Author: Sema Yote

Tabitha Munee Mutua charged Businesswoman Tabitha Munee Mutua has been charged in court for allegedly using her position as a ‘lover’ and defrauding her boyfriend of Sh 1.6 million. According to the chargesheet and her photos as obtained in court, where she was arraigned yesterday, the lover, who is now an accused person, was charged with defrauding Moses Kiplagat Toroitich of the said amount contrary to the penal code. The court heard that Munee committed the offense with others who are still on the run. She is alleged to have obtained KSh 1,674,000 from Toroitich by falsely claiming she could…

Advocate Alphonce Collins Odowo Osewe, Patroba Odhiambo Tobias Allen Ishmael A Nairobi-based advocate’s hospitalisation has disrupted court proceedings in a high-stakes gold fraud case, after a magistrate directed that the ailing lawyer must present himself for plea taking without further delay. The two individuals are facing serious economic crime charges. The first accused, Alphonce Collins Odowo Osewe, is a practising advocate of the High Court of Kenya. His co-accused is Patroba Odhiambo Tobias Allen Ishmael. The two are charged in a series of counts related to an alleged fake gold sale scheme, including obtaining money by false pretences contrary to…

Marvin Wanyutu Waweru A suspect implicated in a car theft probe, Marvin Wanyutu Waweru, has today suffered a major blow after Milimani Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego dismissed the application seeking to bar the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from probing him. While closing the application in which Waweru sought to have the motor vehicle in question, a Mercedes S5000, released to him despite having been impounded by the police as part of the ongoing probe against him, Alego paved the way for the DCI to continue and complete the investigations. In his application, Waweru sought to have the high-end vehicle…

Ibrahim Shimambo Anjimbi Kibera’s intensified 100-day crackdown on illicit brew and hard drugs registered another major success today, recorded under OB 38 of 21/11/2025 at 1447 hrs, after police made a significant arrest in Ayani Estate. Acting on fresh intelligence, officers from Kibra Police Station and CIPU Kibra raided the home of Ibrahim Shimambo Anjimbi, 45. Inside, they allegedly found approximately 3 kilograms of cannabis sativa packed in four khaki bags, along with 11 rolls of bhang hidden in the house. The suspect was arrested on-site in Ayani, booked at the station, and is scheduled to appear in court on…

A family has launched a high-stakes legal battle against Equity Bank and two other parties, alleging a meticulously planned fraud resulted in the loss of Ksh 10.46 million from their savings account. Siblings Isaac Kennedy Mwangi, Mary Karanja, and Joseph Kinuthia have filed suit at the Milimani Law Courts, accusing Marina Group Limited, Lucy W. Muturi, and Equity Bank Kenya Limited of orchestrating what they term a “well-coordinated fraudulent scheme” that exploited a suspect court case to illegally access their funds. The dispute centers on a fixed deposit account at Equity Bank’s Ngong Branch, which the plaintiffs held jointly with…

A legal dispute has emerged at Kenyatta University, where an alumnus is seeking urgent court intervention to prevent the institution’s vice-chancellor from influencing the recruitment of his successor. The petition, filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi, accuses Vice-Chancellor Prof. Paul Kuria Wainaina of exceeding his mandate by allegedly engineering “tailor-made” recruitment criteria intended to advantage a preferred candidate. The applicant, Lawrence Omondi Chero, argues that with Prof. Wainaina’s five-year tenure set to end on January 26, 2026, the vice-chancellor has “deliberately engaged in acts that are ultra vires the Universities Act, the University Charter, and the…

A new betting platform, Chezagame Kenya, on Friday, November 14, officially launched in the Kenyan market. The betting platform has already caused a buzz across the betting space due to its lucrative sign-up bonus. Thousands of Kenyan punters are reportedly signing up after the site unveiled a surprisingly generous Double Welcome Bonus Package that includes a free bet AND a casino bonus on the very first deposit. Early users are calling it “the easiest bonus in Kenya right now” — and here’s why. Chezagame Launches With Two Bonuses in One Package In a bold move to attract new players, Chezagame…

Adan Haji Issack Denies Involvement in Allegations After reports on various media platforms branded Somali businessman Adan Haji Issack as hiring goons and land grabbing, the businessman has downplayed the claims, saying that some people are out to tarnish his name. Through his close associates, Isaak claims that he had never used violence nor hired goons to perpetrate illegalities. “Adan Haji Issack has never used goons to disrupt peace or evict people; he is a man who abides by the law and a citizen of good will. The reports linking him to such ills in the society are false and…

Politician Stephen Ochieng Nyandiare An upcoming politician, Stephen Ochieng Nyandiare, was in February this year required to refund 16,000 dollars to an American citizen after a gold deal that he helped facilitate did not go as planned, leading to a prolonged dispute. According to a document source, Stephen Ochieng Nyandiare, who has declared his intention to vie for the Kisumu Senatorial seat in 2027, introduced Kelly Radnitzer, who had been his friend for years, to a Mr Olivier Omatuku, a Congolese national who reportedly had access to up to 200 kilos of gold for sale. Convinced by the idea and…

Jatin Aswani Exposed Kenya is no stranger to tax evasion scandals, yet the persistence of impunity continues to frustrate both citizens and genuine businesses. In the shadows of repeated public outcry, one name stands out: Mr. Jatin Aswani, an Indian national, whose financial dealings have exposed glaring loopholes in the enforcement of our tax and immigration laws. For years, Mr. Aswani operated in Kenya, conducting transactions worth more than KES 200 million through an account at Ecobank Kenya Limited without paying a single shilling in taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). This was not only a violation of tax…