Author: Eva Nyambura

Nine of 14 prisoners who escaped from Nanyuki G.K prison on Saturday will serve two years for the offence. Eight of the escapees were recaptured on Saturday while Francis Kamau Nduati was nabbed on Sunday in Kirinyaga following a tip off from members of the public. The nine were in remand awaiting the conclusion of their cases. Read: Eight Prisoners who Escaped from Nanyuki Prison Recaptured Manhunt for the other five is still on as the prison’s department launch investigations into the incident. The five are: Mareri Tetkor from Rumuruti, Nangoye Lenawaso and Lereiyo Lekiare from Samburu, all of whom have…

On Monday, Kenya confirmed 54 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the country’s case load to 248,515, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced. The new infections were from a sample size of 2,501, recording a positivity rate of 2.2 per cent. The cumulative tests stand at 1,537,382. Fatalities have reached 5,109 after another seven patients succumbed to the disease. Read: Kenya’s Covid-19 Positivity Rate Down to 4.9% as 3.6 Million Vaccines Administered According to the CS 1,126 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals across the country. Another, 2,586 patients are on the home-based care programme. A total of 73 patients are…

A Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer has faulted the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for terminating a case against Justice Sankale ole Kantai. John Gachomo, a senior assistant Inspector General of Police, accused the ODPP that is headed by Noordin Haji, of illegally terminating investigations against the appellate judge who was cleared of any wrongdoing in August. “The DPP can only terminate criminal proceedings instituted by his office and not criminal investigations being undertaken by DCI while exercising its constitutional mandate,” court papers read. According to Mr Gachomo, the ODPP is yet to communicate what evidence…

Former State House digital communications director Dennis Itumbi is in yet another legal battle after a Nairobi businessman sued him for alleged defamation. Mike Maina Kamau has sued Itumbi for linking him to the Kiambaa by-election poll which was won by United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate, John Njuguna Wanjiku. Mr Maina wants the former State House operative compelled to pull down social media posts (Twitter and Facebook) suggesting that he played a role in the polls. In court documents, the plaintiff says the defamatory statements were published on September 22 under Itumbi’s infamous Hustler Nation Intelligence Bureau (HNIB). Read: Dennis Itumbi…

The Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into a shooting incident involving a cop. The police officer is said to have fatally shot a bodaboda rider, Rabin Aboki, along Kirinyaga Road in Nairobi. In a statement on Saturday, the authority said a team has already been dispatched to collect relevant information. “Where fault is found, the Authority shall not hesitate to make recommendations, including but not limited to prosecution,” said IPOA. Read: IPOA Opens Probe Into Fatal Shooting of 17-year-old Boy in Kiamaiko IPOA also urged the affected parties to remain calm as relevant authorities look into the matter.…

Eight of 14 capital offenders who escaped from the Nanyuki G.K Prison have been recaptured. In a police report filed at the Nanyuki Police Station, the incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Police officers on patrol in the Likii area responded to the heavy gunfire coming from the prison. Read: Police Hunting For Two Prisoners Who Escaped While Being Escorted To The Toilet “Officers from station,DCI and CIPU were mobilised and immediately rushed to the scene map ref 853583 about 3km west of the station. They established that 14 prisoners charged with capital offences had escaped from the…

There were riots along the busy Kirinyaga Road in Nairobi after a cop allegedly shot a bodaboda rider. According to eyewitnesses, the bodaboda operator was shot by a plainclothes police officer after declining to pay Sh50 bribe. Rioters who camped outside Kamukunji Police Station and in the company of Starehe MP Charles Njagua alias Jaguar, demanded justice for their colleague. Read: Robbers Captured On CCTV Footage Killing Bodaboda Rider In Uganda “He was demanding a bribe and when they could not agree, the officer reached his pocket and shot him,” Victor Odongo told K24. Back at Kirinyaga Road, teargas cannisters were…

