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Pokot Man Shocks His Village After Walking To His Funeral

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Residents of Kongela, kapenguria in Pokot were left in shock after a man wwhom they thought dead resurfaced in his funeral.

According to sources, women selling vegatables in the market were feeling a stench smell from the nearby bushes.

Upon checking the decomposing body, it resembled that of one Muriumeler.

“We experienced a strong odour from the bushes that keep increasing each day. We notified other residents and upon checking, we found a decomposing body resembling that of Muriumeler,” they said.

They informed the man’s family who went on to plan a funeral date for their ‘son.’

Muriumeler then decided to call his brother who worked nearby to confirm his fears.

“I was running my daily routine in Chepareria market when I noticed all the people I met from my village kept on telling me ‘pole‘ and revealed that people were mourning me in the village,” said Muriumeler.

He later decided to visit his village in Kongelai and true to his brothers words, the people were mourning him.

The man said he faced a rough time trying to convince his people that he was not dead as they kept saying it was his spirit that had visited them.

The police prevented the family from burying the body of the man they earlier thought to be Muriumeler.

Since then, the body is preserved at Kapenguria mortuary and is yet to be identified.

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Lawyer Ngoe’s Spouse in Fake Gold Scam

by Musa Abdirahman
written by Musa Abdirahman

The case involving Sheikh al-Makhtoum’s associate is just the most recent case of foreign nationals who have been scammed in gold deals in Kenya and Uganda.

In the past few months, more than 40 suspected gold scammers have been arrested in Nairobi alone. Other than Kenyans, those arrested include Bulgarians, Tanzanians, Rwandans, Nigerians and Congolese.

Another link among them has been a tendency to live in Kilimani, an upmarket part of Nairobi.

In Nairobi, a Russian national was scammed out of more than KShs20m ($198,000).

Behind the scene, our police informer tells us of a bevvy of beautiful women in Nairobi who accompany their male counterparts in the trade which involes millions of shillings.

Crackdowns by criminal investigators in Nairobi since last year have netted gold nuggets, fake gold and different fake currencies.

They are mostly young men who live large and chronicle their exploits on Instagram. In Kenya, they leverage their money to build political clout, which goes a long way into helping them get out of trouble.

For example, in Kenya, Sharon Akinyi (Adhiambo) Ngoe is married to a lawyer, often named in fake gold syndicates by the name Tom Ngoe, said to be an accomplice of Jared Otieno Kaisa, one man who has perfected the trade of fake gold in the country.

Ngoe is said to have been operating in the country as a lawyer, though police officers have said he does not have the prerequisite certifications. Prior to that, he run a firm in Eldoret, which he closed and left the Rift valley town in a huff after a business deal that went badly

Like many other suspected gold scammers, Sharon created a high-profile public persona that involves vast amounts of money, political contacts and political ambitions. He unsuccessfully ran for a parliamentary seat in 2013 and 2017.

When Jared Otieno, was arrested last year, police made a point of noting that they had also towed away a Porsche and a new Bentley from a home he had recently bought for cash.

One of the other people listed as under investigation in the scandal was recently released from a five-year sentence in Tanzania, where he pleaded guilty to money laundering charges.

The crackdown on gold cartels in Nairobi brings into focus how attempts to clean the trade in conflict minerals are failing. The amounts involved also suggest Kenya’s financial system is still a conduit for extensive money laundering.

In 2011, then presidents Joseph Kabila (DRC) and Mwai Kibaki (Kenya) held an emergency meeting in Nairobi about a specific gold consignment that had been smuggled from the DRC. A senior official at the Kenya Revenue Authority had been assassinated because of the same gold shipment, which was never found.

Sharon is mentioned in many circles as being at the heart of the heist that happened in Nairobi put her at the heart of it all. However, many people believe that her political connections and wide networks within the Kenyan government helped her out of the mess.

Sharon was previously connected to a former Kenyan politician Tom Obondo, a ruling party Kanu before her marriage to Ngoe. She must have used that connection to get close to the powers in the country. And she used her connections well.

