Author: Eva Nyambura

Homicide detectives have taken over investigations into the murder of Dutch businessman Herman Rouwenhorst, who was found dead on Friday at his Shanzu apartment. The sleuths are working closely with Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) as they look into mobile phone records. Detectives have apparently seized the widow, Riziki Cherono and a caretaker, Hamisi Bambo, phones to track call records. In her statement, Cherono said that five men broke into their home in Rocco apartments. She and her deceased husband were in the bedroom. The armed men, she said, attacked the nightguard who later succumbed to his injuries, before…

An American national has been charged for assaulting a police officer in Gigiri. Zarnoch Stanley Theodore was charged before Kibera senior principal magistrate Charles Mwaniki on Friday for causing serious injuries to Constable Kamau Muthoni. According the charge sheet, the accused person committed the offence on June 2 at the entrance to the International Organisation for Immigration in Gigiri area. The officer suffered injuries to his face, left arm and left leg. Stanley denied the charges and asked for lenient bond terms. Through his lawyer, he claimed that it was he that was attacked by the officer on duty. Read: IG…

Police have in custody three suspects who are said to have attacked and robbed Chinese contractors of Sh6 million. The incident took place at the Kariminu (II) Dam site in Gatundu North, Kiambu. “They were forced to surrender approximately Ksh6 million,” a police report reads in part. Police are probing the Friday night incident where two foreigners were attacked. According to Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno, the armed thugs could have gained access into the site through a water supply tunnel. Read: DCI Arrest Suspect Notorious for Drugging revelers in Kiambu County The three suspects, who are being held at…

At least three suspected members of the Al-Shabaab terror group were on Saturday fatally shot in a police operation in Boni Forest, Lamu County. The men were found with large quantities of food, a motorcycle and two rifles loaded with ammunition. The trio, police believe, was part of a larger group staging attacks against law enforcement and non-locals. “They use the motorcycle to escape once their mission is successful or when surrounded. Operation is ongoing to get more,” an official aware of the goings-on told a local daily. The Saturday morning operation involved multi-agency teams. Security has been beefed up…

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has launched a range of smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets powered by its new HarmonyOS 2 operating system. Also introduced to the market is a new version of the Huawei Mate 40 Series and Huawei Mate X2, the Huawei watch 3 Series, and the Huawei MatePad Pro. The telecom giant also released the Huawei FreeBuds 4, its next-generation open-fit Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) wireless Bluetooth earbuds, and two high-end monitors, the Huawei MateView and the Huawei MateView GT. Read: Huawei’s Android Alternative, HarmonyOS Set for June 2 Launch The company also announced the introduction of at least 100…

DCI detectives have apprehended three more suspects involved in a fake job syndicate. Among the three were two prison officers beloved to have been recruited by the prime suspect, Grace Nyamohanga. They are Senior Sergeant Jackson Mureithi Manyara and Corporal Zachary Kimathi Cosmas. Read: Wanted Prison Sergeant Grace Nyamohanga “Nasra” Surrenders to Police in Job Scam Probe The third suspect is Peter Ngere Githu who is based in Juja. Hundreds of desperate Kenyans, DCI said, could have lost at least Sh200 million in the hands of the syndicate with the promise of getting jobs in various government parastatals. For example, sergeant…

Police are probing the death of a Dutch national in an apartment in Shanzu, Mombasa. The remains of Herman Rouwenhorst were discovered on Friday after police responded to a distress call from a woman near Serena Beach hotel. The woman, identified as Riziki Cherono, was found by the police tightly strapped on the steering wheel. “She alleged that she was driven in her car to the said place from their apartment,” a police report filed at Bamburi Police Station under OB 6/4/6/2021 reads in part. Read: German National Suspected of Killing Kenyan Girlfriend Found Dead in Mombasa Riziki then led the…

