Kisumu, Kenya – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a police officer attached to Mamboleo Police Post for allegedly soliciting and receiving a Ksh.15,000 bribe. In a statement issued on Friday, January 30, 2026, the commission confirmed that Sergeant Gilbert Kiama Oduor was arrested on January 28, 2026,…
London, UK – Former Nigerian oil minister and OPEC’s first female president, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has gone on trial in London, facing multiple counts of bribery. British prosecutors allege that she lived a life of luxury funded by bribes during her tenure as Nigeria’s oil minister between 2011 and 2015. Allegations…
Seoul, South Korea – A South Korean court has sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for accepting lavish gifts from the Unification Church, a controversial religious sect, while acquitting her of stock manipulation and campaign finance violations. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday by Judge…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has formally charged six Homa Bay County government officials and a private firm over the alleged misappropriation of Ksh.348,927,840 intended for the construction of the Homa Bay County Assembly office block. The accused are: Allegations and Charges The accused face multiple…
The High Court has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi, his wife, children, and ten other individuals as part of a Ksh.813 million corruption investigation. The orders were granted following an application by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which is probing allegations of…
A Bangladeshi court has handed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina a 21-year prison sentence on corruption charges, marking the latest in a series of legal actions against the ousted leader. The ruling comes just one week after she was sentenced to death in a separate case involving crimes against humanity.…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu has informed a Nairobi court that he has secured a bank guarantor in his corruption-related case, for which he is currently serving a sentence at Kamiti Maximum Prison. Appearing before Trial Magistrate Rose Ndobi on Tuesday during the mention of his separate hate-speech case,…
A Gabonese court has sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin, son of deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba, to 20 years in prison for embezzlement and corruption following a fast-tracked two-day trial. The verdict, delivered late Tuesday, found the pair guilty of misappropriating public funds…
Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been acquitted after the High Court overturned his previous conviction and eight-year prison sentence, ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of corruption and conflict-of-interest. The High Court criticized the prosecution’s case, noting that there was no credible evidence linking Lenolkulal to…
A wave of Gen Z-led protests has forced Madagascar’s former president Andry Rajoelina from power and out of the country ushering in a new administration led by Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who was sworn in as president last month after his military unit sided with demonstrators. Sitting in his new office…