Some 38 suspects have so far been arrested in an operation on perpetrators of lawlessness during President William Ruto’s Nairobi tour this week. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Saturday said those found culpable for terrorising Kenyans will be held accountable. The recent attacks targeting innocent members of the public were witnessed along Thika Highway, Waiyaki way and Jogoo Road. “A total of 38 suspects have been apprehended and are currently in police custody undergoing processing at various police stations as they await their court appearance,” the DCI said. “During the crackdown, seven motorcycles used in…
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The National Police Service Saturday stated that Kenya is not financing the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti. This followed reports that the MSS Mission to Haiti had used up to Sh4.5 billion. The service said that all expenses relating to the MSS Mission to Haiti are met by the UN Trust Fund. “As a Service, we remain committed to achieving the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission.” “The attention of the National Police Service (NPS) has been drawn to a report appearing in the media on Friday, 14 March 2025 regarding the funding of the MSS Mission…
A former police officer was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for killing his wife. This comes after the prosecution successfully proved the case against Bernard Ndege, a police constable who shot his wife 11 times, killing her on the spot. The Eldoret High Court, presided over by Justice Reuben Nyakundi, found the accused guilty of murder beyond reasonable doubt through testimonies and exhibits presented in court.and sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment. The prosecution, led by State Counsel Mark Mugun and assisted by Sidi Kirenge, presented a compelling case that secured the conviction, relying on the testimonies of 6 witnesses…
Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla has warned it and other US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Mr Musk is a close ally of the US president and is leading efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. But in an unsigned letter addressed to the US trade representative, Tesla said while it “supports” fair trade it was concerned US exporters were “exposed to disproportionate impacts” if other countries retaliated to tariffs. The letter was dated the same day that Trump hosted an event at the White House where he promised to buy…
Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to form a parallel government in Sudan. Sudan’s military government said the import ban was to preserve the country’s sovereignty and “protect its national security”. The war-torn country imports several products from Kenya including tea, food items and pharmaceutical products. “The import of all products coming from Kenya through all…
Colombian authorities, in collaboration with the FBI, have arrested Nigerian national Joseph Chinedu Okparaejesi, alias Alen, a suspected transnational drug trafficker, at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá. According to intelligence sources cited by Zagazola Makama, Okparaejesi, who had lived in Colombia for over 12 years, was taken into custody upon arrival from São Paulo, Brazil. His arrest followed an extensive investigation conducted by the Dijín (Colombian police intelligence unit) and the Attorney General’s Office. Nigerian Drug Kingpin Arrested at El Dorado Airport in ColombiaBy: Zagazola Makama Colombian authorities, in collaboration with the FBI, have arrested a Nigerian national, Joseph…
The former Bank of England boss, Mark Carney, became Canada’s prime minister after he was sworn in on Friday. He will need all his experience handling global economic crises as the country faces a trade war launched by US President Donald Trump. Mark Carney was the first non-British person to become governor of the Bank of England in its more than 300-year history when he took the job in 2013. He had previously steered his home country through the Great Recession as the governor of the Bank of Canada, the country’s central bank, before being poached for Britain’s top banking…
More than 30 members of the Kenya’s National Disaster Management Unit, have increased their capacity to be more effective first responders to disasters such as earthquakes, collapsed buildings and other emergencies. This follows an intensive eight day Urban Search and Rescue training delivered by the UK International Search and Rescue (ISAR) Team at the Disaster Risk Battalion in Nairobi. The UK-ISAR training team comprises experienced members of several UK Fire and Rescue services. The train-the-trainer model has been delivered at both strategic and tactical levels benefitting officers from the National Disaster Management Unit of the Kenya Police and the Disaster…
A British man killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of President William Ruto was in Nairobi to visit his sister and nephew. The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on Ngong Road, Nairobi. An autopsy was conducted on his body on Friday March 14 and concluded he died out of multiple body injuries. Police and his family were present when the exercise was conducted at the Lee Funeral Home. Police spokesman Michael Muchiri said the man had come to visit Nairobi and…
The National Police Service Commission has promoted 14 senior police officers to the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector General (SAIG). The NPSC also promoted a total of 724 senior officers of the ranks between Assistant Superintendent (ASP) and Commissioner of Police (CP) in an announcement made March 13, 2025. Among the senior officers promoted to the rank of SAIG include Dr Wanderi Mwangi who is the Director of Human Capital at the National Police Service headquarters, the Principal Assistant to the Inspector General Mathew Kuto, and the Police Airwing Commandant James Kabo. Others are former Nairobi Region commander Adamson Bungei…
A judge ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a “sham” strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce. The order will apply to thousands of probationary workers who were fired at the Agriculture, Defence, Energy, Interior, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs departments. During Thursday’s hearing, the Department of Justice maintained that the firings were done based on guidance – rather than a directive – from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).…
Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said. The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young gamers aged eight to 12, has been dogged by claims of some children being exposed to explicit or harmful content through its games, alongside multiple reported allegations of bullying and grooming. But its co-founder and CEO Dave Baszucki insisted that the company is vigilant in protecting its users and pointed out that “tens of millions” of people have “amazing experiences” on the…
Immigration officials removed all migrants being held at Guantanamo Bay and returned them to the US, just weeks after sending the first batch to the US military base in Cuba. According to US media reports, all the remaining migrants detained there were transported to another immigration facility in Louisiana. In February, a separate group of migrants were abruptly moved from the facility after only a few weeks. Shortly after taking office in January, President Donald Trump ordered that an existing facility used to hold migrants in Guantanamo Bay be expanded to hold some 30,000 people. But so far, only a…
A Connecticut man whose stepmother allegedly held him captive for 20 years escaped by setting fire to the small room he was held in, officials said. Authorities responded to the fire and rescued the emaciated 32-year-old man from a 72 sq-foot (6.7 sq metre) room. The alleged captive weighed 68 pounds (30 kilograms) upon his escape and was treated for smoke inhalation. The man confessed to setting the fire after enduring years of “prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment”, police in Waterbury, Connecticut, said. His stepmother, who is accused of holding him captive and starving him, was charged…
Southern African leaders have announced they will pull their troops out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they have been helping the government fight rebel forces. The troops were sent two years ago to support the Congolese army fight the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, which has seized control of large parts of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo this year. At least 19 soldiers from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania were killed when the M23 captured the region’s biggest city, Goma, in January. Thousands of people have been killed during the fighting and hundreds of thousands left without shelter after fleeing their…