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High Court judge Said Juma Chitembwe says the $7,000 (Sh770,000) seized from his office on July 22nd was meant for his son’s school fees. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) impounded the money after raiding the judge’s office at the Milimani law courts. DCI said…

Police in Nairobi are detaining a 42-year-old Kenyan woman after she was found in possession of suspected narcotic drugs. Beatrice Awuor, a suspected drug trafficker, was arrested by transnational organized crime detectives in Nairobi’s Kayole estate on Tuesday. The Directorate of Criminal…

A new report by a Swiss investment bank has listed Kenya among the top African countries with the highest number of wealthy individuals. Kenya had the fourth highest population of rich persons in the continent behind Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt, according to Credit Suisse’s 12th edition of the…

Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu has sued Governor Mutahi Kahiga for allegedly withholding her salary. In an application filed at the Labor and Employment Court in Nyeri, Karugu says she has not received her salary since November, 2019. Karugu accuses Governor Kahiga of withholding her salary…

The rate of unemployment among Kenyans aged between 18 and 34 years stands at 40%, with the economy struggling to create sufficient jobs for the 800,000 youths joining the workforce every year. As a result, many young people, including college and university graduates, have resorted to doing…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino is on the spot for allegedly threatening Citizen TV news editor Muraya Kariuki. The MP is reported to have phoned and sent threatening messages to the journalist, accusing him of airing negative news about ODM leader Raila Odinga. On Tuesday, the Media Council of Kenya (…

The Japanese government has donated 12 ultra-modern deep freezers to Kenya to facilitate the safe storage of COVID-19 vaccines. The freezers with a capacity of up to three million doses were handed to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Tuesday. Kagwe said the cold chain equipment will…

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who is facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), has been allowed to attend the first status conference virtually. The office of the prosecutor granted the request after his attorneys filed an application seeking to have him appear for the September 17th…

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly conning a couple of Sh716,000 in a Sim-swap scam. Sabina Evelyn Nyanumba, an Egerton University student, and 19-year-old Paul Nyabero Kilenya are accused of committing the offense in June this year. The two were arrested by detectives from the…

Former nominated Senator Paul Njoroge has moved to court seeking to have the August 9th, 2022 general elections declared illegal and unlawful. In an application filed in court, the politician argues that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was not properly constituted when it…