According to our police source investigating a recent heist n the country, informer tell them of a wealthy lady with connections in all spheres of society, including a palatial home in Nairobi’s Lavington area and hospitality

Then there is Pauline Adhiambo Odok alias Rose Omamo, who has reportedly been on the run since May last year, was nabbed at Ololua, Dam Estate.

According to detectives, the suspect runs her operations by masquerading as a senior government official’s relative in order to earn the trust of her victims.

She is said to have convinced Southorn Chanthavong, a director of Simong Group Company based in Lao, that she was in a position to sell him gold.

Pauline allegedly, together with other accomplices who have since been charged, lured Chanthavong to an office in Kaputei gardens, Kileleshwa, where they showed him genuine gold bars in heavy metal boxes and immediately struck a deal.

The sleuths stated that – between May 8, 2019 to May 25, 2019 – a few more meetings took place during which the victim paid Ksh.300 million for the consignment of gold on the promise that it would be delivered to his home country in Lao.

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How A Fake Toyota Kenya Employee Conned A Mechanic Into Giving Him A Job

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A man got himself in trouble after conning a mechanic to produce academic papers, toolbox, overall and cash in order to secure him a job at Toyota Kenya.

He was arraigned in court after arrest by the public. According to court documents, Mututhu Makau obtained Ksh. 3000 from Clement Mutisya with the intentions of defrauding him.

Makau obtained the money by pretending he was in a position to obtain an insurance cover which was alleged to be part of the internship requirements.

It is reported that he comitted offence on September 17, 2021 within South C in Lang’ata constituency.

A police statement read that the accused met with Mr. Mutisya who was looking for a job and offered to help him get a job in Toyota Kenya stationed in South C.

Makau then entrapped Mutisya by asking for Ksh 3000, overall, and toolbox all valued at 15000 and academic papers.

He then asked him to wait for him as he returns with good news.

An elated Mutisya waited for his ‘good’ friend the for hours but he didn’t return. Sensing malice, he went to Toyota Kenya offices.

He asked if there’s an employee going by the accused person’s name. He learnt there was no such name there and the internship position was a scam.

He tried reaching the accused but his calls went unanswered. He later reported at Akila police station which led to commencement of an investigation.

Makau was arrested a month later by the members of the public along Popo road and frog marched to the police without explaining a thing.

He appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Renee Kitagwa at Kibera law courts where he pleaded not guilty.

He was granted a cash bail of Ksh 30,000 pending his next mention on October 27, 2021.

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German National Found Dead After Heated Argument With Nyeri Wife

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A German national was recently found dead after a heated argument with his wife.

According to DCI chief George Kinoti, the 75 year-old Weise Klaus Armin, was involved in a heated argument with his 38-year-old wife Rosemary Wangui before his lifeless body was found hanging from the doorframe of their bedroom.

According to reports, Wangui had gone to see her ailing mother in Othaya on the fateful day.

When she returned later, she found his husband breathing fire, accusing her of infidelity.

To avoid this, she flee from her home after the husband threatened to kill her with a knife. It is then alleged that he locked himself in their bedroom where his lifeless body was later found.

When the police arrived in the couple’s home at Muhasibu Area in Gamerock in Nyeri, they broke into the bedroom and found Armin’s body hanging from a rope.

“A team of homicide experts from DCI headquarters with a back up teak from Crime Research and intelligence bureau as well as crime scene detectives analyzed the scene forensically, took statements from various sources and are awaiting for the deceased’s kin to arrive from Germany for a post mortem,” said Kinoti.

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New Details Emerge On How Bandits Acquire Dangerous M-16 Rifles

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Former Rift Valley Regional Coordinator George Natembeya claimed that bandits wreaking havoc in Laikipia are using sophisticated weapons and most people thought it was a joke.

But on October 12, security officers killed an armed bandit in Longowean, Samburu West and recovered an M16 rifle that had 25 rounds of ammunition. The bandit was among a gang that had attacked the area and driven away 27 heads of cattle.

Police arrested Dakitari Lokombayo and presented him at Maralal court last week Tuesday and is still being held as the police were given two weeks to conclude investigations.

