MILIMANI COURT, Nairobi July 23 – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has applied to the High Court at Milimani to have the Baby Pendo murder case involving four senior police officers transferred to Kisumu for trial. The DPP told the court today that transferring the matter to Kisumu will better serve the ends of…
Ten suspected gangsters arrested, crude weapons recovered in overnight operation in Kisumu East sub-county as police fight to reduce crime in the area. MIGOSI, Kisumu East July 23 -An intensive overnight police operation aimed at curbing rampant mugging incidents in Kisumu East Sub-County has led to the arrest of ten suspects, including one female. The…
Kisumu City Manager Mr Abala Wanga revives call for vigilantes as crime rises particularly around Uzima University-Riat Area. UZIMA UNIVERSITY, Kisumu July 6 –Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga has revived the contentious debate on formation of vigilante groups in response to a fresh wave of crime that has gripped the lakeside city. The notable violent…
The Kahawa Anti-Terror Court has sentenced two convicts to 30-year jail terms for aiding and financing the terrorist attack at the Dusit D2 Hotel Complex in Westlands, Nairobi, in 2019. Mohamed Abdi Ali, a 61-year-old madrassa teacher was sentenced to 15 years for each of 14 charges of Facilitation of a Terrorist Act contrary to…
Elected leaders from the Nyanza region have demanded the arrest of all individuals involved in the brutal killing of a teacher from Homa Bay. The leaders while condemning the brutal killing of the teachers said there are no sacred cows when it comes to the dispensation of justice, “The angry leaders have called for a…
Three men charged with the murder of the Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were have pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them. The accused William Imoli alias Imo, Edwin Odour Odhiambo alias Machuani, and Ebel Ochieng alias Dave Calo were charged when they appeared before Lady Justice Diana Kavedza at the Kibera High Court….
The High Court has granted police officers linked to the killing of Baby Samantha Pendo a cash bail of Sh1 million with two sureties of 500,000 shillings. John Chengo Masha, Linah Kosgey, Cyprine Robi Wankio, and James Rono have been further ordered not to visit the crime scenes: Nyalenda, Nyamasaria and Nyawita areas in Kisumu City….
Principal Secretary (PS) for Internal Security Dr Raymond Omollo has appealed to the legislators to fast-track the amendments of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act 2018. He noted that technology has been prone to misuse over the years leading to numerous legal tussles between individuals and institutions. By strengthening the cyber security laws, he emphasized…
A High Court in Mombasa has served an inmate life imprisonment following the rejection of his 40-year sentence appeal. Mr Mwarabu Omar Pato was convicted of defiling a minor child who was 11 years old or younger. Lady Justice Wendy Kagendo Micheni replaced Pato’s 40-years sentence with the mandatory life imprisonment stipulated under Section 8(2)…
A senior children’s officer made chilling revelations on how children were brutalised and tortured in the Shakahola Forest. Principal Children’s Officer Sebastian Muli Muteti testified that the tormenting exercises were made under the watch of controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and his associates. During the Wednesday hearings before Principal Magistrate Hon. Nelly Chepchirchir, he detailed…