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Ruto’s Turkish Man Arrested While Re-entering Kenya From Uganda

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Harun Aydin, the Turkish businessman associated with Deputy President William Ruto has been arrested.

Aydin was arrested on Saturday morning at Wilson Airport in Nairobi while re-entering Kenya from Uganda.

Reports indicate that he is currently being held at the Old Nairobi Area Police Station.

Aydin came to the limelight after it was alleged that he was among five people scheduled to accompany the DP to Uganda.

The others are; MPs Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu), Oscar Sudi (Kapsaret), Benjamin Tayari (Kinango), Mombasa based businessman David Lang’at, Elijah Rono and Eric Ruto.

Earlier on, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen had predicted that the State would arrest the businessman. 

Harun who was being sought by detectives before he checked out of a local hotel where he has been staying runs a company known as Unit 2HA Investment Energy Africa Ltd.

Harun has been staying at a local hotel within the city since June 24, 2021, when he arrived in the country until August 3, 2021, when he checked out just three days after DP Ruto’s saga at Wilson Airport.

The Turkish national who holds passport number U20470175 was issued a working permit by the Department of Immigration Services in Kenya on June 30, 2021, and it is supposed to expire on June 29, 2023.

Harun first jetted into the country in 2018.

DP Ruto has hence dismissed reports that Harun Aydin, is a man of questionable character.

He mentioned that Aydin is a respected Businessman who has a permit to operate in Kenya and even the Turkish embassy has confirmed the same.

Oscar Sudi who was part of the Uganda trip claimed that the media was being used to tarnish the reputation of the businessman and in extension, that of DP Ruto.

Sudi said that Uganda President Yoweri Museveni would not have allowed someone of questionable repute to invest in the country.

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MP Wamunyinyi’s Aide Brutally Murdered, Wetang’ula Wrangles Blamed

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi‘s communication director Storm Peter Ochieng has been brutally killed by unknown people.

Storm who is also a musician was found murdered on the night of Friday August 7, with the motive of his killers unknown.

He was murdered in cold blood after leaving a drinking joint in Bungoma Town where he was with the MP.

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Storm Peter Ochieng. Photo/Courtesy.

Wamunyinyi has condemned the murder, calling for police to speed up their investigation and bring the killers to the book.

His body was lying in a pool of blood with deep cuts. Wamunyinyi has also urged the police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, saying that there were two different accounts that are contradicting.

Reports indicate that his killers were on a motorbike while other reports indicate that the killers were using a motor vehicle.

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Kanduyi MP wafula Wamunyinyi at the scene of the brutal murder. Photo/Courtesy.

According to Wamunyinyi, Storm left him for home and was thereafter informed by a police officer that his communications aid had been injured.

Upon rushing to the scene, they found him with deep cuts on the head and hands.

“Storm said he is leaving and my PA Sebastian paid the Boda Boda guy via Mpesa and they left together. As I was heading home, I was called by a police officer who informed me that my communications officer is badly injured. I went to the scene only to find the innocent boy with deep cuts on the head and hand,” said Wamunyinyi.

According to Storm’s cousin Andrew Munyagwa, he first heard of the tragedy through Boda Boda riders who he heard saying a man had been brutally cut around the area they reside.

Wamunyinyi has blamed Storms’s death on Ford Kenya party politics where he is embroiled in protracted leadership wrangles with Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula.

The MP sent his condolences to the family and pledged to help the family in giving Storm a befitting send-off.

Before joining Wamunyinyi, Storm used to work as a media and communications officer for Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.

He is a renowned singer who shot to the limelight through his song dubbed brikicho. His other songs include Bindu Vichenjanga, Tabia, Another try, Popo, Pambana and many more.

Below is one of his music videos.

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Boda Boda Riders Attack Senior Police Officer In Nairobi, Beat Him Like Burukenge

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A senior Police officer was attacked and beaten by irate boda boda operators along the busy Lang’ata road after he involved himself in a hit and run accident.

According to reports, the senior officer identified as Zackary King’ori Mwangi attached to the ministry of foreign affairs had knocked down two pedestrians.

He allegedly escaped from the scene leaving the victims with serious injuries.

Reports further indicate that the officer was driving on the wrong side of the road when he caused the accident.

On seeing him flee the scene, the boda boda riders gave the officer a chase. He was in the company of a lady and the riders attacked them before a policewoman intervened and saved them from the irate mob.