Earlier on, Natembeya said that while the police are using ordinary AK-47 and G3 rifles, he wondered where the bandits got the M16 and other military weapons.

Intelligence reports indicate that they get the sophisticated weapons and food from their leaders in support of Moranism.

According to Nation, Ethiopian rebels known as Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) anf others are the main sources of such guns.

They are then smuggled to the country through porous boarders. The DCI have commenced their investigations into this.

A senior officer at DCI said the assault rifle recovered from the arrested bandit had a flag of a neighboring country and was manufactured in the US.

Gun laws are strict in Kenya. For one to acquire, it requires a comprehensive background check and interviews. However, pastoralist communities who rarely have government security get the guns from black market.

These rifles are acquired from leaders who support cattle rustling. They offer them at a price between Ksh 5000 and 20,000 or two cows depending on the type of gun.

Kenya easily gets the guns as it is surrounded by countries in conflict such as the South Sudan where local communities sell them for food.

Others are Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda. The Deputy Director of the National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Mr. Charles Owino said the government is not giving up on the war on illegal firearms.

He added that East African countries like Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and the 15 countries who are members of the Nairobi Protocol for the prevention, control and reduction of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region and the horn of Africa to fight against the proliferation of illegal firearms in the region.

A security expert, Mr. Richard Otieno said it’s a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the US army.

The original M-16 rifle was 5.56mm×45mm assault rifle that can fire 40-60 rounds per minute.

In 1964, M-16 entered the US military service and in the subsequent year, it was deployed for use in jungle warfare during Vietnam war.

It has been widely adopted by armed forces around the world. The worldwide production of M-16 rifles is approximately eight million of the 5.56 mm caliber.

In 2016, a report indicates that there are over 600,000 illegal firearms among the pastoralist communities in Kenya and up to 700,000 illicit arms countrywide .

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LSK Comes To DPP’s Defense Amidst Wrangles With DCI

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has come to defend the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji’s decision not to charge Court of Appeal judge Sankale Ole Kantai over the murder of Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen.

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The group has said only Haji has powers to charge or not, depending on the evidence produced during investigations.

LSK president Nelson Havi said the tussle between Haji and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti over the judge is unnecessary as the latter does not have powers to charge.

“A review of the documents filed in court in Petition E334 f 2021, Justice Sankale Ole Kantai versus Inspector General of Police and others is indicative of brazen, unconstitutional and unlawful attempt by the DCI to stray, foray into the constitutional mandate of the DPP and in the process, imperil the functions of the DPP,” said Havi.

On Tueday, Cohen’s family lawyers filed a petition on behalf of his sister Gabriel Hannan Van Straten, seeking to remove Haji from office for refusing to charge the senior judge.

The DPP cleared him but Tob Cohen’s sister claims he was involved in the murder.

The sister claims that the DPP has demonstrated abuse of power and office by restraining the DCI from arresting Judge Sankale over the murder.

In response, Haji said he will reply to the allegations once Public Service Commission in accordance with Article 158 of the constitution.

However, LSK president claims the DCI is involved in the petition. He alleges that DCI are striving to control DPP on the matter.

LSK argues that, based on the Constitution, Office of the Director of Public Prosecution Act 2013 and the National Police Service Commission Act 2011 and the guidelines on the decision to charge 2019, the DCI cannot instate charges without the DPP’s permission.

According to Havi, the creation of DPP as an independent office was o offer checks and balances and to prevent abuse of power of criminal investigation.

DCI argues that the judge was involved in the murder as he constantly communicated with the tycoon’s widow Sarah Wairimu Cohen six hours after the murder of the businessman.

John Gachomo, a senior assistant Inspector General of Police based at DCI headquarters claims forensic investigations places the judge at the scene of crime.

“On of the calls between the petitioner and Sarah Wairimu Kamotho lasted for six minutes continuously. The late Tob Cohen was murdered about six hours after the suspicious communication,” argued Gachomo.

In court, Gachomo also claims the judge illegally transferred Cohen shares and allegedly helped Wairimu change her statement. But the DPP says the evidence from DCI shows nothing to collaborate their claims.

