Author: Sema Yote

Information and Communication Technology Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has mourned the Star Newspaper reporter Dickens Wasonga who died following a tragic on the Kisumu-Kakamega road on Friday. Owalo said he was deeply saddened to learn the untimely passing of Wasonga, the chairperson of the Kisumu Journalists Network (KJN), in a car accident in Kisumu. “I had communicated with Wasonga just last night at 7:30 pm,” he said. He was the Kisumu Journalists Network chairperson having been elected last year. Owalo described Wasonga as a dedicated team player, who demonstrated exceptional integrity and professionalism in his work. “My heartfelt condolences go…

President William Ruto has insisted that the plan to ensure all Kenyans have affordable and decent housing will go on. Speaking in Kangeta Market in Igembe, Ruto said the government is already creating a law that will guide his housing project. He insisted that the court should have allowed them to complete creating the law. The President added that despite the ruling, he will push forward with the plan that has created opportunities for young people, insisting that is where the public interest lies. “I want to say that, for the avoidance of doubt, we are already making the law…

Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor has expressed shock over the horrific killing of Rita Waeni, the 20-year-old university student whose mutilated remains were discovered at an apartment in Roysambu on Sunday last week. Addressing journalists in Nairobi on Friday after conducting a post-mortem on Rita’s body, Dr Oduor said he had never encountered such a case during his long stint as a pathologist. “This is the first time I have come across such an incident. I have never come across such in my forensic life,” said Dr Oduor. He went on to state, “The killer looked like he knew what he was doing…

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…