Popular Mugithi musician Samuel Muchoki, better known as Samidoh, appears to stir controversy wherever he goes. Days after hanging up his police boots and quitting service, the singer has again found himself in the eye of a storm, this time over a grave allegation. A woman has stepped forward accusing the star of rape. The alleged incident did not occur recently, nor on Kenyan soil, but four years ago in the United States of America, where Samidoh had been on a musical tour. The woman, identified in court papers by the initials M.R.W., now seeks justice, accusing the Kenyan State of shielding the musician. She has filed a case before…
Author: Nancy Gitonga
Mugithi singer Samido during Mugithi festival live performance at Semara hotels in Machakos town on May 25, 2024. (Photo John Muia, Standard) Popular Mugithi artist and police officer Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, known to fans as Samidoh, has been granted anticipatory bail of Sh200,000 by the High Court. This effectively blocks his possible arrest upon his return from the United States tour over alleged desertion of duty charges. While granting the orders, High Court Judge Diana Kavedza said the court was persuaded that the singer’s freedom was under imminent threat, noting that a warrant of arrest had been issued while he was…
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua has been thrust into a sensational legal storm over parental responsibility, child support, and claims of extortion, all tied to a brief affair with a Dubai-based Kenyan woman that now threatens to spill into the public arena. In court documents filed at the Milimani Children’s Court, Mutua opened up about a short-lived relationship with the woman, identified only as FMM, which he says quickly spiralled into emotional chaos and legal threats following the birth of their daughter in August 2023. According to the CS, FMM has been harassing him via phone,…
Gospel singer Alex Apoko, popularly known as Ringtone, who is accused of defrauding a woman of a parcel of land in Karen worth Sh50 million, has been denied bail by a Nairobi court. Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego declined to release Apoko and his co-accused, Alfred Juma Ayora, after they pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud businesswoman Teresia Adhiambo Odhiambo. The magistrate directed that Apoko be remanded at the Industrial Area Prison until Monday, May 19, when a pre-bail report will be presented in court. Apoko and Ayora face multiple charges, including conspiracy to defraud, false…