Author: Sema Yote

Alledged gold Scammer Elvis Muga Ouma Businessman Elvis Muga Ouma’s gold fraud tactics have hit the wall after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations revealed that he has been arrested alongside others in connection to a multi-million-dollar gold fraud syndicate. The DCI on its X account said that Muga has been using tricks to defraud genuine investors of their money in fake gold scandals. “We today arrested Elvis Muga Ouma and four others in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, for defrauding an investor of gold worth 100,000 USD. “He is among a notorious group of fraudsters who have been terrorizing investors,” it said…

Stephen Juma Ndeda Among 18 Accused in Sh500M Fraud Scheme City lawyer Stephen Juma Ndeda is now an advocate to fear if the court cases are anything to go by. According to a search warrant issued by a Milimani court yesterday, Ndeda, allegedly with others, has defrauded a US investor of some Sh 500,000,000 in a fake business. This is just a tip in the ocean. The advocate who rarely attends advocate functions in Kenya was last month implicated in a Sh 190,000 USD fraud. The case is still pending in court, as the complainant has not been allowed to…

The High Court has extended the timelines for parties involved in a petition lodged by thirteen public service vehicle operators who are challenging a directive issued by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) and the Nairobi County Government. The directive bars matatus from picking up or dropping off passengers at petrol stations within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The matter—HCCHRPET E748/2025, Kinatwa Sacco Society & Kam Sacco & 11 Others vs Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority & County Government of Nairobi & 7 Others—came up for mention on Monday before Justice Chacha, who reviewed the status of ongoing discussions…

This Christmas, Xiaomi Kenya is redefining celebration with its biggest festive campaign yet—giving customers the chance to drive home a FREE brand-new car, alongside exciting weekly prizes and exclusive device discounts throughout December. Running from 1st to 31st December, the campaign invites customers across the country to take part in a month-long celebration of technology, rewards, and unforgettable festive cheer. Win Big This Christmas Customers who purchase any Xiaomi device during the campaign period automatically stand a chance to win incredible prizes, including 1 Brand-New Car 70 Power Banks – Weekly 10 Smartwatches – Weekly 4 Xiaomi 43-inch TVs – Weekly…

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…