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...

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...

Chairman of Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) Isaak Hassan has said they have so far investigated 34 cases which were prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions. He said they have over 250 ongoing court cases across the country. He said they faced challenges investigating some cases...

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...

The founder and Bishop of Jesus House of Praise Kiogora Magambo has moved to court to stop Mbeu MCA John Muguna from auctioning him over a Sh300,000 debt. Muguna sought the services of the auctioneers after the Bishop failed to honour an out-of-court settlement entered in February this year. According to...