A man in jail. [Courtesy/GettyImages] An undercover operation by the Trans National Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will see three ‘wash wash’ suspects cool their heels in prison after being found guilty of producing counterfeit currency. The two Kenyans, Dorcas Ntoya Angila and Arum Bob Busimbi, and a Ugandan, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Hassan, were sentenced to three years in prison by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Senior Principal Magistrate (SPM) Njeri Thuku. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255,…
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Seven Kenya Navy officers who were arrested with 24 kilogrammes of suspected Methamphetamine valued at Sh 192 million at the Mombasa Law Court in Mombasa County on Thursday 11th December 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] The recent discovery of some 24 kilos of methamphetamine (crystal meth) allegedly in the hands of seven navy officers valued at Sh192 million has raised questions over the handling of exhibits. This discovery was laid bare in court after the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arraigned the officers in court seeking orders to hold them and scrutinise their phones. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height:…
Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-18 00:00:00 Author: By Fred Kagonye Source: The Standard
Lawyer Chacha Mwita in the dock at Kahawa Law courts as he talks to his lawyers. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Lawyer Chacha Mwita will tomorrow know whether he will be detained for 20 days to allow the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) complete investigations into alleged terror financing allegations. Mwita who was presented yesterday at the Kahawa Law Courts spent the night at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) police station in Embakasi, Nairobi County. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)); } .paywall-container…
Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-11-15 00:00:00 Author: By Fred Kagonye Source: The Standard
A prominent city lawyer has been arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) over terrorism links after they dismantled a terror facilitation. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)); } .paywall-container { position: relative; max-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); background-color: #ffffff; } .paywall-header { font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #333333; text-align: center; } .price-highlight { font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #d40511; margin: 15px 0;…
Samia Suluhu Hassan signing official documents as she takes the oath of office during her inauguration ceremony in Dar es Salaam.[AFP] The grim aftermath of Tanzania’s violent crackdown on protesters during last week’s disputed elections continues to unfold, with Kenyan rights groups alleging that up to 3,000 people may have been killed. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has called for the urgent repatriation of about 150 Kenyan teachers allegedly trapped in Tanzania. Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today Unlock the Truth Now 》 Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience…
Kenyans go through security checks before a CHAN 2024 match at Kasarani Stadium. [File, Stadium] Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat is once again in the eye of storm, this time, for alleged loss of millions meant for officers who toiled to secure fans during the just ended CHAN tournament. With the ghosts of Albert Ojwang’s murder still hanging over his head and the courts granting orders to prosecute the case seeking to exit him from office, Lagat is now facing the wrath of his juniors, who accuse him of presiding over per diem rip off. .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute;…
The 14-member panel of experts appointed by President William Ruto to facilitate the compensation of demo victims has filed an appeal seeking to lift orders stopping it from acting. Other members in the Makau Mutua led panel include Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo as deputy others are Amnesty International’s Irungu Houghton, former Solicitor General Kennedy Ogeto, Rev Kennedy Barasa, Linda Musumba, and Dr John Olukuru. Others are Dr Duncan Ojwang’, Naini Lankas, Dr Francis Muraya Pius Metto, Juliet Chepkemei, Fatuma Abass and Raphael Anampiu. Richard Barno is the technical lead together with Duncun Okela with Jerusah Mwaathime and…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kussco) on Thursday recorded statements with the police at Capitol Hill Police Station amid a probe on fraud at the institution. According to a detective close to the probe, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had summoned 10 Kussco accountants, but only eight showed up. The investigator said the other two were on leave and off duty, respectively. Uncover the stories others won’t tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access Subscribe…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kussco) on Thursday recorded statements with the police at Capitol Hill Police Station amid a probe on fraud at the institution. According to a detective close to the probe, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had summoned 10 Kussco accountants, but only eight showed up. The investigator said the other two were on leave and off duty, respectively. Uncover the stories others won’t tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access Subscribe…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight accountants from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kussco) on Thursday recorded statements with the police at Capitol Hill Police Station amid a probe on fraud at the institution. According to a detective close to the probe, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had summoned 10 Kussco accountants, but only eight showed up. The investigator said the other two were on leave and off duty, respectively. Uncover the stories others won’t tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access Subscribe…
Mediheal hospitals owner, Dr Swarup Mishra addresses a past press conference. [File, Standard] A committee probing suspected fraud in kidney transplants at the Mediheal hospitals wants authorities to investigate the owner, Dr Swarup Mishra, for potential criminal involvement in organ trafficking. It has also called for investigations into nephrologist Dr A S Murthy, urologist and transplant surgeon Dr Sananda Bag and anaesthesiologist Dr Vijay Kumar. The committee wants the four doctors probed for possible violations of national transplant laws and ethical standards. /* Container styling */ .fade-out-overlay { position: absolute; top: -80px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 60px; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to bottom,…
Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-07-13 00:00:00 Author: By Fred Kagonye Source: The Standard
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Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara has been summoned to appear before detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday. According to the summons seen by The Standard, the legislator is accused of making inciteful comments at an unspecified event. The summons, signed by Deputy Director of the Investigations Bureau George Lenny Kisaka, who is also an Assistant Inspector General of Police, says the bureau is investigating “an alleged offence of undermining the authority of a public officer contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code, CAP 63, Laws of Kenya; whereby a complaint on dissemination of inciteful…
Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Eliud Lagat during a press briefing following Albert Omondi Ojwang’s death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi. June 9, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] London-based activist Eliud Karanja Matindi has filed a petition in court seeking to stop Patrick Tito from acting as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of Kenya Police in the absence of Eliud Lagat. Tito was Lagat’s principal assistant while he was in office until the latter stepped aside. In the case, Matindi has sued the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) and the Attorney General. Lagat and Tito…
Police officer Dennis Munyao alias Afande Deno, during an interview at his local Machapo Food Kiosk at Kwandege in Embakasi, Nairobi. He was arrested for allegedly recording the recent Gen Z protest in Nairobi [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Police officer Dennis Munyao alias Afande Denno has claimed that one of the fellow officers who arrested him on Friday night in Pangani, Nairobi, strangled him. The officer, in an interview with The Sunday Standard said that he was with his cousin in Pangani when five men approached them, saying they needed to talk to him. He agreed to follow them only to be…
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya addressing youth along the Malindi- Mombasa highway at Kwa Chocha area in Malindi town Kilifi County on Saturday, May, 10, 2025. The First term MP took his 2027 presidential campaign to Kilifi and urged the youth to rally behind him for quality leadership in the country. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. Mumias East MP Peter Salasya was on Friday arrested in Nanyuki and brought to Nairobi for questioning. The legislator was locked up at Nairobi’s Central Station. The Sub County Police Commander Stephen Okal and Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer George Momanyi confirmed Salasya was at the station. However,…
Pope Francis mingles with children inside a paddocked space set aside for Sunday school children at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, Nairobi on November 27, 2015. [File/Standard] A letter and a bad road were all it took for the St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, Nairobi, to host the late Pope Francis on November 27, 2015. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Parish Catholic Men Association moderator, Peter Magu, when they got wind that the Pope was to visit Kenya, he wrote…
Mediheal Hospital Parklands where former MP Ainabkoi William Chepkut was taken to and the management says his heart was not beating when he was received at the facility on 8th October 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] A Kenyan lawyer has written to German broadcaster DW seeking to have it pull down a story on kidney transplants at the Mediheal Group of Hospitals. Conrad Maloba of Conrad Law Advocates says that the story uploaded on YouTube was defamatory to his client. He not only wants the story pulled down but is also seeking to have the broadcaster apologise to his clients. The lawyer…