DCI boss Kinoti resigns as Police IG Mutyambai goes on terminal leave
Inspector General of police Hillary Mutyambai and Director of Criminal investigations(DCI) boss George Kinoti have resigned. Kinoti has served at the helm of the criminal investigating agency since 2018. Mutyambai’s resignation comes a month after he took medical leave on August 26, 2022. In a press release, the police boss indicated that Mr Noor Gabow, […]
Prime suspect in Mirema shooting to be detained for 14 days
DCI boss George Kinoti now wants the man accused of killing suspected fraudster Samuel Mugoh Muvota detained for 14 days to allow completion of investigations into the murder incident that occurred last week in Mirema Drive Nairobi. Muvota was shot six times in broad daylight by an unknown gunman on Monday last week. The DCI […]
Police officer takes own life inside station while another resigns from service citing financial constraints
A police officer on Wednesday, March 9 took his own life by hanging himself on a tree within Athi River police lines. It is unclear why Josphat Kiirinya Ndegwa, an officer attached to Athi River Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminus, decided to take his life in such a manner. “It was reported that there was […]
Judge Sankale Kantai and ‘his mistress’ Sarah Wairimu killed Tob Cohen to conceal theft of company shares – DCI tells court
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations claims High Court Judge Sankale Kantai and his alleged lover Sarah Wairimu killed Tob Cohen to conceal the fraudulent transfer of shares from Tobs Limited, the company of the late Dutch national to the judge which Cohen discovered two days before his death. In an affidavit filed in court in […]
Detectives nab syndicate importing ethanol for manufacturing cheap liquor in Ruai
Detectives have unearthed a major syndicate in which unscrupulous traders have been illegally importing ethanol for use in the manufacture of cheap liquor. In their determination to make quick money, the traders have been sidestepping the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) radar to bring into the country the said ethanol, before subsequently supplying it to unlicensed […]
Protests, chaos in Nyeri following MP Gachagua’s arrest
Two sets of demonstrations were today held in Karatina, Marua, Kiamariga and Kangocho areas moments after officers from the Directorate of criminal investigations arrested Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua in his rural home. The officers raided Gachagua home at Iruri village in the wee hours and bundled him in their vehicle and ferried him to Nairobi. […]
Wairimu now wants Kinoti’s call and text history
Sarah Wairimu, the widow of Tob Cohen, now wants DCI boss Kinoti’s call and text history, arguing Kinoti interfered with the scene of crime.