He suffered injuries on the face and arms after being attacked by the boda boda riders. He allegedly told police that he was in a hurry to pick a patient at Karen hospital who was in distress.

Police in their report that has hence gone viral admitted that the two pedestrians that were hit by Mwangi were in serious condition at the Kenyatta National Hospital where they had been rushed by a good samaritan.

His vehicle registration No. KBU 754M was damaged on the front bumper due to the accident, and the boda boda riders had smashed the left side windscreen. 

In the past, boda boda riders have been warned against taking action into their own hands when they clash with motorists on the roads.

The riders recently torched Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi‘s official car after he hit one of them in a road accident on his way to Nairobi.

The motorcyclist, Mr John Saanyo and his 8-year-old son, died on the spot after being knocked down by the deputy governor’s vehicle.

Angry area residents blocked the Bomet-Narok highway for hours and later torched Maangi’s vehicle.

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What’s Cooking? 44 Police Officers From Caroline Kangogo’s County Transferred

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Barely days after the late female police officer Caroline Kangogo being buried at her parent’s home in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, a massive transfer of police officers has hit the area.

Reports indicate that Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Mbugua has ordered an immediate transfer of 44 police officers.

This is according to orders issued by Mbugua to Sub County Police Commanders via the County Police Headquarters in Iten on Thursday, August 5. 

“Reference is made vide the Regional Police Commander Rift Valley’s letter dated August 3, on the above-mentioned matter. The Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service vid his letter dated July 28, has approved the deployment of the following police officers with immediate effect,” the notice reads in part.

The officers in the ranks of sergeants and corporals were transferred to police stations in 22 counties including Kisumu, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Bungoma, Tharaka Nithi, Nyamira, Embu, Nyeri, Kisii, Migori, Muranga, Homa Bay, Nyandarua, Siaya, Busia, Mombasa, Meru, Kitui, Makueni, Vihiga, Kilifi and Machakos. 

“Release the officers to report to their new stations with immediate effect. Submit casualty returns on departure,” the notice added. 

Kangogo was laid to rest on Thursday July 28 in a low key burial.

There was no gunfire salute and no police officer attended in uniform as Kangogo was buried at her parents’ Nyawa village home in Elgeyo Marakwet county.

Tradition in the police service would require a 21 gunfire salute, but because of circumstances of her death, Caroline was denied the honours.

Her body was draped in a wedding dress as per her wishes.

Caroline was eulogised as a humble and good officer by friends and relatives.

She was popularly known in the village as “Chemu” and schooled at the local Nyawa Primary School a few meters from the family home.

Family members said they were satisfied with ongoing investigations and the autopsy performed by Chief government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor.

Oduor carried out the autopsy at the Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret and said the bullet entered the body through the right chin and exited on the left side of the head and there was a trajectory going through the spine to the brain killing her.

However he said further investigations would be done to establish if she shot herself or she was shot by someone else.

Kangogo was found dead in a bathroom at her parents’ home days after she was alleged to have killed two police officers.

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So Sad! School Watchman Killed in Staffroom In Busia

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A school watchman at a school in Busia County has been found murdered in the staffroom.

According to police reports, the body of the watchman who was manning St Anne’s Kisoko Girls‘ was found on Wednesday August 4.

Busia OCPD Walter Abondo who confirmed the incident said that the deceased was most likely murdered as his body had visible injuries. 

Police who combed the scene of the crime found school equipment missing- speculating that suspects could have committed the crime and made away with the valuables. 

Abondo affirmed that no student was harmed during the incident.

“When our officers arrived at the scene, they found the body of the watchman inside the staffroom at the school.

“We urge members of the public to provide any information regarding the incident so that they can make an arrest,” the police boss stated.

The family of the deceased sought answers from police about the incident. They urged police officers to speed up the investigations in order to bring the suspects to book. 

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Kiambu Murder-Suicide: Fresh Details About Couple Found Shot Dead In Their House Emerge

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenyans on Tuesday August 3, 2021 woke up to shocking news of a man killing his suspected pregnant wife before turning gun on himself in Kiambu County.

It was reported that Jonathan Mukundi, a 42-year-old businessman killed his wife on the night of Monday August 2 in their matrimonial home then later shot himself in a suspected suicide.

