IPOA: We are unable to access Gabriel Oguda, Osama Otero to investigate their abductions
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has appealed for the public to get more information on unlawful arrests, abductions, and forced disappearances during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. In a statement issued on Friday, July 12, 2024, IPOA said it has been unable to access some of the victims of unlawful arrests and abductions. Among […]
DCI detain 4 with Ksh16m worth of bhang
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has detained four people and recovered bhang worth Ksh16,621,500 in Mombasa. Police say the four were arrested following an intelligence-led operation by detectives from the DCI anti-narcotics unit (ANU) coast region and police officers from Bamburi Police. “Responding to a tip-off from vigilant citizens, detectives located the suspects’ house […]
Bank teller charged with stealing Ksh2.5M
A bank teller has been charged at Milimani Law Courts with stealing Ksh2.5 million. In a statement, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the accused, Joseph Musembi Mutuku, was arraigned after investigations established that during his time of employment he purportedly misappropriated funds. In addition, DPP revealed that Mutuku was employed at Co-operative Bank […]
Detectives investigate murder of hospital staff in Eldoret
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has revealed that they had begun their investigations on what transpired leading to the death of a senior accountant of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. In a statement released on Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated that two suspects had been arraigned in court […]
Detectives nab bhang worth Ksh900K in Nairobi
Officers drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have nabbed bhang estimated to have a street value of Ksh900,000 in Nairobi. In a statement on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the DCI said two suspects were arrested with the contraband after alighting from a bus. “Two suspects, Clinton Ndede and Kelvin Sibukhu were arrested earlier […]
3 individuals linked to 20-acre land fraud arraigned in Eldoret
Three individuals at the centre of a 20-acre land tussle have been arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court in Eldoret. According to a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) the three Paul Kirwa Samoei, Julius Kipkosgei Ruto and Tamar Cheptoo Birgen were arraigned after investigations established that they used a forged title deed […]
Four released on bond after land fraud, forgery charges
Four people have been released on bond after spending three days in custody on charges of defrauding a landowner of her Sh20 million prime piece of land in Ngeria area, Kapseret sub-county in Uasin Gishu county. The accused persons, Tamar Cheptoo, Paul Samoei, Julius Ruto, Jacob Too and others not before court were ordered by […]