Category: Crime
In a case that has captured the nation’s attention, Jacktone Odhiambo has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the cold-blooded murder of LGBTQ activist and model Edwin Kiprotich, widely known as Chiloba. The Eldoret High Court delivered a landmark ruling that highlighted the challenges faced by Kenya’s LGBTQ community and the ongoing fight […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs will stay in jail until his trial on sex-trafficking charges scheduled for May 5, 2025, after a U. S. judge turned down his request on Wednesday for $50-million bail from the Brooklyn jail where the music mogul has been held for 10 weeks. US District Judge Arun Subramanian stated his decision in […]
Ruth Kamande, a young woman convicted of murder, is among the inmates who graduated with a law degree Kamande was arrested, tried, and convicted for fatally stabbing her boyfriend in 2015 at Buruburu Estate in Nairobi 25 times. This comes after Ruth, alongside other convicts and wardens, graduated with a law degree. Kamande was arrested, […]
President William Ruto has committed Ksh100 million to support a nationwide campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) as the country gears up for the 16 Days of Activism. Speaking at State House Nairobi on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Ruto announced the launch of the “Safe Homes, Safe Spaces” initiative, which will be spearheaded by women leaders […]
Anthony Mwenda was apprehended in the Wempa area of Murang’a South on Tuesday, November 12. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations indicated that Anthony is connected to the killing of his spouse, Millicent Mwendwa. The DCI reported that Anthony reportedly assaulted his wife of two years on July 11, 2024, causing deadly wounds to […]
Police in Juja seize illegal brews. The officers succeeded in apprehending 8 suspects connected to the unlawful brew. The local mentioned that it was quite an unusual occurrence. Authorities in Juja, Kiambu county, confiscated 480 litres of industrial ethanol along with boxes of various second-generation alcohol being produced and kept within a three-bedroom house in […]
I am not certain how to describe this, I am just bumfuzzled how humanity lost its humane. What have we become? Are we really human? I am persuaded that even God must be ashamed of us. A shopping receipt from a prominent supermarket aided in identifying a woman who was murdered, and her body was […]
In the face of escalating violence against women, the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has called on His Excellency President William Ruto to declare femicide a national crisis, underscoring an urgent need for action as the nation’s women continue to face brutal attacks and loss of life. On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, FIDA demanded that […]
Kenya African National Union (KANU) party leader Gideon Moi has strongly condemned the surge in brutal killings across the country, calling for swift government action to restore safety. In a statement shared on his official X account on Thursday, October 24, 2024, the former Senator of Baringo County expressed deep concern over the increasing insecurity, […]
The brutal killing of 23-year-old Seth Nyakio Njeri marks another tragic instance of violence against women in Kenya. Seth was murdered on Monday, and her body was found in a rented house in Biafra, Thika, Kiambu County. Her devastated mother recounts how the Zetech University graduate left their Kamakis home on Saturday in high spirits. […]