Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder of law student
A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering a university student. The accused, Hillary Kipkorir Yego, was convicted of killing Maxwell Gakure Kariuki along Limuru Road in Nairobi County on June 28, 2017. In the ruling made at the Milimani High Courts, presiding judge Justice Daniel […]
NZ woman sues partner for not taking her to airport
A New Zealand tribunal has dismissed a woman’s claim against her then-partner after he failed to take her to the airport, leading her to miss her flight ahead of a concert with friends. She accused her boyfriend at the time of breaching a verbal contract in which he agreed to take her to the airport, […]
Activist Boniface Mwangi released after Finance Bill protests
Activist Boniface Mwangi has been set free after spending almost 24 hours behind bars. Boniface Mwangi was released alongside two other activists who were arrested on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, after they were apprehended near parliament while protesting over Finance Bill 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Mwangi announced that set had […]
Migori: 5 suspected members of 42 Brothers Gang killed in hail of bullets
Police in Migori on Tuesday night June 18, 2024, shot and killed five suspected members of a notorious gang following a prolonged surveillance operation. The suspects, believed to be part of the 42 Brothers Gang, were implicated in a series of criminal activities across Migori and neighbouring counties. The gang has been notorious for its […]
‘Children below 10 being initiated to tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, miraa’ – NACADA
Children below the age of 10 are being initiated into a myriad of hard drugs, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has revealed. According to NACADA, children are being introduced to tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and miraa between the ages of six and nine. According to the NACADA Strategic Plan […]
Kamulu: 5 suspected stolen motor vehicle recovered in police raid
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday, June 17, 2024, recovered five suspected stolen motor vehicles at a homestead in Kamulu Nairobi County. According to the police report, the prime suspect, Salesio Njagi Kiura was arrested in the early morning joint operation. The police who were acting on intelligence, raided the suspect’s […]
Police assure judiciary officials of safety after court shooting incident
The National Police Service through the office of the Inspector General Japhet Koome has assured judicial officers of their safety following the fatal shooting of a judge at Makadara Law Courts on June 13, 2024. The shooting and consequent death of Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti has elicited calls for better protection of judicial officers in […]