Man sentenced to 30 years in jail for murder

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A middle-aged man has been handed a 30-year jail term for committing murder. The sentence was handed down by Justice A.K. Ndungu at the Nanyuki High Court on Thursday, September 19, 2024. According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the man was found guilty of hacking another man […]

Man arrested after 3 children, lady killed in house fire

Murder investigation underway after house fire.

A murder investigation is underway after a lady and three children died in a house fire in Bradford. The blaze broke out at a semi-detached house on Westbury Road in the early hours of the morning. Five fire service crews and police arrived just after 2 a.m, but a 29-year-old lady was pronounced dead at […]

Police pull plug on 19-year-old murder suspect

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Police officers in Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru County, have nabbed 19-year-old Ezekiel Kwame Mwangi, a suspected serial killer who has been under investigation for his reported role in a series of chilling murders in the area. In a statement shared by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mwangi is said to have kicked off his reign […]

Detectives investigate murder of hospital staff in Eldoret

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has revealed that they had begun their investigations on what transpired leading to the death of a senior accountant of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. In a statement released on Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated that two suspects had been arraigned in court […]

Fundraiser launched to raise money for Hype Ballo’s legal fees

Allan Ochieng’, popularly known as Hype Ballo‘s family and friends have initiated a fundraiser to cover his legal expenses. Hype Ballo finds himself entangled in a legal battle following the tragic death of Felix Kelian, a Detective attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Kelian succumbed to injuries sustained a week after an altercation […]

Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel wins appeal over murder conviction

Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel’s conviction for the murder of an associate more than a decade ago was quashed on Thursday, with a London court ruling that attempts to bribe the trial jury meant the conviction was unsafe. The musician, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica’s most popular artists and has […]

Police launch probe after another woman is found dead in Roysambu Airbnb

Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified woman, whose dismembered body was discovered at an Airbnb residence in Roysambu. The woman is said to have checked into the Airbnb with a man, who police are now treating as the main suspect in the killing. Confirming the incident on […]