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The Director Operations at DCI headquarters, Mr. Samson Kiptum, SAIG, has taken Senior Police Commanders through the Directorateβs investigative preparedness plan for the 2027 General Election, at a sensitisation meeting underway at the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA) in Ngong, Nairobi. Representing the Director DCI, Mr. Kiptum briefed Regional, Formation and County Commanders on DCIβs…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has today urged the court to order the extradition of Brian Kiprop Kiplagat to the United Kingdom to face charges, including the alleged murder of fellow Kenyan Marianne Kilonzi. Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (SADPP) Duncan Ondimu, leading the prosecution, told the court that Kiplagat is wanted by…
DPP secures death sentence for former USIU-Africa student in murder of colleague The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has today secured a death sentence against Duncan Livingstone Kimathi, a former student of the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), for the murder of his fellow student, Sarah Akello Aruwa, in a case involving abduction and a…
A Safaricom SIM card registered in the name of a prisoner serving a 50-year sentence at Shimo La Tewa Maximum Security Prison was used in a mobile phone linked to controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, the Mombasa High Court has heard. The revelation emerged yesterday during the ongoing trial of Mackenzie and seven co-accused persons over…
In June 2024, the internal security team at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS), Musalia Mudavadi, received an actionable tip-off regarding highly suspicious activities taking place over the weekend at the Kenya Railways Headquarters premises. The intel flagged that unauthorized individuals were masquerading as VIP guests and government officials to bypass security entry…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has facilitated the extradition of Sancho Kibutu, a Kenyan national wanted in the United States to face sentencing following his conviction for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Mr. Kibutu was formally handed over to US authorities in Nairobi by officers attached to the Office of the Director of Public…
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…
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…