Category: Crime
Milimani High Court Senior Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) 21 days to detain John Kyama Wambua to allow for the completion of investigations into the murder of 19-year-old Joy Fridah Munani. Wambua was arrested on January 21, 2025, near Kelly Towers in Huruma and booked at the Huruma police […]
A prominent businesswoman in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, among five primary suspects arrested for the theft of Kenya Power equipment valued at over Sh500 million. The suspects were apprehended at their respective locations during a coordinated operation involving police and security officers from Kenya Power’s regional office. Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi confirmed […]
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has raised the alarm following an incident which went viral in the Kiamanyeki area of Mwea East where officers were almost overpowered and blocked from conducting an arrest. Photo: DCI Boss Mohammed Amin, DCI Kenya/X The incident occurred on Sunday, January 12, 2025, when Kirinyaga Central detectives were assigned […]
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 […]