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Woman slapped with 40-year jail term for trafficking Ksh275M prohibited drugs

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A Mombasa-based woman has been slapped with a 40-year jail term after being found guilty of trafficking prohibited drugs worth Ksh275 million. The woman identified as Fatuma Ahmed, was sentenced following a judgement made by Principal Magistrate Martin Rabera and delivered by Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo. According to the Office of the Director of […]

Police deny reports 2 were arrested sleeping in Ruto’s bed at State House

Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohammed Amin.

Police have denied reports that two persons were arrested sleeping in President William Ruto’s bed in State House Mombasa. According to a screenshot that was circulated online on Sunday, November 17, 2024, two people identified as Maina and Muthoni were found sleeping in the king-size bed before they were arrested. The reports further noted that […]

Detectives arrest ‘mchele babe’ accused of stealing Ksh500K from Chadian national

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Detectives have arrested one lady accused of stupefying and stealing from a reveller in Kilimani, Nairobi. Confirming the arrest, detectives noted that Consolate Nyangai, linked to the rampant cases of drugging of revellers across various drinking joints in Nairobi is currently being held at the Kilimani Police Station. Her arrest follows after a Chadian national […]

Detectives reveal identity of man accused of killing MCA’s daughter

Detectives have launched a manhunt for the person of interest in the brutal murder of Seth Nyakio Njeri, whose body was discovered at her friend’s at Biafra Estate in Thika on October 10, 2024. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed that Kimathi Gichunuku alias Sultan went to hiding immediately after the […]

Man arrested in connection to KCSE exam leaks – DCI

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced the arrest of a person of interest connected to the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam leak scandal. According to a statement shared by DCI on Thursday, November 14, 2024, the individual, apprehended within the Kiamunyi area of Nakuru County, was distributing leaked examination materials on […]

21-year-old arrested in connection with his employer’s murder

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A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his employer on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The person of interest in the murder, Victor Ambeyi, was arrested in the Valley area in Kinoo, Kiambu County. “A 21-year-old man believed to have murdered his employer (Ms Catherine Waceke Kimotho) on Sunday, November 10 […]

Suspect in blogger Bruce Khajira’s abduction, sexual harassment case charged

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The main suspect in the case of blogger Bruce Khajira‘s case has been charged in a Mombasa court. In a statement on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed that the suspect, Omar Ali Mohamed, was charged with abduction, gang rape and conspiracy to commit a felony. “Following the arrest and […]