One of Kenya’s most wanted fraudsters, Collins Kipchumba Kemboi, was arrested in Nakuru’s Kiamunyi area.
Disguised as "Dorothy Jerop Kiprono," he had over 78K Telegram followers and 8.5K on WhatsApp, all seeking leaked KCSE exams.
DCI raided his home, seizing phones, SIM cards, IDs, and a degree in HR.
He’s held at Nakuru Central and faces fraud charges.
11/14/2024, 3:59:02 AM
Maina Njenga and 7 other co-accused acquitted after case withdrawn at the Nakuru Law Courts; they were charged with being members of Mungiki and engaging in organized crime
11/11/2024, 1:25:31 PM
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office.
The move threatens many programmes including the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.
11/11/2024, 5:25:56 AM
CCTV footage captures the moment when a young man, identified as Abdirahim Abdullahi, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in Eastleigh early Saturday morning, reportedly while in the company of a woman who sells tea in the area.
11/10/2024, 6:22:31 PM
Israel has an eight-week opportunity before the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump to attack Iranian oil fields,
says American evangelical leader Mike Evans and claims Trump supports Israeli attack on Iran oil fields if they happen before he takes office.
11/10/2024, 12:17:56 PM
‘ODM is the party of the present and of the future. A substantive political movement for a fair, democratic Kenya where everyone can live with dignity-the largest pro-people party in East and Central Africa! – Kasmuel McOure says as he joins ODM Party.
11/10/2024, 6:31:00 AM
BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump advisers are 'drawing up plans to carry out his mass deportation pledge' and 'weighing a national emergency declaration that would allow the incoming administration to repurpose military assets to detain and remove migrants'
11/9/2024, 7:50:23 PM
Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago.
11/9/2024, 6:40:43 PM
A team of 600 police officers to be sent to Haiti graduates.
The team includes all female Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, on November 8, 2024, officially closed the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti Course at the National Police College Embakasi 'A' Campus.
The 600 officers drawn from the General Service Unit (GSU), Anti Stock Theft Unit, Rapid Deployment Unit and the all-female SWAT are now ready for deployment in the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) aimed at restoring peace and stability in Haiti.
11/9/2024, 8:22:10 AM
DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa wants US President-elect Donald Trump to withdraw its support to the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti.
Wamalwa said Trump needs to revisit the deployment and allow Kenyan police officers to return home to combat criminal activities in the country.
11/9/2024, 7:45:35 AM
The Communications Authority has directed Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom, and Jamii to suspend Telegram during KCSE exam hours (7-10 AM & 1-4 PM) from Nov 1-22 to protect exam integrity
11/8/2024, 3:38:26 PM
Ride-hailing platform Uber has inked a partnership with Safaricom that will see customers of both firms download and use the e-taxi app without a data charge as part of efforts aimed at countering growing competition in the market.
11/8/2024, 8:08:15 AM
Operations at the Mombasa port have been affected by outages on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system over the past five days, leaving consignments of tea for export worth more than Sh3.25 billion ($25 million) stuck at the different port facilities.
11/8/2024, 8:04:27 AM
The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration
11/7/2024, 1:03:05 PM
Over 20 passengers heading to Uganda from Nairobi escaped death narrowly after their bus caught fire following a mechanical breakdown.
Personal effects and goods worth thousands of shillings were reduced to ashes during the 1am incident at Morendat, Naivasha along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
11/7/2024, 10:14:02 AM
The High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the 2022 lifting of the ban on GMO in the country; rules the matter was dealt with by the Environment the Environment and Land Court (ELC) in 2023.
11/7/2024, 10:12:51 AM
HIGH COURT summons IG Kanja in January 2025 to explain why a police officer linked to the murder of Baby Pendo, 38 others in Kisumu in 2017 is yet to be arrested.
11/5/2024, 12:24:28 PM
The IMF has cautioned Kenya against reducing spending on health and education as the govt moves to implement new tax measures as a path to fiscal stability.
11/5/2024, 8:57:08 AM
Telkom has lost over 1 million customers in the year to June 2024, resulting in a drop in subscribers to 1.48 million in June 2024 from 2.5 million in June 2023
11/5/2024, 5:26:48 AM
KRA has started linking its system with banks, telcos, and payment providers to track business transactions in real-time and catch tax evaders.
This comes after KRA issued letters to CEOs of banks, payment firms, and M-Pesa, demanding connection under the Finance Act 2023.
10/29/2024, 5:28:14 AM