Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

Security has been beefed up across the country as the festive season begins, Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutymbai has said. Speaking to members of the press on  Monday, the IG said a total of 3,000 prison officers have been released by the prisons department to work with the police service to boost security during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The prison officers, Mutyambai said, have been declared as special police. Further, all police officers on leave have been recalled to give sufficient backup during the festive season. Read: DCI Cautions Kenyans Against Online Scammers As Festive Season Approaches…

British sex workers have called for expedited probe into the killing of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru by a British soldier. Wanjiru, a 21-year-old mother, was brutally murdered as she partied with British soldiers and her body dumped in a septic tank in Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012. The sex workers staged protests in London on Friday, December 17, to push for justice in the case that has been dragging for nine years. The protesters were drawn from the sex worker organizations, Sex Workers Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM), ECP (English Collective of Prostitutes) and the AAWG (All African Women’s Group. Read:…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday launched Kenya’s first modern shipyard at the Kenya Navy Base in Mtongwe, Mombasa County. At least 70 per cent of the new facility will be owned by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and will be operated by the Kenya Shipyard Limited (KSL). In his address, the Head of State hailed the 4000-ton slipway as a gamechanger in Kenya’s emerging ocean and blue economy. The military installation will offer shipbuilding, refitting and maintenance services to vessels operated by the Kenya Navy, government agencies and private operators. Read: Kenya Ferry Services Introduces Mobile Phone Payments for Toll…

Police have arrested four suspects linked to fraudulent vehicle logbook dealings in the country. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the four are being held for forgery and using the document to fraudulently obtain credit in a scam involving some officials working with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). In a case currently being investigated by detectives based at the NTSA, the Cooperative Bank of Kenya had last year financed one Gideon Kiarie, to acquire a lorry after making a deposit of Sh1.2 million. DCI said the rest of the payment was to be settled in monthly…

One of the accused persons in the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani and two other people now claims that police officers who participated in the heinous act are still actively in service. Police informer Peter Ngugi identified the five cops only as Mwaniki, Kamau, Kamenju, Waweru and Waingo without mentioning their full names. He denied a role in the killing of Kimani saying he was only tasked by the officers to dispose of the bodies that were already stacked in sacks. “Waingo came and told me to go to a car wash yard where I’ll meet Kamau. I went there…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i was on Thursday installed as a Luo elder. Matiang’i was named a member of the Nyakach clan in a ceremony held in Nyakach, Kisumu County. “The ceremony will begin with you seated on a three-legged seat so that your leadership lasts for years and years,” an elder is heard saying in a video shared on social media. Thereafter, the CS was given cow skin, a cap, and a shield — cultural tools that symbolize his new role. https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1471432700686999556?s=20 “Son of Nyakach, a great honor bestowed on me by the elders of Nyakach today during the…

Six suspects linked to the lynching of four elderly women in Kisii have been denied bail. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the High Court in Kisii ordered the suspects be held in custody pending their trial. Amos Nyakundi, Chrispine Ogeto, Peter Angwenyi, Brian Nyakundi, Ronald Ombati and Justin Morara were charged with murder on October 17. They denied all four counts of murder. The six, who accused the women of engaging in witchcraft, are believed to have attacked the women due to land rows. While rejecting the suspects’ request for bail, Justice Rose Ougo cited the magnitude of the…

A man linked to a spate of robbery with violent incidents in Kajiado has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Simon Muai Katuu was found guilty of two acts of robbery with violence and seven in attempted robberies on Wednesday. He was accused of being the mastermind of a gang that abducted lorry drivers before beating them senseless and driving off with their lorries to unknown destinations. Presiding magistrate Judicaster Thuku, while handing down the sentence, said that the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the offences. On March 29, 2020, the accused masquerading as a genuine…

Embattled businesswoman Mary Wambui has surrendered her firearm to the police. Wambui handed the CZ75 Compact pistol to officers at Runda Police station on Wednesday morning, a day after the Firearm and Licencing Board said she was holding the gun illegally. The board had given Wambui until today (Wednesday) to surrender the weapon whose license had expired. “I demand that you produce before me firearm type CZ75 Compact serial number……on December 15, 2021, while well secured,” the board chairman Charles Mukindia said in a letter addressed to the Purma Holdings director. Last week, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and DCI detectives…

A court in South Africa has ordered the country’s former President Jacob Juma to return to prison three months after he was placed on medical parole. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the High Court in Pretoria set aside the parole saying it was unlawful. The 79-year-old, who was serving a 15-month jail term, was freed on September 5 over an undisclosed illness. “Medical parole’s eligibility for Mr Zuma is impelled by a medical report received by the Department of Correctional Services,” a statement released by the Department of Correctional Services read in part. Read: Former South African President Jacob…

George Kinoti, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, has moved to the Court of Appeal seeking to block his arrest over contempt. The High Court on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against Kinoti over contempt of an order requiring him to return guns confiscated from businessman Jimi Wanjigi. The court directed the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to effect the arrest and ensure Kinoti is arraigned in court to answer to the said charge. In the petition file in court, Kinoti wants the court to set aside the order pending hearing and determination of his application. The…

The High Court has allowed the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to freeze Ksh113 million found in the bank account of a friend to one Felista Nyamathira Njoroge who recently made headlines after receiving over Ksh100 million from a Belgian boyfriend. The money found in Tebby Wambuku Kago’s bank account is believed to be proceeds of crime. In orders issued on Tuesday, Justice Esther Maina ordered the freezing of the money until investigations are carried out to establish the source of the money. The court heard that Tebby received Ksh71 million and Ksh37 million between August 10, 2021, and early November 2021.…

The High Court has issued a warrant of arrest against the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti over contempt of an order requiring him to return guns confiscated from businessman Jimmy Wanjigi. The warrant was issued on Tuesday. The court directed the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to effect the arrest and ensure Kinoti is arraigned in court to answer to the said charge. The DCI boss was last month sentenced to four months in prison by Justice Anthony Mrima for disobeying the orders issued by Justice Chacha Mwita in June 2019. Read: AG Dealt Blow in Bid…

A Ford Kenya splinter group has unveiled a new outfit, the Democratic Action Party – Kenya. DAP-K was launched on Tuesday at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. The party, associated with Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, held its first National Delegates Convention (NDC) at the same venue. Kanduyi Member of Parliament Wafula Wamunyinyi was unveiled as the party leader while his Tongaren counterpart Eseli Simiyu was named the outfit’s Secretary General. Read: Wetangula Fights “Ouster”, Vows To Discipline Members Who Took Part In Process [Video] The duo announced exit from Ford Kenya on December 2, 2021, after a protracted…

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has indefinitely deferred the hearing of petitions seeking the removal of High Court Judge Said Juma Chitembwe from office. The Commission on Tuesday allowed Justice Chitembwe’s request for more time to file his responses in the graft probe against him. This comes five days after the High Court dismissed Chitembwe’s bid to block the Commission from deliberating on petitions before JSC including one by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko who has accused the judge of impropriety. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Hedwig Ong’udi argued that granting the order would stop the Commission from…