Saudi Arabia extends deadline for execution of Kenyan Stephen Munyakho
Saudi Arabian authorities have extended the deadline for the execution of Kenyan Stephen Munyakho by four months, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei has announced. In a statement on Thursday, June 13, 2024, authorities in Saudi Arabia have extended the execution to November 26, 2024. According to Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary the government […]
Police officer shoots magistrate at Makadara Law Courts
A magistrate at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi was on Thursday, June 13, 204, wounded after being shot by a police officer. Magistrate Monica Kivuti was shot in the hip after she cancelled the bond of an accused person, who is the wife of the police officer, on grounds that she had jumped bond […]
DCI seeks public help to locate attempted murder suspect Mary Mwende
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based at Kayole Police Station have appealed for information from the public on the whereabouts of an attempted murder suspect who has remained at large. The DCI on Thursday, June 13, 2024, said that 35-year-old Mary Mwende Kimwalu, a suspect in a case of attempted murder committed […]
Nuru Okanga detained for 5 days
Activist Nuru Okanga Maloba is set to stay behind bars for five days following orders issued by the Milimani Law Courts. According to a statement from the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (ODPP) on Thursday, June 13, 2024, Okanga will be detained at the Muthaiga police station following the prosecution’s request. Okanga, a […]
Police seize bhang worth Ksh18M in Migori
Police from Isebania station, Migori County on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, arrested one suspect and seized bhang with an estimated street value of Ksh18 million. During the arrest, the police also seized a motor vehicle that was used by the suspect to smuggle bhang into the country. The police who were acting on intelligence from […]
Police in Kapkatet hunt down man for defiling Grade 4 pupil
A 10-year-old Grade 4 school girl was allegedly defiled by an unknown person in Kimargis village in Boito, Konoin constituency in Bomet county. Confirming the incident, the victim’s mother who is widowed, said that the incident took place at her home while she was away. She added that the perpetrator who has since gone into […]
11 Vihiga County officials face embezzlement charges
The Ethics And Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested 11 officials from the County Government of Vihiga over embezzlement of public funds worth Ksh17 million. The eleven include the Chief Officer for Medical Services Dr. Arnold Kimiyia Mamadi and the Director of Procurement Godfrey Oyaro. According to EACC, the officials are suspected of having embezzled the […]