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Thursday warned Kenyans against receiving the Covid-19 vaccine from institutions charging them for the government provided vaccine. “The DCI has moved in on some facilities that have been illegally vaccinating people for COVID-19 and charging them. I would like to tell Kenyans that such exercises going on are illegal,” said CS Kagwe. The CS also warned that the institutions could be inoculating unaware Kenyans with water. “There is every possibility that you’re even being vaccinated with water and paying for it. We have seen on social media people advertising, some are even issuing fake certificates…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday approved the appointment of 34 new judges of the 41 proposed to him by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in 2019. In a gazette notice dated June 3, seven judges have been appointed to the Court of appeal, nine to the employment and labour relations court, and 18 to the environment and land court. The head of state has rejected six nominees. They include; Aggrey Muchelule, George Odunga, Weldon Korir and Prof Joel Ngugi who were recommended for the Court of Appeal. Read: Maraga Accuses President Uhuru Of Derailing Swearing In Of 41 Judges, Disobeying Court…

A Kajiado court has granted police more time to hold two suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of a grade 2 pupil. Livingstone Makacha Otengo, 27, and Francis Mbuthia Mikuhu, 42, were on Thursday arraigned before Kajiado resident magistrate Edwin Mulochi in connection with the kidnapping and killing of Shantel Nzembi. The suspects failed to take plea after the prosecution asked for 10 more days to probe the matter. Otengo, a boda boda operator within Kitengela town, was arrested at Orata area on Wednesday. He was allegedly in possession of a mobile phone believed to have been…

Kenyan security guard jailed in Qatar has been released, a human rights group has said. Malcolm Bidali, Migrant Rights has said, was released on Wednesday but charges against him remain. In a statement, the human rights group said, “Malcolm has been released from custody but the charges against him remain.” “Until his release earlier this week, he had received no legal counsel. The charges against him aim only to silence a strong voice drawing attention to the human rights abuses of migrants in the country.” https://twitter.com/MigrantRights/status/1400131610368888834 Last week, the 28-year-old GSS Certi International employee was “formally charged with offences related…

Wife of slain Kiru Boys principal and former Icaciri Girls Secondary School Principal, Jane Muthoni has been sentenced to 30-years behind bars. Muthoni and her accomplice, Isaac Ng’ang’a, alias Gikuyu were found guilty of killing Solomon Mwangi. Justice Joel Ngugi on Thursday described Muthoni as a vengeful wife who planned and financed her husband’s murder. State prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki and Mbuthi’s family lawyer, Mathenge Wokabi last month urged the court to sentence the two to death. They noted that the convicts showed no remorse throughout the period of the case. Read: Court Postpones Sentencing of Ex-School Head Convicted of Husband’s Murder…

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy is for the third year running thrilled to announce calls for applications for its sought-after film and TV training programme. The call is open to all emerging filmmakers with either some industry experience or a relevant post-school qualification in film to apply for this exciting opportunity to hone their television and film production skills. “The MTF Academy is our commitment to the future of our Industry and gives young Africans the chance to hone their television and film production skills through a world-class training programme. After two successful years, we’re proud to announce a new…

Cherangany police, Trans Nzoia county, are searching for a police officer after they discovered police uniforms and eight firearms at his place of residence. Booked under OB No 2/2/6/2021 on June 2 following a raid,  police raided officer Maxwell Tally Mutonyi’s home after receiving a tip from members of the public. Mutonyi is a police driver attached to the judiciary but lives in Police Band quarters in South B Nairobi Area. On reaching his home, a suspect is said to have escaped leaving the door ajar. On entering, a police report indicates, the officers drawn from the DCI and Kenya…

Police have in custody a boda boda rider suspected to have been involved in the kidnapping and murder of Shantel Nzembi. Shantel, an 8-year-old girl, was found dead in a thicket in Kitengela on Monday. The deceased went missing on Saturday and her body discovered in Orata area by a passerby who reported the matter at the Kitengela police station. Police officers who rushed to the scene found the body wrapped in a sack with multiple injuries. Read: One of Four Kitengela Abductees Benjamin Imbai Died Of Strangulation Isinya DCI Jeremiah Dubai said detectives were following phone call leads that could…