The incident was discovered by friends, who had tried to reach out to the couple through phone calls, unsuccessfully.

It is at the time, when the said friends and neighbors decided to report the matter to the police and on storming the house in the company of the officers, the lifeless bodies of the couple were discovered.

The wife, Philomena Njeri was lying on the bed while Mukundi was on the floor, with the door to their bedroom locked from the inside.

Barely two days after the bodies being discovered, fresh details about the couple have emerged.

Reports now indicate that the 30-year-old Njeri, who was married to Mukundi for about 5 years was desperate for children, but the husband was against the idea.

However, it has now emerged that Mukundi was impotent but he never told his wife Njeri.

According to a report by The Star, Njeri had just gotten pregnant, and the husband knew very well that he was not the one responsible for the pregnancy.

That is when the husband started suspecting that his wife had a secret affair with another man, and he felt betrayed.

It is believed that Mukundi worked with insurance companies and bought vehicles that had been written off and sold spare parts. One of his friends who spoke to the local daily revealed that the spare parts business was being run by Njeri.

According to the friends and workers in the home, the happy situation started deteriorating badly in the sixth year of their marriage.

They are said to have been frequently arguing, and sometimes it was heated, with childlessness being the main topic.

A close friend of the couple confirmed Mukundi has two children and a wife in Belgium. He also said that Njeri was pregnant but it was through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

It is said that trouble started after Mukundi discovered that Njeri hadMukundi had just returned to their Kirigiti house recently after a brief separation and the couple were together on Monday evening.

Reports further indicate that he had moved to the Kirigiti area after building a large maisonette in 2014. He often held lavish parties attended by prominent people.

The maisonette on a large parcel of land extending to a stream is well secured with a heavy metal gate, security cameras and 12 German Shepherd dogs.

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Senior Government Official Busted With Ksh0.5 Billion Stashed In 22 Bank Accounts

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A senior government official has found himself in trouble after failing to account for millions of shillings that was found stashed in different bank accounts.

Benson Muteti Musila, a regional manager at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) was found by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption commission (EACC) to have more than half a billion shillings stashed in 22 bank accounts.

On top of that, the official has 27 properties, shares in multiple companies and schools, which the anti-graft agency has linked to kickbacks from contractors to the State.

EACC has applied for the seizure and forfeiture of his assets, saying they are part of unexplained wealth worth Sh952.3 million.

The anti-graft agency was initially targeting more than Sh1.03 billion but Mr Musila satisfactorily explained properties with a cumulative value of Sh78.7 million.

The EACC says the bank accounts and the real estate property in Nairobi, Makueni and Kilifi counties could not have been built by his monthly salary of Sh390,000, arguing that he was a beneficiary of kickbacks from road contractors.

“The commission pursuant to Section 55(2) of ACECA has instituted a suit seeking forfeiture of the above stated assets of Sh952,363,824.99 which were acquired at a time the Respondents were reasonably suspected of corruption or economic crimes,” the petition stated.

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So Sad! Woman Killed By Lover In Kahawa West Shortly After Securing Job Abroad

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A 34-year-old woman is in Kahawa West alleged to have been killed by her lover just days after she had secured a job in Qatar.

According to reports, Joyce Wanjiru Nyambura was killed just three days before leaving the country to start her new job.

She is said to have differed with the lover over her leaving. Her family says she was scheduled to leave for the country in the Middle East on Friday, July 30 but she unfortunately met her death in the hands of the brutal lover.

The lover only identified as Golden Nyakundi is said to have fatally stabbed Wanjiru in the abdomen and mouth using a knife before going into hiding.

She also had bruises on the head an indication that she was assaulted before being murdered. The matter was reported at Kahawa West police station and police have now launched a manhunt for the killer.

The family is now calling on the authorities to expedite the probe and ensure Wanjiru gets justice.

Wanjiru’s sister, who is yet to come to terms with her sibling’s death, narrated that the deceased had attempted to secure a job in Kenya but in vain.

“My sister had really struggled to secure a job here in Kenya in vain until she got the chance to leave for Qatar and we were all happy as a family. However, the turn of events has left the family with so much pain,” she said.

On his part, Wanjiru’s brother posed, “all we want is justice as a family since we know my sister was kind and loving. Why was she killed just days before she left the country?”

The body of the deceased was moved to Kenyatta Memorial Funeral Home pending autopsy.

