The High Court has sentenced Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to six months in civil jail for failing to appear in court and explain the whereabouts of three missing Kenyans. “I hereby commit Gilbert Masengeli to six months in prison for failing to honor court orders,” the court ruled. However, Justice Lawrence Mugambi suspended […]

A Nairobi court on Thursday deferred its decision on whether to charge businessman Jimi Wanjigi to next week, allowing the prosecution more time to review a High Court order related to the case. Wanjigi was brought before the court for allegedly being in possession of firearms without a valid license. However, he had earlier obtained […]

The police have been granted additional time by the court to investigate how two domestic workers allegedly stole over Sh 30 million from their late employer’s ABSA bank account. Felistas Nyambura and James Wachira, the two accused workers, were initially detained after a court order to allow police to investigate how they managed to access […]

Twelve Uber drivers arrested on Tuesday during protests by online cab drivers were arraigned in a Nairobi court on Wednesday, facing charges of creating a disturbance. The drivers, identified as Geofrey Gucha, Jaafar Sadat, Stanilas Kimani, Simon Mwangi, Dennis Mbuto, Paul Misati, Mustafa Odhiambo, Robert Njenga, Raphael Musyoka, Jeff Oroka, Peter Mwangi, and John Maina, […]

A second-hand clothes dealer has been sentenced to seven hours of community service after admitting to fighting in public with a competitor at Ngara Market. Mohammed Mwaura Keigi pleaded guilty to the charge of affray after it was alleged that he got into a fight with Esther Muia Wambua at the Ngara Figtree Footbridge, causing […]

A man accused of being a notorious Forex trade swindler was arraigned before a Nairobi court on Wednesday, charged with defrauding a businesswoman of Sh 400,000 through deceitful schemes. Daniel Mbugua Njogu was apprehended at his residence in Kimbo after law enforcement tracked him down following a complaint from the victim, Veronicah Gacheri Mbwira. The […]

A fourth-year University of Nairobi student, who was charged with possessing five litres of petrol that he allegedly intended to use to burn a school, has been released on a cash bail of Sh 5,000. Benard Wangila Ojiambo denied the charges and requested the court to release him on bail, arguing that the petrol was […]

Two suspected gold scammers were arraigned in a Nairobi court on Tuesday, charged with extorting over Sh 52 million from a Swiss national by falsely promising to transport 700 kilograms of gold. Julius Kirimi Muthuri and Richard Heineg Olaf appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki and pleaded not guilty to the charge of obtaining […]

Embattled Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo is once again facing the threat of removal from office after a second impeachment motion was filed by a Member of the County Assembly (MCA), accusing him of abuse of office. Last year, Nyaribo narrowly survived impeachment when the majority of MCAs voted against his removal. However, his troubles appear […]