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Detectives from the Directorate Criminal Intelligence (DCI) have raided a godown in Parklands where they arrested one suspect. According to the detectives, the nabbed suspect was found repacking sugar and rice to 1 kilogram and 2 kilogram packets labelled Naivas and Economy. Acting on an intelligence, the officers headed to the go-down named Heykal Packers and Distributors, situated within Atlantis Business Park in Embakasi. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1131611231029276675 Additionally, the officers divulged that the sugar that was being repacked was from KLabras Sugar Company while the rice that was repacked was from several brands including Red Rose, Mama Afric, Biriani rice,Thai Long and…

Kirinyaga Police have arrested a man who shared a photo on Facebook while holding a G3 rifle on Tuesday. According to Gichugu OCPD Anthony Mbogo, the man is suspected to have been involved in violent robberies in the region. Police carried out the arrest while he was at his home in Umbui village in Gichugu Constituency. Read: Prison Break: Gunshots Fired As Theft Convict Escapes From Thika Main Prison Working on a tip from members of the public, Mbogo mentioned that during the arrest, officers were not able to find the said firearm in his house. The suspect is noted…

Detectives from the Flying Squad unit have recovered a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 that had been stolen from Central Police Station. According to the agency, the vehicle whose original color was white, was found changed to black and the number plates changed from the original KBX 449A to KCL390P. The vehicle was discovered hidden in a makeshift corrugated iron-sheet structure at a private house in Ngong, Kajiado County. https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1131505702462283776 Read: DCI Seize 135 Bales Of Bhang In Nakuru, One Suspect Arrested Acting on an intelligence, the detectives also arrested four suspects in connection to an organised crime in which vehicles…

Kenya’s telecommunication company, Safaricom, has extended Bob Collymore’s contract by a year to compensate for the time he was on medical leave. According to the company, Collymore will now leave in 2020. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Collymore mentioned: “I am not going anywhere. I will be here for another one year till 2020.” Read: Finally!! Bob Collymore Set To Exit Safaricom “Over Health Issues” The move now postpones the the transition process at the firm. This was after there were speculations that Collymore was set to leave the telco by the end of his contract in August, this…

Former Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has sued the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) director George Kinoti as well as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji. In an application filed at the court, Echesa sued the senior intelligence officers for harassment over his recent arrest. He has also enjoined Attorney General Paul Kariuki and Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai. Read: Matungu Killings: 7-year-old Boy Stabbed To Death Amid GSU Crackdown Echesa was arrested last Friday over the massive Matungu killings. He was later released on Sunday evening. According to Nandi Hills police commander David Nyabuto, following a…

Seven Bungoma County Government officials were on Wednesday charged with robbery with violence after attacking two businessmen. Appearing before Bungoma Magistrate John King’ori, the seven were also charged with malicious damage of property. The suspects were accused of violently robbing two businessmen who were organizing a protest against Governor Wycliffe Wangamati. Read: Bungoma Fans Left Hanging After Rapper Octopizzo Fails To Perform The accused included: County Logistics director Celestine Mutaki, Protocol officer Jonathan Chenjeni, County Deputy Governor’s driver Henry Kitui, County driver Vincent Maunda, Antony Wamala and Adams Mulama. They were accused of robbing Zachariah Barasa of Ksh 400,000, a…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday morning raided Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s home in Runda and Garden Estate, Nairobi. It is reported that tens of officers arrived at his residence a few minutes after 5 am. According to a source, the detectives searched for files and documents relating to contracts issued by Governor Waititu’s administration during the raid. Read: Governor Waititu Demystifies The Source Of His Wealth, Calls For Investigation Of Maina Kamanda Governor Waititu is being investigated for an alleged corruption in a number of his county programmes, including the Kaa Sober initiative aimed at…

