Mombasa: Woman pleads guilty to stabbing 74-year-old grandmother after quarrel over fish
A woman who critically stabbed her 74-year-old grandmother after a quarrel over a piece of uncooked fish has pleaded guilty to charges of causing grievous bodily harm. Binti Asma Juma, who appeared before Mombasa Chief magistrate Martha Mutuku, pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting her grandmother Binti Hamisi by stabbing her using a kitchen knife […]
Drama in court as man accused of defiling daughters pleads with wife to drop case
There was drama at a Mombasa court on Tuesday, November 22, after a man facing incest charges for defiling his two biological daughters pleaded with his wife to drop the case. Appearing before Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet, Christopher Odhiambo professed love for his estranged wife and urged the court to drop the matter […]
Mombasa: Family in agony after boy forced to drink acid by neighbour dies
A family in Mombasa is crying for justice after an 11-year-boy died after allegedly being forced to drink a corrosive acid by a neighbour. Vincent Ondongu is said to have been hospitalised on November 5 after their neighbour Josiah Mwadime assaulted him over claims that he had fought his son. The deceased’s mother, Florence Aluoch, […]
Mombasa governor halts construction of 160 storey buildings over safety issues
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir has suspended the construction of 162 buildings in the county over safety concerns. In a statement on Friday, November 18, Nassir said the move follows recommendations by a taskforce established in September to check on the compliance of buildings under construction in Mombasa county. The team, the governor disclosed, flagged […]
Lawyer sobs in court as he begs magistrate to block media from covering his trial
A lawyer facing charges of stealing by a servant broke down before a Mombasa court as he narrated how the charges being levelled against him had tainted his name and destroyed his career. Stealing as a servant means stealing money or goods through your employment. It is an extremely serious charge and is not dealt […]
Mombasa: Police officer attacked by suspected criminals as his colleagues watch
Police in Mombasa county are investigating an incident where an officer attached to the Central Police Station was attacked by suspected criminals under the watchful eyes of his colleagues who later freed the criminals. According to a police report, Constable Samuel Mutinda was waylaid by the six suspected criminals on his way to work before […]
Mombasa man sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping mentally ill woman without ‘penetrating’
A court in Shanzu, Mombasa county has convicted a 21-year-old man to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a mentally ill woman. Shanzu principal magistrate Yusuf Shikanda in his judgment noted that the act that was committed by Dickson Joshua against a mentally impaired innocent woman was heinous. “In view […]