A mother who falsely accused 10 men she met on dating apps of raping her has been jailed. Stacey Sharples, 31, admitted to making up allegations against the men, most of whom were arrested and spent time in police custody. Daily Mail reports She even bragged to one of her victims that the police were…
The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has issued a judgement compelling land selling company,Topcare Lands Investment Limited to pay Ms. Lydia Wanjiku Githinji Sh 800, 000 for wrongful dismissal. Ms. Wanjiku, had told the court she was employed by oral contract on 3rd January 2022 by Topcare Lands Investment Limited in the position of…
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has announced the arrest of 27 Kenyan suspects linked to large-scale online investment scams. US-based KSN News reports The arrests form part of a coordinated eight-week cybercrime operation conducted between December 8, 2025, and January 30, 2026, targeting transnational fraud networks that exploited mobile money platforms, fake digital loan apps, and…
A Kenyan national who once worked as a government auditor in New York has admitted to stealing more than $405,000 (KSh 52.6 million) from a local municipality, in a case that authorities say represents a serious abuse of public trust. US-based Ksntoday.com reports. Tobias Otieno, 41, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny for siphoning funds from…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed to IOL that Zimbabwean musician and social media personality Malloti is wanted in South Africa on a charge of robbery with a firearm, with authorities now moving to have her extradited from Zimbabwe. IOL reports Speaking to IOL, Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain F.C. Van Wyk confirmed…
Co-op Bank of Kenya Limited (Co-op Bank) has successfully gone live with Acumen.plus, its internationally acclaimed Treasury Management solution. This milestone marks the culmination of a strategic partnership aimed at optimising and streamlining the bank’s treasury operations through full automation and regulatory compliance. Founded in 1965, Co-op Bank is the second-largest local bank in Kenya by…
Eleven Kenyan companies have been named in the Financial Times’ annual list of the fastest growing companies in Africa, led by Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Group. Online-business news platform Pesa Wall reports The annual ranking, compiled by the Financial Times in partnership with research firm Statista, ranked companies based on compound annual…
Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Bank are among 11 Kenyan firms placed on the Financial Times’ Africa’s Fastest-Growing companies. Others are agricultural producer Victory Farms, manufacturing firm Roam Electric, hospitality group Serena Hotels, and IT companies Impax Business Solutions and Pan African IX Data. The 2025 list underlines the country’s continued strength as…
Mahad Mohamud is slowly readjusting to the heat, chaos and tension of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after being deported from the US city of Minneapolis last month just as winter was closing in there. BBC World Reports Somalis know the 36-year-old as Garyaqaan – a word that can be translated as “judge”. This is the name…
The just-concluded by-elections in several regions across the country were overshadowed by allegations of malpractice, violence and brazen attacks on IEBC officials, offences clearly prohibited under Kenyan election law. In Narok, some electoral officials were assaulted by masked individuals moments after the close of polling. The attackers are said to have made away with personal…