This comes just days after police arrested the main suspect in the killing of 23-year-old Christine Ambani.

The suspect was identified as Innocent Kalio Makokha, a 23-year-old student from the Mt Kenya University.

Makokha is said to have lured Ambani to her death under the guise of a date, with details confirmed that the two were involved in a romantic relationship.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives, Makokha is a repeat offender, accused of having murdered his own brother, sister-in law and their one-year-old child.

It had previously been believed that Ambani had been abducted by unknown persons who went on to ask for ransom from the family.

Makokha was arrested in Chokaa, Nairobi County where he was hiding out following the murder of Ambani.

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So Sad! Caroline Kangogo Husband’s Painful Request At Her Burial

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Caroline Kangogo, the female police officer who allegedly shot herself after killing two of her colleagues was finally laid to rest on Thursday July 29, 2021.

Hundreds of mourners turned up for the burial that was conducted at Nyawa village in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County.

Her husband Ngeno, who is a police officer at Maritime Police Unit in Mombasa County attended the burial. During the burial service, the husband is said to have made one request, which he was granted.

Reliable sources at the burial event revealed that the late Kangogo’s husband who was in the company of his parents requested not to be allowed to speak.

He sat near his daughter and son, who also travelled to pay their last respect to their mother.

The officer sat in the same dais as Kangogo’s parents and maintained his cool and hid his emotions behind dark sunglasses.

Reports indicate that Kangogo’s husband declined to address the mourners owing to the controversy surrounding her death. The children too did not speak. 

Kangogo’s brother read the eulogy on the parent’s behalf, as they too requested not to speak.

Her parents are said to have refuted allegations that their relationship with Kangogo’s husband had turned sour.

In her suicide note that was recovered at the scene of her death, Kangogo claimed that her husband was the source of her woes.

In the message saved as a draft on her phone, the corporal reportedly wrote that she never found peace after the husband allegedly left her for another woman. 

The embattled couple were allegedly entangled in a messy divorce case.

Kangogo, who was accused of assassinating two individuals, police constable John Ogweno and security expert Peter Ndigwa, claimed that she spared the life of her husband.

The body of police constable Caroline Kangogo arrived at her parents’ Nyawa village home in Elgeyo Marakwet county on Thursday for burial.

The body was fitted with a wedding dress as per Kangogo’s request in a draft text message found after her death.

Her father Barnabas and mother Leah Kangogo led mourners in collecting the body from Iten County Refferal Hospital morgue.

Officers from Nakuru where Kangogo served were present at the burial, as well as hundreds of residents.

The body was ferried in a hearse and police were not involved in transporting it to the home.

Kangogo’s brother Mark said the family will give Caroline a decent burial.

Chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor carried out a postmortem on Tuesday, which revealed Kangogo died from a single gunshot wound to the head that damaged her brain and skull.

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PHOTOS: Anapendwa! Hundreds Of Mourners Turn Up For Caroline Kangogo’s Burial

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Hundreds of mourners on Thursday July 29, 2021 turned up for the burial of Caroline Kangogo in Elgeyo Marakwet.

Photos which were seen by dailytrends.co.ke showed a hearse carrying her remains being escorted by a couple of vehicles from Iten town to Anin village, Keiyo South.

Caroline’s body arrived at the home on Thursday morning from the Iten County Referral Hospital mortuary where it had been preserved.

Relatives and friends view the body of the late Caroline Chemutai Kangogo at Nyawa, Elgeyo Marakwet

Caroline Kangogo’s father Barnabas and her mother Leah Kangogo led the mourners to collect the body ahead of the burial.

Her body was cleared for burial on Tuesday, after an autopsy conducted by Chief government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor. 

According to sources at the event, ten of Kangogo’s colleagues attended the burial but did not give her full police honours as accorded to deceased officers.

Reports indicate that they were only acknowledged by being told to wave to those in attendance. They did not get a chance to issue any remarks. 

Caroline Kangogo's funeral

The autopsy conducted on the body of police constable Caroline Kangogo by government pathologist Johansen Oduor suggested that she died of a gunshot wound after a bullet went through her brain, head and skull.

The burial was scheduled for last Saturday but the autopsy had not been conducted and hence the family could not push through with the plan.

Caroline Kangogo’s parents at their daughter’s burial in Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Caroline Kangogo’s parents during her burial. Photo/Courtesy.

