Author: Eva Nyambura

Police are looking for a German national after his girlfriend was found dead under the bed at their Kilifi apartment. Krabbe Dietter Gunther is said to have fought with his Kenyan girlfriend, Cynthia Anyango Otieno, on Wednesday night at around 10 pm. The next day, witnesses told authorities, Mr Gunther was seen leaving the apartment in Mdomodoni kwa Chief area of Mtwapa, with two bags in hand at around 5 pm. Curious neighbors peeped through the window and found the deceased’s body wrapped in a white bedsheet. They then alerted the police. Confirming the incident was Kilifi South Sub-County Police…

Multichoice Kenya on Thursday opened its doors to a new branch in Ongata Rongai, serving both DStv and GOtv customers. The newly unveiled branch is located on the First Floor of Rongai Business Centre along Magadi road. The opening of the branch is a strategic move to ensure customers can easily access service points across the county. Read: Nigerian Reality TV Show, I Am LAYCON, Comes to DStv and GOtv Speaking on behalf of Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku, CEC for Trade Alvin Kimani said the branch will serve residents from neighbouring areas and will help open up the area to…

Police Constables William Chirchir and Godfrey Kirui have been sentenced to seven years in jail each. The officers were on May 11 found guilty of manslaughter. The duo was convicted for killing Janet Waiyaki on the morning of May 20, 2018, while in a car with her nephew, Bernard Chege at City Park, Parklands. High Court Judge Stella Mutuku ruled that the officers used excessive force when no crime had been committed by the deceased and Mr Chege. Justice Mutuku also noted that the occupants of the vehicle posed no danger to the officers. “They behaved rashly and opened fire…

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has dismissed EACC’s claims that he accumulated wealth worth Sh8 billion through illegal means as pure witch-hunt. The ex-county chief who is eyeing the Homa Bay gubernatorial seat in 2022 dismissed the claims as perpetuation of malice against his person. In his defense, the politician who served as governor between 2013-2017, said he only acquired one property during his tenure. “I acquired the property I have before I went to City Hall. I was not a public servant. The time I was at City Hall I acquired only one property,” he complained. He added that…

A Nairobi court has allowed a Bungoma family to exhume the remains of their kin buried at the Lang’ata Cemetery without their consent by Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The family of Sabenzia Chepkesis Killong wants a post mortem conducted to establish the cause of death as well as a permit to rebury her remains at the family home in Ndalu location, Bungoma. Last week, the Nairobi City County fought the idea of exhumation on grounds that the exercise would lead to the disinterring of 18 other bodies. City Hall argued that the exercise would “create a public nuisance”. County Solicitor…

Former National Treasury CS Henry Rotich has been charged afresh in the Sh11 billion Kimwarer and Arror graft case. Rotich appeared before Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti on Wednesday, alongside other accused persons. The prosecution presented a new charge sheet after making amendments to the old one. Former PSs Kamau Thugge and Susan Koech were some of the names stricken out of the new charge sheet. Kamau and Koech will now testify against Rotich. Read: 52 Witnesses Set To Testify Against Ex-Treasury CS Henry Rotich The DPP has also removed the names of 20 Italians who are said to have worked with…

Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has chastised the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) after he appeared on a list of politicians with unexplained wealth. In a series of tweets, the ex-governor wondered if it is a crime to own property in Kenya. In his defense, he said, he started accumulating his wealth right when he was still in school. “I started owning, buying and selling property when I was in school and before I became the Governor. Mutashangaa…… labda muulize hao wengine,” he tweeted. Sonko also wondered why the anti-corruption commission has not taken action against its former boss who…

A Kenyan man reported missing over a week ago in Atlanta, Georgia has been found dead at a slimy creek near his home. Evans Gathaga Muhia’s remains were recovered by Douglas Police in Lithia Springs after a fisherman spotted his lifeless body. According to the police, Muhia slid down as his shirt was caught by trees before landing into the waters. Identifying his body was easy as he still had on a Kenyan flag beaded bracelet. The deceased apparently studied at Aviation College in Nairobi and was an aircraft Engineer with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) before moving to the…

A Nairobi businessman has been charged with obtaining money by false pretenses from another trader. The suspect, Peter Kimani Njenga, is said to have lured Michael Musyoki Nzivo into a fraudulent Bitcoin deal that saw the later lose Sh2,040,000. Njenga is said to have pretended to have invested for Nzivo the monies in bitcoin, a fact he knew to be false. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Court documents show that Njenga committed the alleged…

Police are hunting for a robbery with violence suspect who escaped while in custody. Ngalaa Hassan is said to have fled Mombasa Law Courts on Monday after the presiding judge revoked bail. Hassan is facing charges of assault and robbery with violence in Likoni. He had been re-arrested after absconding court. Shortly after the judge set aside his bail, the suspect asked to visit the lavatories within the court precincts. An officer who escorted the suspect to the washrooms uncuffed him and allowed him into the facilities. Moments later, Hassan is said to have made a run for it. On…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered stolen public assets worth Sh25 billion in the last five years. In a speech read on behalf of EACC vice chair Sophia Lepuchirit, by the commission’s head of training, Gilbert Lukhoba, the commission said it has averted the loss of Sh30.4 billion over the same period. As part of its efforts to recover illegally acquired assets, the commission is also pursuing forfeiture of unexplained wealth valued at Sh25.5 billion. Over the same period, EACC has concluded at least 1,000 graft cases in collaboration with the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), and secured…

Jubilee Party will back Karanja Kariri and Joseph Githinji for Kiambaa MP, Muguga MCA by-elections slated for July 15. The ruling party conducted interviews instead of nominations. The decision was reached following a review by the Jubilee Party National Management Committee of all the applications which were submitted to the County Elections Board. “..in accordance with the party Nomination Rules and pursuant to Article 11 of the Jubilee Party Constitution, (it is) determined to conduct nominations by way of individuals interviews,” said the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led party in a statement. The party conducted the interviews on Saturday at the Pangani…

Mukaa Boys High School in Makueni has been closed indefinitely following student unrest that left a dormitory in ashes. Police were earlier holding 12 students over the Saturday night incident that saw property worth hundreds of thousands destroyed. Those arrested include six Form three, four Form two and two Form one students. According to the Makueni County Police Commander, Joseph Ole Naipeyan, the students who are being held at Salama Police Station are helping in investigations. Read: Egerton University Closed Indefinitely Over Student Unrest Mr Naipeyan also revealed that that there was a second attempt to burn down a dormitory on…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s People’s Empowerment Party (PEP) will not field a candidate in Kiambaa Constituency. The Kiambaa parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of Paul Koinange who belonged to the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led Jubilee Party. Kuria’s party was backing Raymond Kuria while the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) will be fielding John Njuguna. Njuguna will be flying the Hustler Movement flag. PEP’s decision to field a candidate came under fire from a section of Tanga Tanga members; Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira) and Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu). Read: Jubilee’s Juja Candidate Concedes Defeat, Shelves Plan to Contest Results Rigathi told the Star…

Garissa OCS Michael Munyalo Wambua has been detained for 10 days to allow probe into claims that he fatally shot a man on Sunday. The suspect is accused of killing Kimathi Morris Kaliunga after an alleged dispute over a woman at the DRC Club. Garissa County Commander Ranson Lolmodoni said police combed the scene of crime for evidence and the matter is now being handled by the DCIO. “We have not turned away anyone as you are claiming. We attended the scene and in fact, it is our officers who took the body to the morgue. So we are waiting…