Suspect in abduction case asks for permission to pray before taking plea
A man facing charges of preparation to commit a felony on Thursday shocked court users at the Mombasa Law Courts when he knelt and began praying. Ibrahim Juma requested the court orderly manning the courtroom for permission to pray before he was ushered into Mombasa senior resident magistrate David Odhiambos’s courtroom. He requested permission from […]
Mombasa: 2 men charged with stealing Ksh200M
Two suspects have been charged with five fraud-related charges in Mombasa, including stealing Ksh200 million. The two, Pavan Kentan Ramji Shah and Anderson Kombe Hare, allegedly conspired to defraud Igsar Group Company Limited, Husaaba Trading Company Limited, Sunova International Limited and Inland Logistics. According to the charge sheet, the two fraudulently withdrew the money from […]
Man dies after jumping from 4th floor of guest house in Mombasa
A man who jumped from the fourth floor of a Mombasa guest house has died at the Coast General Referral Hospital. According to a police report made at Central police station, Abdulrazak Kassim jumped from the Suhufi Palace Hotel in Bondeni along the busy Abdel Nasser road on Monday morning. Mombasa County Police Commander Stephen […]
Man who tried to shoot court users attempts suicide in jail
A man who grabbed a firearm and attempted to shoot at court users at the Mombasa law courts tried to commit suicide by slitting his stomach open at the Shimo La Tewa Maximum prison. Musa Salim, who is being held in connection to charges of stealing contrary to section 268 as read with 275 of […]
Mombasa: Man who chopped off his wife’s 3 fingers pleads for mercy in court
A man who chopped off his wife’s three fingers after they differed over his secret lover has been arraigned in court after police in Mombasa County arrested him. Boniface Nawate was arrested in the Mzungu Mchafu area in the Likoni sub-county following the assault incident. According to police, the suspect’s wife Hellen Kangecha had questioned […]
Detectives in Mombasa nab suspect with suspected heroin worth Ksh3.5M
Detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) jointly with those from the DCI’s Anti-Nacortics Unit (ANU) have arrested a suspected drug peddler in Mombasa. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspect, Benta Akinyi Ogola, was carrying narcotics suspected to be heroin worth Ksh3.5 million. “A Transnational Organized Crime Cartel has […]
Mombasa: Banker held over lover’s death
Police are holding a 39-year-old woman in connection to the death of her lover after he allegedly fell off the balcony of their fifth floor at Royal Apartments in Nyali, Mombasa County. Nyali sub-county police commander Daniel Masamba has said Pheny Kisasati is in police custody awaiting completion of investigations into circumstances under which his […]