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How A ‘Famous’ Cap Left Man In Trouble, Charged In Kibera Law Courts

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

John Auka didn’t know that his most beloved cap, that is, famous cap would one day betray him. He appeared before Kibera Law Courts charged for housebreaking and carting away the door with the padlock after stealing items. He was released on bond of Ksh. 100,000.

It is reported that he forgot his famous cap at the house he had gone to steal from. He allegedly forgot the cap while running away with stolen items.

According to court documents, Auka broke into Fridah Khanzika’s house in Nairobi and stole decoders, a DVD player, two phones,a solar system, a laptop, and a dozen of exercise books on September 128.

It is reported he heaved away the broken door which had a padlock still clutched to it. Khanzika was reportedly away for her daily hustles while the incident happened.

Her children remained stranded outside after important items in their house were stolen. Khanzika came back and realized her items worth more than Ksh. 69000 were missing.

Amid her shock, she stumbled on a cap which she suspected to belong to Auka, having seen him wear it several times.

Her neighbors aslo confirmed they had seen Auka within the residential area.

She reported the matter to the olice which led to the arrest of Auka. He denied the theft charge before Kibera court principal Sharon Maroro.

He was released on a cash bail of Ksh. 50,000 or an alternative bond of Ksh. 100,000 before trial.

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How Motorists Lose Cash To Con Mechanics In Machakos Town

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Catcalling is widely associated with sexual harassment but in Machakos town, it has been normalised. It is used by a gang of mechanics targeting gullible motorists to con.

Glogon is a busy section of the town along Machakos-Kitui road, It is set aside for jua kali artisans. Motorists driving through the area have to contend with catcalls and waving from the cons from the roadside.

They are draped with oily overalls and constantly looking over their shoulders. The youthful ‘mechanics’ who either work in pairs of groups of three try to get the attention of random motorists while animatedly pointing to a part of the vehicle.

Innocent motorists who fall for their tricks will pay expensively for air as the mechanics remove parts of the vehicles and return them despite charging for new ones.

According to Nation.Africa, the cons work in a groups with selected motor vehicle spare dealers. Safe in the security of their numbers, they exude an air of impunity.

Several motorists especially women have fallen prey to these con men.

Most report such incidences to the police while others publish their experiences on social media.

Reports say that when an unsuspecting motorist responds to the catcalls, two or three men approach them and tell them their wheel is loose. They then start fixing it before the driver accepts the deal.

While at it, the con men discover other parts in ‘bad condition.’ They then recommend replacement with new ones to avoid bigger problems.

This is what befell one Mary Kyalo, a teacher when she was posted to a school a year ago.

“Three friendly looking men approached me and pointed at my front wheels saying it was loose and needed fixing. They offered to do the job at Sh. 200. They then said they have ‘discovered’ more problems underneath the car, they said the bushings are badly worn out, they led me to a nearby spares shop that charged Sh. 4000 for brand new bushings,” said Mary.

She said trouble began when she noticed that they had spilled oil under the car to create an impression that the engine had leaked, and wanted Ksh 9000 to fix it. Mary created alarm then a friend who was aware of the trickery responded and the men vanished.

Several sources say one is sure when the con mechanics started this, they however suspect the rapid growth of Machakos town led to it.

“The late retired President Arap Moi allocated four acres of land to jua kali artisans at Glogon in 1984. Since the two has ran out of space to accommodate the new mechanics, they are forced to work on the roadsides. This is how the mechanics attract rogue elements,” said Abednego Mwandi, the secretary general of the association of jua kali artisans in the county.

Amidst the outcry over the fraudulent activity, Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua’s administration in 2019 gave roadside mechanics a yard on the side of Iveti hills.

They had a simple thinking, getting the mechanics from the roadsides and registering them to make it easier to weed out the cons.

Genuine mechanics named the new yard Haki Jua Kali Mechanics to draw a moral compass and distinguish them from the cons. However, the interventions didn’t help.

Some of the cons own stalls in the yards. They report in the morning then leave for their work station near the bus station. Haki Jua Kali Mechanics chairman, Henry Musyoki has said the group are a bunch of rotten apples giving them a bad name.

