Businessman Philip Aroko was Friday presented in court hours after the High Court issued an order compelling the Inspector General of Police to produce him. Aroko was presented at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Court at 3pm on Friday where police made a miscellaneous application to hold him pending probe into the murder of Kaspul MP Charles Were. The dramatic appearance followed mounting pressure from Aroko’s legal team, who had demanded answers over his whereabouts after he was reportedly held incommunicado since his arrest on Wednesday night. The prosecution revealed that preliminary investigations had uncovered a web of connections linking…
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The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts Friday dismissed an application filed by five suspects seeking to challenge its jurisdiction in a case connected to the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Were. Magistrate Irene Gichobi stated that the suspects are still under investigation, and there is no legal basis preventing the court from handling the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI) miscellaneous application. The DCI was seeking to detain the four individuals for 30 days to allow for further investigations. The suspects include the MP’s bodyguard, his driver, and a neighbour from his rural home. “The application by…
The High Court declined to refer cases of abductions and enforced disappearances in Kenya to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that national institutions are still capable of handling such matters. The court determined that cases involving deaths or injuries resulting from police actions while in custody, and carried out by officers on duty, fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The court emphasised that no other investigative body or entity within the National Police Service is authorized to handle these matters. Justice Mugambi pointed to the parallel investigations conducted by…
James Foley, the film director behind two of the Fifty Shades of Grey films, has died aged 71. Foley also directed three Madonna music videos in the 1980s – Papa Don’t Preach, Live to Tell and True Blue. A spokesman for the director said he died “peacefully in his sleep earlier this week” at his home in Los Angeles following a “years-long struggle” with brain cancer. Foley also directed 12 episodes of House of Cards, the Kevin Spacey-starring thriller which was one of Netflix’s earliest original hits. Although his representative noted Foley’s diagnosis of brain cancer, his official cause of…
Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed seven agreements aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation between the two nations. This comes a few months after the two countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January. The signing of MoUs was witnessed by President William Ruto and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE at State House Nairobi. These agreements cover cooperation in military affairs, economic development, energy, transport, Customs, the establishment of a joint business council, and railway development. In the…
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to Ksh.1.29 billion for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Abdullahi Banati or any other individual responsible for the January 5, 2020, terrorist attack on U.S. and Kenyan personnel at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya. In a statement, the department explained that the incident led to the death of two US contractors and a US service member while injuring two other US soldiers and a third contractor. A Kenyan soldier was also wounded during the attack. The US Department appealed to the…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years. Gates said he would accelerate his giving via his foundation, with plans to end its operations in 2045. “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them,” he wrote in a blog post Thursday. Mr Gates, 69, said his eponymous foundation has already given $100bn (£75bn) towards health and development projects, and that he expects it will spend another $200bn, depending on markets…
The US and the UK have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the countries. US President Donald Trump’s blanket 10% tariffs on imports from countries around the world remains in place and still applies to most UK goods entering the US. But the deal has reduced or removed tariffs on some of the UK’s exports, including cars, steel and aluminium. Here’s an at-a-glance look at what’s in the deal. This isn’t a trade deal US President Donald Trump declared on social media this announcement would be a “major trade deal” – it’s not. He does not…
President William Ruto nominated lawyer Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Head of Public Service Felix Koskei made the announcement in a press release on Thursday evening, after Ruto had received the report of the IEBC Selection Panel on Tuesday this week. Subject to Parliamentary approval, Ethekon – the former Turkana County Attorney – is now set to replace the late former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati who died in February this year. Ruto also nominated six IEBC Commissioners from various regions, among them Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu (Nyandarua). The…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations says there is a significant rise in motor vehicle theft across Kenya since the beginning of 2024. This alarming trend has resulted in substantial losses for vehicle owners, negatively impacting the economy through increased insurance claims and unpaid loans held by financial institutions. Motor vehicle theft has occurred under various circumstances, including theft from parking lots, car hire scams, robbery with violence and carjacking, the DCI says. In response to this growing security challenge, the DCI’s Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) initiated a comprehensive research and analysis operation to identify and dismantle the criminal…
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In 2021, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported 20,324 car accidents, averaging approximately 56 collisions per day. Over a recent two-year period, the Las Vegas metro area experienced 50,312 car accident injuries, equating to nearly 16,800 injuries annually. While the city’s injury rate of 740 per 100,000 residents is below the national average of 835, the high volume of incidents underscores the persistent risk on Las Vegas roads. If you or a loved one has been injured in a car crash, visit https://www.ladahlaw.com/spring-valley-car-accident-lawyer/ for legal help. The right legal help can make all the difference. A knowledgeable attorney can…
Investigations into the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ongondo Were took a dramatic twist with the arrest of one of the board members of Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA). The LBDA board member, believed to have paid the suspected killers, was arrested in Nakuru, hours after detectives recovered a pistol believed to have been used in the murder of Were in a major operation by police in Chokaa, Kayole. Detectives pursuing the case link the murder to the rivalry between former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ahead of the…
Detectives in Nairobi arrested and arraigned six tech-savvy fraudsters for draining over Sh3.2 million from a victim’s bank accounts in what authorities describe as a highly coordinated hacking and electronic fraud scheme. The suspects were nabbed in different locations across Nairobi and arraigned on separate dates. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), three of them — Peter Kariuki Mathii, Isaack Mugo Kanini, and David Nganga Macharia — appeared before the Makadara Law Courts on April 28, while the other three — Fredrick Maina Wairimu, Peter Wandera Ouma, and Hanington Kui Walubengo — were arraigned on Monday, May 5.…
Walt Disney has announced plans to open its first theme park in the Middle East. The resort, which will be in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, is a collaboration between Walt Disney and local leisure and entertainment company Miral. Disney already has six theme parks spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Its most recent opening was in 2016 in Shanghai. Miral is responsible for the development of Yas Island as a tourist destination and already operates SeaWorld and Warner Bros World where it is developing a Harry Potter-themed park. In a statement announcing the new…