Nairobi, Kenya – The Government of Kenya has designated 13 individuals as being involved in terrorism and the financing of terrorist activities, subjecting them to targeted financial sanctions aimed at cutting off their access to the formal financial system. The announcement was made by the Counter-Financing of Terrorism Inter-Ministerial Committee,…
Mombasa, Kenya – Coast Regional Police Commander Ali Nuno has authorised officers to use firearms against the notorious Panga Boys gang, which has been terrorising residents and businesses with violent robberies. Speaking to the press, Nuno issued a stern warning to criminals operating across Mombasa, Kilifi, and Kwale counties, declaring…
Homa Bay County, Kenya – A primary school head teacher accused of killing a retired teacher and his wife in a land dispute has been arrested after surrendering to police in Rangwe. Peter Angon’g, the head teacher of Onyege Comprehensive School in Kagan Ward, is accused of murdering Joseph Ooko…
Nairobi, Kenya – The High Court at Milimani has issued interim orders restraining Kileleshwa Ward MCA Robert Alai from posting, publishing, or republishing any defamatory information concerning Advocate Danstan Omari. The orders were delivered by Lady Justice Janet Mulwa in a defamation suit filed by Omari, who accused Alai of…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Environment and Land Court at Milimani has awarded Ksh.25.8 million in damages to 1,032 waste pickers working at the Dandora dumpsite, ruling that their constitutional rights were violated due to prolonged exposure to air pollution. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Anne Omollo found in…
Nairobi, Kenya – Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko on Thursday defended himself in a Ksh.20 million corruption case, telling the court that the charges against him are politically motivated and stem from his public opposition to corruption and land grabbing. Testifying before trial magistrate Charles Ondieki, Sonko alleged that…
Eldoret, Kenya – The Employment and Labour Relations Court has suspended the upcoming national elections of the Kenya Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUN), following a petition challenging the legality of the union’s constitution and the credibility of its electoral process. Justice Maureen Onyango halted both the election notice issued…
Arizona, USA – In an emotional video posted to her social media Wednesday night, NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to provide proof that her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still alive. Flanked by family members, the 54-year-old co-host of NBC’s Today program addressed the abductors directly,…
Nairobi, Kenya – Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have recovered a high-end vehicle that had reportedly been stolen from a garage in Nairobi, following a dramatic chase along Mombasa Road. Vehicle Disappears from Garage According to the DCI, the Mercedes-Benz GLK350d vanished from Spring Valley garage, where…
Nairobi, Kenya – A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against businessman Pius Mbugua Ngugi over unpaid legal fees amounting to more than Ksh.4.1 million. The warrant was issued by Deputy Registrar Cynthia Mercy Muhoro of the Environment and Land Court, directing officers at Nairobi Central Police Station…