Deputy President William Ruto Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi, Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi, and other government officials during the burial of the late Kabete MP George Muchai at his Kamulu Home yesterday. [FILE] Eleven years after the brutal and mysterious murder of former Kabete MP George Muchai, his two bodyguards and driver, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) closed its case against seven suspects. Muchai was killed on February 6, 2015, within Nairobi’s Central Business District, alongside his two bodyguards–Samuel Kailikia and Samuel Matanta, and his driver, Stephen Wambugu. The prosecution wrapped up its case after presenting more than 37 witnesses in the murder trial. Trial High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo, however, directed…
Author: By Nancy Gitonga
Some of the structures being put up on the Sh40 billion land owned by East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) that is being grabbed by a powerful cartel. EAPCC was established 82 years ago when it acquired over 16000 acres in Athi River.[FILE/Standard] The Ministry of Lands has long been a hub of controversy in the country with land fraud cases piling up and innocent citizens losing their property rights. A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal has revealed the extent to which unscrupulous cartels have infiltrated the Ministry, particularly at its Nairobi headquarters, Arthi House, and exposed a deeply embedded culture of corruption. The Ministry of Lands and…