Police are holding a woman believed to have sneaked into Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) with the hope of stealing a baby. Elizabeth Musembi is said to have attempted to get into the maternity ward disguised as a pregnant woman. But the hospital security guards did not fall for her tricks and instead informed Kilimani Police. Read: 24-year-old Vegetable Vendor Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Three-month Old Baby “Information had been leaked to us and we indeed confirmed that that is not a genuine pregnancy,” said Kilimani OCPD, Andrew Mbogo on Friday. “We strongly believe she would have left the hospital facility with…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned Kenyans against making false sexual assault allegations. “This is to advise members of the public that rape is a very serious offence under the sexual offences act and as such it attracts a heavy penalty of up to life in prison,” said DCI boss George Kinoti. The warning comes after a woman only identified as Mercy accused her area chief of taking advantage of her. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1441440306168270850 In a case lodged at Londiani Police Station, the woman is believed to have falsely accused the chief after her spouse found that they had…

A Nakuru family is in distress following the disappearance of their kin, a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officer attached to the intelligence unit. Francis Oyaro according to his wife, Veronica Osore, was last seen on August 28. He was on his way home from Marsabit National Park, where he worked. On the fateful day, she recounted, her spouse called at around 1 pm informing her that he was approaching Nanyuki. At around 8 pm, calls made to Oyaro were not going through, she said. Read: Questions Linger as Cop is Allegedly Abducted in Thika by Armed Men “His phone had been…

A stolen firearm belonging to a Mombasa police boss has been found. The Jericho pistol (SN 45303132) belonging to Urban sub-county Police Commander George Kingi Bamba was found behind his Kizingo home compound by his driver, Silas Kimani. The gun, a police report shows, was in a green disposable carrier bag. Read: Mombasa DCIO, Spouse Among Four Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearms “That morning, Police commander Kingi’s driver was supervising a laborer namely George Some who was cutting grass in his official compound within Kizingo area, when the driver identified as constable Kimani went to his boss with news that…

The government is considering stopping the travel of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia. Appearing before the Labour and Social Welfare Committee on Thursday, Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau said the decision was informed by an increase in number of cases of mistreatment and deaths. PS Kamau told MPs that the number of reported cases has gone up since 2019. He averred that the situation was getting out of hand. Read: Kenyan Woman who Died in Saudi Arabia Suffered Head Injuries – Autopsy Reveals He told the committee that three Kenyans, two of which were domestic workers, died in Saudi Arabia in 2019.…

Two bread bakers have been charged with work permit fraud. Appearing before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi, Anandkumar Bharatkumar Modi and Keval Umit Shah were charged with forging an online application requesting the Immigration Department to cancel the permit. According to state prosecutor, James Gachoka, the duo uploaded the forged document purporting it was signed by the director of DPL Festive Limited, the manufacturer of Festive Bread. The court heard that the duo conspired to commit the crime between April 15 and July 14 within Nairobi county. Read: Skilled Kenyans Without Degrees To Get UK Work Permits Modi was separately charged…

The High Court has barred Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) director general Mohamed Badi from attending Cabinet meetings. Justice Anthony Mrima on Thursday also prohibited Badi from discharging any functions of the Cabinet. The judge further declared illegal the decision as contained in Executive order No. 3 of 2020. “There there is no doubt the appointment of Badi into the Cabinet was not approved by the National Assembly. As such it is unclear as to by whom and how Badi will be oversighted. His term of office in the Cabinet also remains an illusion,” the judge ruled. Read: High Court Declares Nairobi…

Anxiety has gripped Eastleigh residents following a bomb scare. Bomb experts have been deployed to the area after unknown people left behind a note within Yare Plaza indicating that there was an explosive device. The note indicated that the explosive was set to go off anytime from 1 pm. Read: Doctors Park Bomb Scare A Hoax, Arrested Suspect Issued Threat After Missing Top Job – DCI Confirming the incident was Starehe Sub-County Police Commander Julius Kiragu, who stated that the search for the explosive was ongoing. As at Thursday afternoon, experts combing through the building were yet to find anything. Tenants…