The cons according to the chair man have devised new ways of conning the motorists, they lie that the government had relocated the rogue mechanics and therefore they are the real deal.

Machakos Sub-County Police Commander Moss Ndiwa has acknowledged the security threats posed by the con mechanics. But he said that the victims rarely report to the police.

Police conduct a crack down on the rogue mechanics once in a while but none has been charged.

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How A Tanzanian National Got Himself On The Wrong Side Of The Law In Homa Bay, Jailed For 15 Years

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A Tanzanian national found himself on the wrong side of the law and has been jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of defiling a 17-year-old girl in Homa Bay County three years ago.

Zuberi Bado Isa appeared before Ndhiwa Principal Magistrate Mary Ochieng’ where he faced two charges.

In the first count, the 24-year-old was accuse of defilement contrary to the Sexual Offences Act of 2006.

In the second count, the foreigner was accused of being in Kenya unlawfully and illegally. The accused pleaded guilty of being in Kenya illegally but but his attempts to say he did not defile the victim fell on deaf ears.

A medical report from Dr. Nelson Waka of Ndhiwa sub-county hospital revealed that the girl was defiled. The accused was given 14 days to appeal.

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How Criminals Are Using Visitors’ Books In Schools To Con Parents

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Criminal have hatched new ways of conning unsuspecting parents by using visitors’ books at learning institutions.

The information makes it easy for the visitor to be identified by name, car number plate, phone number, ID number, phone contacts, and class of their child.

Several secondary schools in Nyeri have lost the registers.

An example of such an incident occurred in February, where a couple drove to Karatina Girls’ High School on the Nyeri-Nanyuki Highway. They stopped outside the school gate to seek help.

The woman requested the gate man to assist them with water to cool off the car engine, which he obliged. The watchman later noticed that the book was missing after the strangers had driven off.

The suspects stole the book when the watchman had gone to fetch water. The incident was reported at Karatina Police Station.

Several weeks later, some parents and area residents who had visited the schools began receiving strange phone calls.

Some callers claimed they had secured tenders in the school, and were willing to share the offer if one sent money to a specified number.

Some parents were caught in the trap. One parent arrived days later with a lorry full of cereals only to realize he had been conned.

The criminals also use the phone number of one of the staff members to solicit for funds pretending that she was unwell.

The details in the records are used to lie to parents that their child is sick and should send money to certain numbers for them to be taken to the hospital.

A week a go while schools were on a break, the thugs were at work. There were reports that more than five schools in Nyeri reported missing their visitors’ registers.

It is unclear how many schools in Nyeri have been targeted, but the Nyeri County Director of Education Sabina Aroni declared that the matter was a big issue.

Nyeri County Commissioner Lyford Kibaara, who is in charge of security committee said that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are pursuing the suspects to bring them to book.

The DCI office in Nyeri declined to comment about the issue. According to some principals of the affected schools, the DCI warned them against speaking to the media about the matter to avoid jeopardizing the probe.

In Baringo County, four suspects pretending to be parents were arrested while attempting to steal the book in a school in Mogotio.

The police found them with seven other visitors’ books from different institutions.

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Bad Neighbors? Murang’a Family Narrates How Neighbors Prevented Them From Burying Their Kin For Two Years

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A family from Gatuuma village in Kandara, Murang’a county says they are in distress for not being able to bury their kin two years after his death.

The family claims their is no road to access the village and they have to borrow neighbors to be allowed to access their homes.

The deceased’s brother, Michael Mwangi said that he passed on in 2019 but they were forced to return the body back to the morgue when their neighbors denied them to pass through their land.

Mwangi said this situation has led t pain and depression, leading to the death of another family member.

He said that during the burial of their father seven years ago, the neighbors allowed the family and mourners to pass through their farms but later turned their back on them forcing the mourners to look for an alternative route after the ceremony having blocked the way.

He said that for the past 14 years, they have been making attempts to have an access road to their village demarcated to no avail.

Mwangi said they were told to get the first edition of the demarcation map that was doe in 1963. He sad that even after visiting the Survey headquarters of Kenya in Nairobi, they were told the map could not be traced.

