A 26-year-old man on Tuesday appeared before a Mombasa court to face three terrorism-related charges, including being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group. Bakari Omar Kingi appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Hon. Gladys Olimo, faced with a charge of being a member of a terrorist group, contrary to…
A middle-aged woman has been charged before a Mombasa court with allegedly orchestrating a land fraud involving property valued at Ksh100 million. Farzana Nur Butt was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Hon. Gladys Olimo to plead to three counts related to the fraudulent acquisition of land belonging to Susan Wanjiru Kangethe. In the first count,…
DPP successfully opposes bail for Chinese national facing extradition to Uganda The Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has successfully opposed a renewed bail application by Chinese national Chen Guang alias Alex, with the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani declining to release him for the second time pending extradition proceedings to Uganda. The decision followed submissions…
A former employee of the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has been arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court over allegations of forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate and using it to secure employment. The suspect, Mr. Elisha Okung Oguma, was arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) this morning at his…