“Caroline died as a result of a single gunshot wound which entered her body through the right chin exiting the left side of the head. The trajectory going through the spine via the brain,” said Oduor.

He confirmed that the gunshot wound means it was a contact entry, meaning that the gun was on the skin thus rupturing the skin.

He indicated he was not at the scene but from Investigative Officers it was reported to him that she died on the same scene meaning there was no body movement from elsewhere.

“The work of a pathologist is to establish cause of death, manner of death we confirm through many parameters which will be shared after the conclusion of the ongoing investigations,” he added.

According to him, there are three manner of death which are confirmed from lab reports. They include; suicide, accident and natural, for Caroline’s case it will be informed correctly through the lab results which is ongoing. Apart from the gunshot injury, Dr. Oduor confirmed the body had no other injuries.

In her last dying wish, Caroline stipulated that he body be cremated and that she be dressed in a pristine white wedding dress that is super expensive.

“To my parents, I am requesting my body be cremated to end your suffering. Remember to take care of my children. For the thing in Kasarani hire movers for safe delivery, here nothing belongs to (Name withheld) for I started from scratch after leaving us,” she wrote.

And to her fans she wrote, “To my people, it’s my wedding day dress me in a white gown that (name withheld) didn’t afford.”

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“Give It To My Son!” Another Police Officer Commits Suicide, Leaves Painful Note

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Another police officer has committed suicide at his home.

According to police reports, constable Donfan Wanyaga who is attached to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport reportedly committed suicide at his home in Kagio, Kirinyaga county on Tuesday.

Confirming the incident, Mwea-West sub-county police commander Stephen Okal hang himself in his house.

The deceased officer’s family has confirmed that had left a suicide note asking his wife to give out his phone to his son.

Reports by neighbors indicate that the officer’s wife had called them claiming that her husband wanted to commit suicide, but they unfortunately arrived when he had already done it.

The body of the deceased was removed to the Kibugi Funeral home pending an autopsy.

This comes barely two weeks after fugitive policewoman Carolin Kangogo committed suicide to escape arrest over the murder of two people-both her boyfriends.

According to police, Kangogo had been in hiding until when she was reported to have gone to her parents’ house in Elgeyo Marakwet where she locked herself up in the toilet and blew her head off.

Early this month, another officer attached to Gigiri Police Station reportedly committed suicide while on duty. He was said to have shot himself.

The officer who was identified as Police Constable David Machwa Mbatia (No 233456) used an AK 47 Riffle to take his life while on guard duties at the Amisom offices located behind the United States of America Embassy, four kilometres from his station.

In April this year, a General Service Unit officer attached to the Interior Ministry headquarters’ VIP Protection shot his wife dead before committing suicide.

He was among the bodyguards assigned to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi.

The officer identified by police as Hudson Wakise is said to have opened fire on his wife after a quarrel over domestic issues at the woman’s house, just outside the GSU camp in Ruaraka.

It is understood that they were living together in the camp until recently when she moved out and rented her own house following a fall-out over family issues.

In January this year, a police officer shot himself dead in Garissa just hours after a prison warder committed suicide in Mwea after killing a police officer in a bitter love triangle.

The two incidents followed another incident in Nairobi’s Kamukunji Police Station where a police officer shot a female colleague dead and injured another during an argument before he fled the station while wielding an AK47 rifle.

He was later hunted down and shot dead by colleagues, even though police claimed he shot himself dead as they tried to arrest him after shooting him on the leg.

The incidents raised serious concerns, prompting action from the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) which announced that it had established what its Chairman Eliud Kinuthia described as a “tailor-made psychosocial and relationship support of police officers which remain our first priority.”

Experts have identified psychological challenges as a major contributor of increased suicide cases among police officers.

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Prime Suspect In Kidnapping, Murder Of Varsity Student Christine Ambani Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of University student Christine Ambani.

The suspect identified as Kalio Makokha who is said to have been the boyfriend of the slain student was arrested Monday night.

Special Service detectives stormed a room that he had rented in Chokaa area within Kayole and arrested him at 2am.

Christine Ambani was a student at Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology. Her lifeless body was found sprawled on a bed at a guest room in Githurai.

The 23-year-old third year student who was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration was found murdered on July 13, 2021, with her neck bearing deep stab wounds.

