Tag: Kenya news

Man jailed for 44 years on rape charges freed as prosecutor dismisses charges

Vincent Simmons, a Louisiana man who fought for 44 years to overturn his conviction on attempted aggravated rape charges, has had the judgment vacated and the charges have been dismissed, according to his attorneys Justin Bonus and Malcolm Larvadain. “He’s a free man. He was released a couple of hours ago from Angola State Penitentiary,” […]

Embu: Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sodomizing his mentally challenged brother

A court in Embu has slapped a man with a 20-year jail term for sexually assaulting his mentally disabled brother. This was after the court found him guilty of the offence which he committed on April 3, 2020, in Njoguri village in Embu North. The accused who is also serving a three-year jail term for […]

Man accused of damaging foodstuff, drinks at his ex-wife’s Nairobi hotel in bitter child custody wrangle

A 40-year-old man has been arraigned in court for malicious damage of food and soft drinks at his ex-wife’s restaurant and chasing the customers while demanding to see his children.  Timothy Kithinji Mukare who pleaded not guilty to the offense is alleged to have damaged the said food and sodas worth Ksh60,000 on October 4th, […]

Jacque Maribe introduces Dennis Itumbi as her father’s son-in-law

Controversial former TV girl Jacque Maribe has sent tounges wagging after she introduced Deputy President William Ruto’s digital strategist Dennis Itumbi as her father’s son-in-law. Maribe shared a photo of a recuperating Itumbi and her dad on her Instagram stories, which she captioned; “Mr. Maribe @maribewamwangi and his son-in-law @dennisitumbi no matter what anyone says […]

‘Papa Fred to the world’- Terence Creative accompanies Uhuru in his South Africa tour

Comedian and internet personality Terence creative alias ‘Papa Fred’ who’s real name is Lawrence Macharia is among the few Kenyans who accompanied President Uhuru Kenyatta in his three day tour to South Africa. In a Twitter post, Chief of Staff in the office of the President Nzioka Waita revealed that Terence joined the president for […]

Probe starts into incident where man allegedly woke up, screamed in Kericho morgue after doctors declared him dead

The Senate has launched investigations into an incident where a man allegedly woke up and started screaming inside a morgue moments after he was declared dead. The victim, identified as Peter Kigen had been declared dead by doctors at Kapkatet hospital in Kericho County before his body was taken to the mortuary. He is said […]

Matiang’i creates new Sub-county in troubled Laikipia as govt fights bandits

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has created a new administrative unit within the larger Laikipia county.  Through a Kenya Gazette notice dated September 9, Matiangi created the new administrative district whose headquarters are in Kirima as a service delivery and coordination unit.  The newly created sub-county will comprise Ngarua, Sipili and hard-hit Ol Moran […]