DCI detectives seize Ksh5.1M marijuana in separate operations
Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have apprehended six persons of interest and seized marijuana whose street value is Ksh5.1 billion. In a statement on Saturday, November 23, 2024, DCI announced that the marijuana recovered from the two operations weigh 170 kilograms. According to DCI’s statement, the first incident involved crew members […]
Adani Group dismisses US fraud charges levelled against its directors
Adani Group has come out to deny allegations of fraud levelled against its directors led by Gautam Adani by the US Department of Justice. In a statement on Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Indian conglomerate described the allegations as baseless. While absolving itself from bribery allegations, the Indian firm which specialises in ports, airports and […]
NEMA nabs packs of banned plastic bags in Kakamega as supplier flees
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has nabbed tens of packs of banned plastic bags in Kakamega. This follows a sting operation in Sigalagala Centre in Kakamega County, as the agency seeks to root out the menace of pollution in the country. In a statement on Thursday, November 21, 2024, NEMA revealed that they were […]
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged with fraud in US
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a Ksh32 billion ($250 million or £198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in New York, are the latest blow to 62-year-old Adani, one of India’s […]
Ruto commits Ksh100M towards campaign against femicide
President William Ruto has revealed that women leaders have agreed to spearhead the nationwide awareness campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Speaking during a live press briefing at State House Nairobi on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Ruto said that his administration has committed Ksh100 million towards the 16 days of activism against GBV. In addition, Ruto […]
Kandara court sentences man to life imprisonment for defilement
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defilement. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, said that a Kandara court had handed Timothy Mwaura Mweru the life sentence after he was found guilty of defilement. According to ODPP, the convict was charged with […]
Moi University VC Professor Isaac Kosgei grilled by EACC
Moi University vice-chancellor Professor Isaac Kosgei was on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, grilled by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) over graft in the institution. The anti-graft watchdog revealed that it is investigating embezzlement of funds amounting to Ksh2.2 billion. “Moi University vice-chancellor Professor Isaac Kosgei is currently before investigators at the Commission’s North Rift […]