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The Appeals Court has temporarily suspended Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti’s four-month jail sentence and arrest warrant. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Fatuma Sichale, Msagha Mbogholi, and K. Laibuta on Wednesday issued orders stopping the execution of the…

A Mombasa court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old Kenyan woman to life in prison after she was found guilty of drug trafficking. Fatuma Sicobo Mohamed was convicted of trafficking 2.5kgs of heroin worth Sh7.3 million in Mombasa. Shanzu Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo further slapped Ms…

President Kenyatta has commissioned a public-private partnership housing project for Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). The mega project will be rolled out in Nairobi, Nakuru, Laikipia, and Mombasa counties as part of the government’s efforts to improve the welfare of the military by providing decent…

Police in Murang’a are holding two suspects in connection with an incident in which a man was brutally sodomized by a gang of men. The 41-year-old victim was on Tuesday evening rushed to a Murang’a hospital in serious condition after he was sodomized by four young men.  The man was walking…

Three travelers who recently arrived in Kenya from South Africa have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the three Omicron cases, the first in the country, were detected at the airport. The three patients including two Kenyans and…

The High Court has ordered the freezing of Sh113 million held in bank accounts belonging to two young Kenyan women.  The two were identified as Tebby Wambuku Kago and Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge, who had another account with Sh102 million frozen last month. On Tuesday, Justice Esther Maina…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has weighed in on the acquittal of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino of attempted murder charges. Owino was acquitted on Tuesday after the complainant Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, applied to have the charges against the first-time MP withdrawn as he did not wish to pursue the…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has had attempted murder charges against him withdrawn. This comes after the complainant Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, filed an application to withdraw the case, saying he did not wish to proceed with the matter.  Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi on…

Deputy President William Ruto has named Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok as the director-general of his campaign secretariat. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency in the next year’s elections, says Nanok is the most suited person to head his campaign team.  During his recent visit to Turkana, the…

Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has received blessings from his father as he prepares to run for the presidency next year. The tycoon received blessings from his dad Maina Wanjigi, a former Cabinet Minister, in a traditional ceremony held in Central Kenya last week. Through Twitter, Wanjigi shared photos…