He said the map could have helped them identify where the access road was, a road he claims has been encroached by people who grabbed public land in the area.

Even after making several visits to lands office in Murang’a and Nairobi, they are given different answers.

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Kenyan Billionaire, His Wife & Children Sued For Failing To Pay Shs.16.9 Million Air Fare

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

Kenyan billionaire businessman David Langat has been sued for allegedly failing to pay Shs.16.9 million air fare.

According to court documents filed by African Touch Safaris Limited, the billionaire flew around the country and abroad and in the process, spent Sh 8.1 billion for both his personal and business trips.

The complainant claimed that despite making demands, Mr. Langat has refused, neglected and failed to pay the amount or a sum of it.

The billionaire has been sued alongside his wife, children and companies.

In response to this, they said they had no contract between them and the agent.

According to the travel agency, Dr. Langat promised to pay top dollar and Kenya Shillings for sorting family trips but he has not met his end of the bargain.

The amount being demanded from the businessman accrued from 2018 to September 2019. Africa Touch Limited argues that Langat directed them to organize trips for his family and invoice him.

The company narrated that following the instructions, it opened both dollar and Kenya Shillings accounts for them.

Court documents reveal that he owes the firm 3.8 million in dollars and 1.9 million in the Kenya shillings account. The debt interest has accrued to 5 million shillings.

Reports say Langat owns DL Group of companies, Rift Valley Tea Solutions Limited and Ibera Tea factory limited.

The documents state that Langat mostly traveled from Nairobi to Eldoret. The firm is also suing his wife, Helen Jerobon Langat alleging that she signed a contract to help manage the transport in 2018.

It is alleged she accrued Sh. 5 million between the date she signed the contract and June 2020. The firm states that Jerobon has declined to foot her bills despite traveling to Eldoret just like her husband.

The company is also demanding for Sh. 3.7 million for their children. It alleges that Natalia Langat owes it Sh. 339,624; Nicole Langat 889,011; and Kirk Langat Sh 624,419.

Also, it further demands Ksh 743,546from Christopher Langat, Sh 315,520 from Emmanuel Koima, Sh 332,855 from Raymond Sang,Sh 234,398 from Samson Langat while its case against Priscilla Maiyo and Abraham Kurgat involves Sh. 22,552 and Sh 279,270 respectively.

The fare demanded from the accused involves travels around 2019.

According to the firm, DL group promised to foot the bill in February 2020 on a monthly basis and top up two percent interest on the accrued amount.

But in their reply, the family said the company cannot claim money from a non-existing contract.

Langat wants the court to dismiss the case and compel the company to pay costs. All the cases have been filed at Milimani Magistrate’s Commercial Court.

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Why Senate’s Inquiry Into The Death of Stutchbury Will Take More Time

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

The senate’s investigation into the killing of environmentalist Joannah Stutchbury will drag for another two weeks.

This is after Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko and Kiambu Governor James Nyoro requested for more time to present the required information.

The two leaders were questioned by the committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations chaired by Kisumu Senator Fred Outa, since the killing occurred outside the environmentalist’s home in Kiambu County.

More than 13 conservationists, under the umbrella of Conservation of Kenya Alliance, requested the Senate to probe the murder.

“The petitioners pray that the Senate investigates the circumstances leading to the alleged murder of Joannah Stutchbury and other environmentalists and conservationists in the country,” read the petition.

Stutchbury was passionate about the environmental conservation of among others, Kiambu Forest reserve.

In his request, Mr. Tobiko said, “I am not able now to go into full length of my submission because I am still expecting the complete dossier.

I, therefore, request a little more time to get to the bottom of this as the CID continue with further investigation.”

On the other side, D r. Nyoro said he wanted more time to present the information. He said he preferred to appear before the committee with enough findings on “the grabbing evidence, the individuals and entities involved.”

The governor declared ll assets grabbed by greedy individuals would be returned. The conservationists want the Senate to compel the Ministry of Environment and KFS to revoke grabbed parcels of Kiambu Forest Reserve.

