The High Court in Nanyuki has sentenced Moses Njagi Wachira to 35 years in prison after finding him guilty of murdering John Maina Gathogo following a barroom disagreement in 2017. Case Background According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Justice A.K. Ndungu delivered the sentence after…
The Nyeri High Court has sentenced Nicholas Julius Macharia, 35, to death by hanging for the brutal killing of seven-year-old Tamara Blessing Kabura in May 2025. Court Ruling Delivering judgment, Justice Kizito Magare described the crime as premeditated and meticulously executed, carried out with “utter disregard for human life.” The…
Kirinyaga County, Kenya – Residents of Nyangati Ward, Mwea East Sub-County, are voicing growing concerns over escalating insecurity following the brutal killing of Gabriel Njogu, aged 44. Njogu’s body was discovered in rice fields in the Rurii area with severe neck injuries, sparking fear and outrage among locals. Community Shock…
A court in Dadaab, Garissa County, has directed the exhumation of Safiya Hussein Bilal, a young orphan whose death is under active investigation, to allow for a repeat post-mortem examination. The move comes amid ongoing inquiries into the circumstances surrounding her killing. Senior Principal Magistrate Evans Muleka issued the order,…
Residents of Nyamwanga village in West Mugirango Constituency, Nyamira County, are demanding accountability after a murder suspect allegedly escaped from police custody under unclear circumstances. The suspect, Fagerstone Mokaya, is linked to the killing of 67-year-old Meshach Mainye Miyaki. According to reports, Mokaya had initially gone into hiding after Meshach…
A Thai criminal court has sentenced Ekkalak Paenoi, a 41-year-old former Thai marine, to life imprisonment for the murder of Cambodian opposition figure Lim Kimya in Bangkok earlier this year. Lim, 74, a joint Cambodian and French citizen and former member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned…
Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has strongly criticised Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of failing to address the escalating insecurity in his constituency. Speaking in Parliament on September 30, 2025, Amisi highlighted a disturbing surge in violent crimes in Nakara Village, including multiple cases of defilement, rape,…
More than three decades after the brutal killings of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop, police have identified a new suspect: Robert Eugene Brashers, a man who died by suicide in 1999 during a standoff with law enforcement. Austin police announced Friday that recent DNA testing provided a…