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has said former employees of Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) have been charged with violation of procurement laws and released on bail. Pamela Mutua and Amos Sikuku are the two former state employees who were charged but pleaded not guilty to the charges before Chief Magistrate […]
KRA official arraigned over charges of soliciting Ksh5M bribe
An employee of the Domestic Taxes Department at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been arraigned over charges of soliciting Ksh5 million bribe. According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP), the suspect identified as David Omondi Omogo was arraigned at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday, July 30, […]
8 stabbed in Liverpool as police detain man
At least eight people were stabbed in the northern English town of Southport on Monday, with some of the victims being transferred to a children’s hospital, ambulance officials said. Merseyside Police said it received reports of a stabbing and emergency services were called to a “major incident” in the town at around 11:50 a.m. local […]
Former Isiolo South MP charged with possession of fake bank notes
Former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdi Tepo has been charged with the possession of fake bank notes among four other counts at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday, July 29, 2024. The former MP was arrested alongside his wife who worked at the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) on Thursday, July 25, 2024. […]