The also want appropriate recommendations of environmentalists and conservationists.

Strutchbury was shot dead outside her home on July 16.

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How Bungoma Mob Cornered Serial Killer Masten Wanjala & Lynched Him After Escape From Police

by Musa Abdirahman
written by Musa Abdirahman

Masten Wanjala, the self-confessed serial child killer has been lynched by mob in his rural home in Mukhweya village, Bungoma County.

This comes just days after the suspected killer escaped from Jogoo Road Police Station in Nairobi on a day he was to be presented in court.

According to police reports, Wanjala was identified after he ironically joined a football match in the area and played with locals in Bungoma.

Some of those who identified him as a wanted man later trailed him to his home where they lynched him.

Area Assistant County Commissioner Cornelius Nyaribai confirmed the suspect was flushed from their house and lynched by a mob.

Wanjala, 25, escaped from Jogoo Road police station cells on Wednesday morning as remandees and others were being separated from the general population.

According to Bungoma head of DCI Joseph Ondoro, the locals had successfully identified the lynched man as Wanjala.

He has led police to crime scenes, reenacted them, made voice recordings and showed investigators his scrapbook detailing the murders. 

Police said they had so far linked him to as many as 14 murder murders in Nairobi, Machakos and Western Kenya. He had confessed to killing 12 children when he was arrested in July this year in Kajiado.

Videos capturing the incident showed him being removed by a mob from a house and being beaten with clubs and stones.

Following his escape from custody, senior police officers visited the station to understand what happened.

Police officers Phillip Mbithi, Boniface Kamakia Mutuma and Precious Mwinzi arraigned on Thursday said they had no lights the night Wanjala escaped.

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Drama As Family Storms Mortuary And ‘Steal’ Body Of Their Keen

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A family in Busia created a scene on Thursday after storming Port Victoria Hospital mortuary and took off with the body of their keen that had been detained for two months.

The Busia Magistrate Court had barred the burial of Paul Abulweyi on a disputed land that he called home in Budalangi.

The son of the deceased, George Asembo whole responding to the act, said that they all wanted to give their father a befitting sendoff.

He said the morgue had agreed to release the body on Monday but changed this on the last minute.

“We had settled the mortuary bill and even purchased clothes for my father in readiness for his burial on Monday,” said Asembo.

He said the morgue attendant however told them it was not safe to take the body on Monday. He urged them to come at 4 am on Tuesday. But on Tuesday, he was nowhere to be seen.

The family was kept in waiting for the better part of the day on Tuesday. Their patience ran out and they decided to storm the cold room, dressed the body, put it in a casket and left with it.

Asembo said the guard at the gate denied them exit when they became hostile. The guard ran away leaving the gate locked.

“We had no option but to jump over the gate with the body in the casket,” said a relative.

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Good Job: How Okiya Omtatah Saved Busia Aistrip From 22 Land Grabbers

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

In a petition filed in court by activist Okiya Omtatah, Busia High Court has stopped 22 businessmen from grabbing Busia Airstrip.

Justice Ann Omollo while making her ruling said that the petition by Omtatah has merit and has a chance of success.

The judge further issued conservatory orders restraining the respondents whether by themselves , their servants or agents from occupying, causing any damage, cultivating, developing, converting to using, transferring or alienating Busia Airstrip land including land registering as private property under the deeds or subdivisions pending hearing and determination if the suit.

Omollo gave these orders after Activist Omtatah went to court seeking to stop the illegal and unconstitutional grabbing of the said land by the businessmen.

The activist argued that the constitutional rights of Kenyans have been gravely compromised and violated through the illegal grabbing.

Omtatah asked the court to dispose of the question of the rightful owner of the airstrip land than wait to do so in a municipality of suits saying it will be vital to the court in pursuit of justice since it presents a more comprehensive history.

A part of his petition read, “That it is overriding and overwhelming interests of justice, that it’s disposed to determine whether or not Busia Airstrip land is a public property.”

The County Government of Busia which is a party in the case argued that the respondents have fraudulently and illegally obtained turtles to the land thereby putting selfish private interests that cannot override public interests.

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