One of the witnesses in the Shakahola massacre case narrated to the court on Wednesday how her mother, who is an accused in the case alongside Pastor Paul Mackenzie, lured her to Shakahola Forest. The woman, who is under witness protection, told Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku that her mother, one of the accused in […]

Kenyans received temporary relief on Thursday after a Mombasa court halted the government’s decision to impose an additional Sh 8 on the road maintenance levy for fuel. The new charges, which took effect on July 15, 2024, were challenged by activist Odhiambo Juma in a petition before the Mombasa High Court. In his petition, Juma […]

A city businessman, accused of detaining his client’s passport and preventing her from leaving the country for medical treatment, was charged before a Nairobi court on Wednesday. The court ordered Jackson Kamau Ndegwa to submit the passport in question to the court within the next 24 hours. It is alleged that Ndegwa, who runs a […]

A man alleged to be part of a gold scam syndicate in the city has been charged with conspiring to steal from a foreigner by falsely claiming he could facilitate the inspection of 200 kgs of gold at JKIA. Obadiah Kipkemoi Langat, alias Richard, was accused of conspiring to steal Ksh 309,000 from Azimagli Serge […]

A Chinese national and two Kenyan employees were arraigned before a Nairobi court on Wednesday, charged with possession of trade counterfeit goods. Liu Yiman, Peter Munge Mule, and George Mugendi were jointly charged with the offense of being in possession of counterfeit goods. It was alleged that on April 30, 2024, as directors and employees […]

A Boda Boda rider who caused the death of a man during a fight in the city center five years ago has been found guilty of manslaughter. John Maina Njoroge was convicted of unlawfully killing Boniface Makau Paul on August 9, 2018, in Nairobi, without the intention to kill. According to the judgment, Njoroge assaulted […]

An Indian businessman, who allegedly jumped bail seven months after being released by the court, was detained in custody on Tuesday. Viral Jitendra Amritlal Pattni is charged with the offense of obtaining Sh 2 million by false pretenses and had initially been released on bail. He was brought to court under a warrant of arrest, […]

A woman who runs a cyber cafe in the city was arraigned in court on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a Samsung phone worth Sh 239,000 for a client. Caroline Omung’ala was charged alongside Ahmed Anyanga for the offense of theft. A distraught Omung’ala cried uncontrollably before the court, saying she did not know the phone […]