On the fateful day of her murder, Christine had left the Mwihoko based University in the morning, to meet her boyfriend in Githurai town, 15 kilometres away.

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Kalio Makokha, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of Christine Ambani.

Immediately after the duo met in Githurai town, they booked themselves into a guest room in an arrangement that according to the management would only last for a few hours.

According to DCI, the arrangement was because the semester’s Continuous Assessment Tests were being administered at the university and Christine was due to sit for a paper that afternoon.

Makokha is said to have emerged from the room later and topped up the earlier paid amount, to last them for the entire night.

DCI through a detailed statement posted on social media said that it is during this night that the boyfriend turned killer, brutally murdered Christine by stabbing her on the neck savagely and left her bleeding to her last breath.

Makokha, a 23-year-old university student at Mt. Kenya University is said to have taken over Christine’s phone and logged into Christine’s family WhatsApp group.

Posing as Christine, he sent a message asking family members to send her Sh87,000 claiming that she wanted to refund her boyfriend (Makokha) the money he had spent to help her settle in the college.

Makokha was also discovered by detectives to have been a dangerous criminal, previously arrested by detectives and set free under unclear circumstances.

On February 2, 2021, Makokha currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Specialist Needs Education was identified as the culprit behind the murder of his brother, his brother’s wife and their one year-old baby.

Makokha in unclear circumstances killed the three by setting their house ablaze while they were inside. The matter was investigated by Mumias based detectives under reference number DCI/CR/NO925/36/2021 and the case file forwarded to the DPP for further action.

The DPP advised that a public inquest into the matter be conducted. Even before the inquest was conducted and his kin buried, Makokha attacked the grieving family by disrupting the burial planning meetings that were ongoing, and destroyed the family’s property.

He was arrested, charged and remanded at Kakamega G.K Prison. However, the case was withdrawn under unclear circumstances and the suspect set free.

The suspect will be arraigned in court to answer to murder charges.

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How Rigathi Gachagua Raised Kshs.12 Million In Just 3 Hours To Secure Release

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua on Monday July 26, 2021 secured his release from police custody after managing to raise the hefty cash bail that he was granted after spending the weekend behind bars.

Gachagua appeared before Milimani chief magistrate Lawrence Mugambi on Monday secured his release after paying Sh12 million bail granted by an anti-corruption court in a Sh7.4 billion graft case.

The lawmaker is said to have fraudulently received a sum of Sh7 billion through three different bank accounts in his name at Rafiki Micro-finance Bank. He received the property between 2013 and 2020 in Nairobi while knowing that it formed part of the proceeds of crimes.

Gachagua was arrested at 3am in his Nyeri home on Friday, and faced six counts of economic crimes, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, money laundering, and fraudulent acquisition of public property.

After being released, the lawmaker took to his official social media accounts to reveal how he managed to raise the hefty cash bail in just three hours. He  expressed gratitude to his friends who helped him raise the cash.

“I thank God that I am finally at home with my family after facing trumped up charges by the DCI on orders from State House… I thank all the friends who helped me raise the hefty cash bail in a record three hours,” Rigathi stated.

In addition, Rigathi expressed gratitude to his wife and children, his lawyers and Deputy President William Ruto for the support they accorded him.

Rigathi stated that police officers at the DCI headquarters and Gigiri Police Station had treated him with respect and dignity and were professional in discharging their duties.

During his appearance in court, Gachagua was flanked by members of the Tangatanga wing of the ruling Jubilee Party, among them Kimani Ichung’wa, Irungu Kang’ata, Alice Wahome, Kipchumba Murkomen, Nixon Korir, Aaron Cheruiyot and Gladys Boss Shollei.

Gachagua is accused alongside William Wahome, Anne Ruo, Julianne Makaa, Samuel Ireri, Grace Wambui, Lawrence Kimaru, Irene Wambui, David Nyangi and M/S Rapid Medical Supplies Limited.

They are accused of conspiring to defraud the Nyeri county government of Sh27 million between May 2015 and December 2016. His co-accused persons were, however, not present in court. Gachagua denied any wrongdoing.

In respect of the fraudulent acquisition of public property, it is alleged Gachagua, Nyangi, and Rapid Supplies Ltd fraudulently acquired public property at Sh6 million. The money was part of a payment purportedly for the supply of dialysis machines to Nyeri Provincial General Hospital.

