Author: Wycliffe Nyamasege

A court in Kwale County on Monday set free 17 people suspected of being members of the Al Shabaab terror group. Citizen TV reported that Kwale Chief Magistrate Dominica Nyambu acquitted the 15 men and two women after the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence linking the suspects to the jihadist group. “The Director of Public Prosecution has found no charges against the suspects and they are all discharged and file closed,” ruled Nyambu. The suspects were arrested on January 28, 2019 days after the Dusit D2 attack which claimed 21 lives. They were charged with two counts of being…

The Judiciary has come out to defend itself amid alleged claims by a section of the media that it ordered release of poisonous rice into the market. In a statement on Monday, Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Communication Catherine Wambui termed the reports malicious and only aimed at tainting the image of the Judiciary. “The Judiciary’s attention has been drawn to reports in section of the media that the Judiciary ordered release of poisonous rice into the market…This is a malicious and false position aimed at tainting the image of the judiciary,” the statement read in part. Wambui said…