Malindi, Kenya – Former cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, already on trial for multiple counts of manslaughter linked to the Shakahola Forest Massacre, is now facing fresh charges after prosecutors connected him to 52 additional deaths in Binzaro village, Kilifi County. Background: Shakahola Massacre Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher and former…
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 National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, formally rolled out new social media monitoring guidelines aimed at curbing hate speech and the spread of radical ideologies in Kenya. In a statement shared on its official X account, the commission announced the launch of three key…
Mombasa, Kenya — Eight Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers appeared before the Mombasa Law Courts on Tuesday, facing charges of trafficking methamphetamine valued at more than Ksh.192 million. The suspects denied all charges during their arraignment before Senior Principal Magistrate Gladys Olimo. The accused are Duke Nyamwaya Nyarige, Juma Mwinyifaki…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed claims of foul play in the death of former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo, concluding that he died as a result of a road traffic accident. In a statement issued on Monday, the DCI said investigators carried out a comprehensive inquiry…
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,…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu continues to grapple with legal woes as the hearing of his 2024 criminal case has been postponed to next week. Waititu, who is currently serving a corruption-related sentence at Kamiti Maximum Prison, faces charges stemming from remarks he allegedly made on September 29, 2024,…
Kenya’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has welcomed the arrest and detention of Robert James Purkiss, a former British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki over a decade ago a case that has strained diplomatic relations between Kenya and the United Kingdom. The 38-year-old was…
The Kenyan government has officially launched extradition proceedings against a British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki more than a decade ago. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the extradition request has been submitted to the Office of the Attorney General (AG) the…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has strongly opposed an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) seeking to withdraw a corruption case against Daniel Brian Ouma Okeyo, a senior University of Nairobi official accused of forging academic documents and unlawfully acquiring over Ksh32 million in…