Gachagua further faced two counts of money laundering. He denied indirectly receiving Sh104 million from Bungoma county government and engaging in transactions to conceal the movement of the cash even with the knowledge that it was proceeds of crime.

He also allegedly indirectly received Sh7.5 million from the Kwale government between September 2015 and September 2016 in Nairobi with others not before court.

The court ordered the accused persons to appear before the court on August 3, 2021. A pre-trial was also scheduled for August 9.

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Rigathi Gachagua Released On Kshs.12 Million Cash Bail In Graft Case

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua was on Monday July 26, 2021 released on a Kshs.12 million cash bail in a graft case facing him, with an alternative Sh25 million bond or a surety of the similar amount.

Gachagua is facing six counts, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, fraudulent acquisition of property and money laundering.

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi at the Milimani Law Courts, Gachagua denied the graft charges read out to him.

He to deposit his passport with the court and not to contact or interfere with witnesses.

Gachagua who spent the weekend behind bars after being arrested on Friday was represented by lawyers Kioko Kilukumi, Alice Wahome, GladysSholei, Kipchumba Murkomen, Sylvanus Osoro, Irungu Kangata, Gibson Kimani, Wyclife Nyabuto, Amos Kisiwi and Paul Gacheru.

The lawmaker is being accused together with William Mwangi, Anne Ruo, Julianne Makaa, Samuel Ireri, Grace Kariuki, Lawrence Kimaru, Irene Ndigiriri, David Nguru and M/S Rapid Medical Supplies Ltd.

Earlier, Kilukumi asked that Rigathi be admitted to reasonable bail terms, adding that the values quoted in the charge sheet are not determinate on the bail the court should consider.

He also asked the court to consider the accused was arrested on Friday at 3am at his rural home in Nyeri.

Kilukumi urged the court to discourage the aspect of citizens being arrested on a Friday. The case will be mentioned on August 9.

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Police Open Fire, Injure Primary School Kids While Trying To Arrest Their Teacher

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Police officers on Friday July 16, 2021 opened fire at Ntuene primary school, injuring several pupils in an effort to arrest one of their teachers.

According to reports, the officers fired in the air about five times to scare away the pupils who were protesting the arrest of their teacher.

The pupils are said to have pelted stones at the police in protest of the arrest.

A source who spoke to one of the leading local dailies indicated that the police opened fire after they were overwhelmed by the pupils.

Ntuene Primary school headteacher Angello Kamenchu has condemned the incident, saying that the police acted unprofessional by opening fire in school in the presence of the children.

“They should have arrested her at home. The officers used excessive force. They tore her clothes in the arrest process,” the headteacher stated.

Reports further indicated the police stormed the school to arrest the teacher while pupils were in the assembly for their closing day parade. The teacher allegedly had a dispute with a local trader.

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21-Year-Old Hacks Into IEBC Database, Acquires Voters’ Personal Details & Defrauds Them

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) database, acquired personal details of 61,617registered voters from a county in western Kenya and defrauded them of money running into millions of shillings.

According the the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect was in possession of data which contained names of registered voters, their ID numbers and dates of birth.

Using the fraudulently acquired personal details, the suspect then contact different wireless carriers and convince the customer service agents that they are the true owners of the line. Upon successful SIM swapping, the suspect is granted full access to the victim’s online accounts.

The 21-year-old believed to have previously worked for one of Kenya’s mobile phone networks, was arrested in Juja by DCI sleuths from Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, supported by Safaricom’s fraud investigations team and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology security officers, on Friday July 16, 2021.

The suspect is also believed to have been operating a high-tech mobile phone scam syndicate. Upon his arrest, a gunny bag full of SIM cards belonging to Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom mobile phone service providers was recovered.

His arrest followed a joint operation by DCI detectives and Safaricom investigators after the suspect swindled an MPESA agent, an unspecified amount of money.

The fraudster masquerading as an M-PESA customer care attendant, called the agent and lured her into dialing unspecified codes.

Before the agent realized that she was in a phony call, she had already lost cash from her money lending account. The money was sent to an MPESA account belonging to one of the fraudulently acquired SIM cards, before being transferred to an account at Cooperative bank.

The suspect who has only been identified as Kiprop and his accomplices who narrowly escaped the arrest, is believed to have swindled unsuspecting members of the public millions of shillings through this pretentious scheme.

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