Crime and Courts

Cabinet Secretary for Security, Kipchumba Murkomen, has firmly rejected rumors of a conspiracy aimed at forcing Chief Justice Martha Koome out of office. Speaking during the commissioning of a new administrative unit at Abogeta Sub-County in Imenti South, Meru, Murkomen called the allegations "unfounded" and reiterated that no such plot exists. The event, which...

Police in Meru have arrested two girls and recovered rolls of bhang with an estimated street value of Sh750,000, county security officials have said. County Commissioner Jacob Ouma, County Commander Patrick Labolia and County Criminal Investigations Officer Abed Kavoo held a press briefing at the Criminal Investigations office in Meru, where they said intelligence...

Police in Meru County have stepped up their fight against illicit brews and drug abuse in a major crackdown aimed at protecting public health. During a raid in Laare, Igembe North Sub County, officers stormed a homestead suspected of producing the illicit brew, Chang’aa. The main suspect managed to escape just...

Detectives from Igembe South, Igembe North and Mutuati sub-counties have arrested a National Police Reserve (NPR) officer and recovered an AK-47 rifle linked to a series of robberies in Kirindine area of Igembe South. The suspect is part of a larger gang implicated in a brazen robbery with violence that took place on December...

Three Isiolo officials are facing jail time for contempt of court in a case where the county government was sued for nonpayment of advocates fees. Mbogo and Muriuki Advocates moved to court early last year demanding payment of more than Sh3.8 million. They sued the county government of Isioko, County Secretary...