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has issued a warning to members of the public who are collecting premium on its behalf. In a statement, NHIF affirmed that it is illegal for any unauthorized person or group to purport to collect money on behalf of the Fund. According to the national insurer, most of those carrying out this illegal activity are mostly operating in Nyeri and Murang’a counties. Read: Revealed: Garissa County Gov’t Spending Ksh7.8 Million Monthly To Hire Prados From Governor’s Brother NHIF went ahead to name the three most notorious organisations that have been collecting money from the…

Ingotse High School in Navakholo, Kakamega County can finally have a sigh of relief after their immediate former principal, Wycliffe Kiveu has been moved to a different school. Kiveu, who has served as the institution’s principal for over 10 years, has been transferred to Ngere Secondary School in Nyanza. According to reports, the students together with the community residents had never anticipated the move of the principal, as he was known to enjoy close relationships with senior officers in the Ministry of Education. He is reported to have even exclaimed at one point that he will only leave the school…

A British rapper, Lady Leshurr, has divulged how she was once almost conned Ksh500,000 by a Kenyan event promoter. The musician, who’s real name is Melesha Katrina O’Garro noted that the person who had booked her for a show tried to extort her adding that he even tried to sell her a music video she had shot. https://twitter.com/LadyLeshurr/status/1130854583742283776 According to Lady Leshurr, the promoter whom she identifies as Trap King Chrome, got the music video from a director who worked on the project. Read: Victoria Kimani Humiliates Tiwa Savage, Ycee In New Video She went ahead to narrate how…

Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng has dispelled concerns by most Kenyans that China wold seize Kenyan assets over defaulted loans. Speaking on Tuesday, Amb. Peng asserted that there are no secret clauses in the loans contract between China and Kenya and that Kenyans should bear no fears over the debt. “I can assure you that any loan agreements between China and Kenya are in line with common international best practice. None of Kenya’s national assets has been mortgaged for the SGR loan, neither would any single Kenyan national assets be seized nor controlled by China, even in a situation…

A lot has been said about Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa’s marital life, however, she has never clarified or denied any claims made against her. It has now been reported that Jumwa’s estranged boyfriend, Jeff Okuto, has been arrested for attempted suicide. According to sources, Okuto attempted to take his own life following a prolonged struggle with depression after the vocal legislator allegedly dumped him for another man. READ: Mother In Law Actor, Jeff Okello Welcomes Second Baby Okuto, who served as former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero’s personal assistant during his tenure at the county, is said to be currently in police…

A former Kenyan refugee, Isnino Iftin, is set to give her commencement speech at University at Buffalo as she receives her diploma this Sunday. Iftin has not only beat the odds to become the best in her field but has also become the first in her extended family to graduate from college. She was also accepted into a doctoral program in education at UB, a place where she initially did not appreciate. Read: UN Staff Besieged in Dadaab Refugee Camp Begs the Government to Rescue Them Speaking on her achievements, Iftin mentioned: “My ultimate goal is to run a school.”…

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a Kenyan road engineer in Turkana. According to the reports, the Chinese attacked Engineer Rodgers Imasa who was tasked with inspecting the Loichangamak-Lodwar road that is under construction by a Chinese firm on Friday last week. The four, Liu Jiang, Wang Kai, Zhao Liangbin and Li Shaoqing, have been arrested amid protests by 400 workers employed by the Chinese contractors. Read: Raila Responsible For China’s Refusal To Loan Kenya Sh368 Billion For SGR – MP Waluke Alleges The workers alleged that the foreign contractors beat up the engineer while…

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has been spotted at the University of Hong Kong days after flying off to China amidst heated up gold scam probe. Wetangula has been pictured together with nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura. Sharing the pictures, the nominated legislator noted that the duo paid a courtesy call to the Faculty of Law at the University. Read: Senator Moses Wetangula Off To China As The Gold Scandal Heats Up Mr Mwaura also mentioned that Prof Yash Pal Ghai taught at the institution for 10 years. Despite the controversy that is ongoing in the country with regards to the fake…