Author: Sema Yote

Angloleasing Case businessmen Deepak Rashmi Kamani Dave Mwangi Joseph Magari Three former government officials and two businessmen who faced fraud charges in the Angloleasing case have been acquitted for lack of evidence. A trial in Nairobi court vindicated Dave Mwangi, Joseph Magari, Joseph Onyonka, businessmen Deepak and Rashmi Kamani declaring they were “innocent” and were charged irregularly. “Having examined the evidence presented in court, I have concluded that the prosecution has failed to prove a case against the accused warranting to put them om their defence and therefore acquit them fir lack of evidence,” chief magistrate Felix Kombo ruled. The…

Rogue officers in Foreign Nationals kidnapping at Mlolongo in Machakos County Mua Hills in Machakos. Three police officers suspected of involvement in a foreign national’s kidnapping at Mlolongo in Machakos County on January 8, 2024, have today been arraigned at Mavoko Law Courts. The three suspects, PC Fredrick Mwongela Mwololo, PC Samuel Mwiti, and PC Kimwele Musyoki, all attached to the General Service Unit, were arrested in Nairobi a week after the incident, before their arraignment today at the Machakos court, where detectives sought custodial orders to finalize investigations as manhunt for the kidnapping mastermind gained momentum. In the incident…

Pricila Wanjiru Mungai Principal Magistrate Samson Temu Kibera court A woman has been arraigned at a Kibera court to face the charges of obtaining Sh934,000 on the ground that he was in a position to supply maize, a fact she knew to be false. Pricila Wanjiru Mungai was arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Samson Temu when the matter came up for hearing. A key witness testified in court and narrated how the accused person dubbed him and her partner into the said business only to lose the said amount. He told the court that he was introduced to the woman…

Said Ali Yusuf Abdi Husein Ibrein Abdinoor Rashid Mursal Abdirazack Said Ali Abdulahi Mohamed Abdirasack Abdikarir Six traders linked to sale of smuggled powdered milk in Easleigh, Nairobi County have been arraigned at Milimani Law Court. Said Ali Yusuf, Abdi Husein Ibrein, Abdinoor Rashid Mursal, Abdirazack Said Ali, Abdirasack Abdikarir and Abdulahi Mohamed were arrested on 6th January, 2024 during a raid on Halgan store in Eastleigh whereby 350 kgs of fresh full cream milk powder, 61 kgs of Aptamil breast milk powder and 8 kgs of Nan Optipro milk powder were seized. They all jointly appeared before Senior Principal…

Baitul Hikma Schools Baitul Hikma Schools: In the heart of Nairobi’s Parklands area, controversy brews as Baitul Hikma International Integrated Group of Schools faces accusations of illegal construction activities. The school’s managers have taken a defiant stance, claiming that not even President William Ruto can halt their ongoing developments along Taza Lane, off City Park Drive. This bold assertion has sparked widespread concern and raised questions about the school’s operations and its connections to high-ranking officials. Baitul Hikma Schools Establishment and Ownership Founding of the School Baitul Hikma Schools was established in 2022 with a vision to provide quality education…

Cynthia Muthoni Kamau Rose Wambui Kamau The recent actions taken by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) have shed light on a high-profile fraud case involving Cynthia Muthoni Kamau and her mother, Rose Wambui Kamau. The duo has been served with legal documents to prepare for their upcoming trial, which centers around allegations of defrauding a businessman of millions of shillings through deceitful means.  The Case The accusations against Cynthia Muthoni Kamau and Rose Wambui Kamau stem from their alleged involvement in a sophisticated fraud scheme. According to the prosecution, the pair orchestrated well-organized syndicates aimed at deceiving unsuspecting individuals…

Crime Alert, Fraud Alert, Nancy Njeri Kamau Alias Nelly Mbogo, Lucy Wangui Muturi Alias Judy, Ephantus Ngethe Gichuki, Joseph Karanja Macharia Alias Kareithi arraigned over Sh 19million fraud Four men linked to multiple fraud-related cases have today been arraigned at a Kibera Court to face the charges of fraud where they are said to have defrauded a woman some Sh19 million. The Four; Nancy Njeri Kamau Alias Nelly Mbogo, Lucy Wangui Muturi Alias Judy, Ephantus Ngethe Gichuki, and Joseph Karanja Macharia Alias Kareithi were arraigned before Kibera Chief Magistrate Ann Mwangi but they did not take plea despite the DPP…

National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has come out to defend the House against claims of defying court orders in its quest to continue conducting public participation across 12 counties on the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023. The forums, set to be presided over by the National Assembly’s Finance and Planning Committee and the Housing Committee, set the stage for an imminent legal battle between the Executive and litigants who were granted conservatory orders stopping public participation from taking place. The High Court in Kisumu last month issued conservatory stopping public participation of the Bill pending further directions after the matter is determined…

Some of the top students in the recently released KCSE, who spoke with Citizen TV’s JKLive on Wednesday, shared nearly identical stories of overcoming adversity to reach the top. Esther Wacuka, who is from Githurai 45 and took her exams at a little-known school—Kwangethe secondary school—told Citizen TV that she lost her father shortly after COVID-19 struck, calling her plans to attend high school into question. According to Wacuka, who aspires to study cardiology at Oxford University, her mother earned only Ksh.300 by cleaning clothes in the neighbourhood and was unable to raise her tuition. She attributed her…

Gloria Khamisi Vike Linet Kavetsa Kateyi The two were charged before Senior Resident Magistrate William Tulel, where they denied the charges. They allegedly stole the said items from Jacqueline Githuma who had employed them as housekeepers. Two women accused of stealing assorted clothing, gold and diamond jewellery worth Sh2.1 million were charged at a Kibera court on Tuesday. The two Gloria Khamisi Vike and Linet Kavetsa Kateyi were charged before Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate William Tulel, where they denied the charges. The court heard that the accused persons committed the offence on diverse dates between November 1 and December 23…