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 Magistrateβs 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…
On October 14, 2026, a 22-year-old man and his fiancΓ©e were beheaded after they were found kissing near a mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This devastating incident has sent shockwaves through the international community and triggered a major diplomatic standoff between Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. The two individuals, identified as Nazrul…
Somali-born US Representative Ilhan Omar released a campaign video asking supporters to contribute donations of $5, $10, or $20 following a federal search of her Washington, D.C. residence. In a video posted to social media on October 20, 2026, Omar addressed her supporters from the back of a vehicle, framing the fundraising campaign as a…
Between January 1, 2013, and October 31, 2018, Andrew Biketi Musuya rapidly amassed assets valued at KSh 289,932,910. According to EACC, Musuya, a former public accountant who worked for the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and later served as a senior accountant for the Trans Nzoia County Government, was earning a monthly salary of…
With each passing day, the walls of silence surrounding the mistreatment of workers at QuickMart seem to close in tighter, leaving them trapped in a cycle of exploitation and suffocating any hope for change. From overworked drivers facing long hours and poor pay to unaddressed allegations of harassment and abuse within various departments, we have…
It seems that the founders of Quickmart are going to have their pound of flesh and much more in the ongoing Quickmart initial public offering (IPO). Disclosure documents and other corporate information show that companies associated with the founders will continue to reap benefits way beyond the IPO period that is set end on 30…
In a landmark judgment that redefines divorce in Kenya, the High Court at Kisii has ordered a woman to refund dowry to her ex-husband and declared that the concept of alimony is dead and incompatible with the 2010 Constitution. In CKN vs DMO, Civil Appeal No. 21B of 2022, Justice DKN Magare delivered judgment on…