The United States has sold a mansion in Maryland linked to former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and is returning $2.5 million from the sale to The Gambia to compensate victims of his 22-year rule. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 18 that it is returning $2,507,911.73 in net proceeds from the forfeiture and…
A woman who accused rapper Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has formally recanted in a federal court filing, stating her accusations against him were false and that she has never met him. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, filed a declaration in Manhattan federal court on September 24, 2025. In the…
Activist Muteti Mulinge is receiving medical treatment after he was found alive in the Lukenya area of Athi River following his abduction. Mulinge, who had been missing for four days, was reportedly dumped there on Thursday night by his abductors. His family is demanding answers as serious questions about a rising trend of targeted abductions…
A wanted Kenyan woman who has been on the radar of detectives since last year has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), as she attempted to leave the country for Bangladesh with 3.383 kilograms of cocaine valued at approximately Sh13.53 million concealed in three small bags. The suspect, Jane Waithera Wateri, was…
What began as an evening of cocktails at one of Nairobi’s upscale social spots has ended in one of the city’s most closely watched criminal cases, with Willstone Homes Managing Director Ejidio Kinyanjui Gitau now facing a rape trial over allegations stemming from a night at Kettle House on Kiambu Road. The case has attracted…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured orders for the forfeiture to the Government of Kenya of assets worth Ksh.426,851,982.04 linked to former Kilifi Principal Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi, his wife Stellah Nyaboke Otwori and companies associated with the family. The High Court ordered the forfeiture after finding that millions of shillings transacted…
A dark cloud of anxiety and corporate gridlock hangs over Kiambu County as centuries of community heritage collide with high-stakes property maneuvers, leaving close to a thousand investors and multi-generation families entangled in what has fast become the multi-billion-shilling “Nachu land scandal.” At the center of the brewing storm is the National Cooperative Housing Union…
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The government of Zimbabwe has officially amended its national calendar to declare September 15 an annual public holiday in honor of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s birthday, triggering intense public debate over political legacy and economic productivity. The new holiday, officially designated as Munhumutapa Day, was observed across the country for the first time…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was turned away at the gate of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s Karen campus on Thursday, September 17, 2026 after the university’s administration abruptly cancelled a student forum he had been invited to address. Sifuna said he had been invited by the university’s student leadership to speak at their…
The United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has opposed an application by Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli seeking to be included in the university’s graduation ceremony slated for Saturday, September 26. The university argued that Masengeli had not demonstrated that he had met all mandatory requirements for graduation or made the necessary application to…