FBI offers Ksh647M reward in hunt for fugitive crypto queen Ruja Ignatova
A $5m (Ksh647,225,000) reward is being offered in the hunt for the fugitive “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova. Bulgarian-born Ignatova, who has German citizenship, has been on the FBI’s most-wanted list since 2022 for fraud and money laundering. The 43-year-old is accused of defrauding investors out of $4bn by selling a fake cryptocurrency called OneCoin, founded in […]
Uganda gov’t calls for investigations into burning of Uganda House during Tuesday demos
The government of Uganda has called for investigations into the burning of the just renovated Uganda House in Nairobi. The building located along Kenyatta Avenue which housed Uganda’s Consular Office caught fire on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the wake of the anti-Finance Bill protests that turned deadly. Uganda House re-opening Uganda has condemned the […]
Kisumu man guilty of manslaughter to serve 30 years in prison
A Kisumu man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter. The man, Vincent Odhiambo Okeyo will be forced to spend the next three decades at a government holding facility after he was found guilty of poisoning his two children. Mr. Odhiambo was accused of poisoning his two children, […]
Salim Swaleh, 5 others to spend night behind bars
The Director of Press Service at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Salim Swaleh Abdallah, will spend the night behind bars. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Swaleh and five others will be detained at Capital Hill Police Station. In the statement on Monday, June 24, 2024, […]
LSK demands immediate release of Shadrack Kiprono after abduction linked to Gen Z demos
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has demanded the immediate release of Shadrack Kiprono after he was abducted by unknown people suspected to be police officers. LSK President Faith Odhiambo on Monday, June 24, 2024, issued a statement saying Shadrack was violently abducted by unidentified persons believed to be intelligence officers in South B while […]
Mudavadi’s director of press service Salim Swaleh arrested alongside suspected fraudsters
Director Press Service in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Salim Swaleh has been arrested. Swaleh was arrested on Saturday, June 23, 2024, after suspected swindlers were found nested with fake door switch nametags in his office. In a statement Sunday, June 23, 2024, the secretary for […]
DPP gives IPOA 21-day ultimatum to thoroughly investigate Rex Masai’s death
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has given the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) a 21-day ultimatum to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the death of Rex Kanyike Masai. The DPP in a statement on Friday, June 21, 2024, said he was aware of the incident that saw Rex get shot within the […]