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Thugs who were aboard a tuk tuk on Monday night held a police boss at gunpoint in Mombasa town and robbed him of his firearm.

According to reports, Mombasa Urban Sub County Police Commander, George Bamba Kingi, was heading home in his private car when a Tuk tuk blocked him on the road. 

The thugs are said to have forced officer Kingi to alight from his car, whereby one of the suspects held him at gunpoint and ordered him to surrender his firearm, a Jericho pistol.

The other two suspects stole the pistol, loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition, that was holstered on his waist. The thugs then fled towards Likoni.

“A multi-agency team responded after the police boss raised alarm. The officers combed the area, but nothing has been recovered,” a police report stated.

County Regional Police Commander Manaseh Musyoka condemned the act noting that police officers were working round the clock to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.

Further, he called upon Mombasa residents to come forth with any information regarding the incident, adding that there was a hefty reward for anyone who would assist the police in recovering the gun and capturing the suspects. 

“The suspects, who were all armed, then ordered him to surrender, and since he feared for his life, he cooperated with them.”

“Anyone with information that can assist us to recover the gun to share the information in confidence and there is a reward for that.”

In the recent past, thugs have been devising nifty tactics in a bid to carry out their hatched scheme and evade justice.

From staging heists in wealthy neighbourhoods to robbing police officers, perpetrators are going to extra lengths in order to follow through with their plans.

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Four armed bandits on Monday September 20, 2021 raided Ewaso Police Patrol Base under Kimanjo Police Station within Laikipia North sub county in broad daylight and caught officers off guard.

Armed with AK47 rifles the bandits struck at a time when only one police officer was on duty manning the camp. 

The base is adjacent to Ewaso Trading Center, which is partly at the border of Isiolo north sub county that falls under the jurisdiction of Oldonyiro Police Station.

Reports indicate that a police constable fell into the trap as the four accosted him in the report office.

The terrified officer could not reach out to call for cavalry as he was disarmed by the bandits.

“They ordered him to hand over his firearm which he had or they shoot him,” a police report filed at Kimanjo Police Station read. 

The officer, after realising he had already been cornered, handed over his gun and bullets to the bandits in a move to save his life.

“The officer handed the G3 and two magazines with 40 rounds of ammunition,” the police report added.

As the four bandits were leaving the post, they broke into his house and took away his police uniform, two jungle trousers, one jungle shirt, one smoke jacket, and one green jungle hat.

Cautious not to leave a trace nor raise curiosity, the bandits never fired a single shot during the incident as they stealthy turned the house upside down in search of other valuable goods. 

They, later on, crossed to the Oldonyiro side of the boundary towards the Ewaso River direction after boosting their armoury with police weapons seized during the raid at the patrol base.

A multiagency team that was alerted of the incident arrived a few hours later, regrouped and launched a manhunt for the bandits. 

The GSU and regular police opted to use trained dogs to track the scent and direction of the bandits and also used a light aircraft from a neighbouring conservancy to conduct a search and track mission. 

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have seized consignment concealing over Sh60 million in fake US dollar currency destined for Muscat in Oman.

This is from a money laundering syndicate that has been under investigation.

According to a statement issued by DCI on Friday September 10, 2021, the 460 US dollar notes in denominations of 100 seized on Thursday evening were packaged in 12 bundles, which were declared as marketing flyers for a non-existing African Global Food Supplies.

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Acting on a report from Express Kenya security manager, police rushed to the transport logistics facility located at Lusaka Rd within Industrial Area, seizing the consignment bound to Muscat International Hotel in Oman.

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Investigations by our detectives has so far established that the consignor, one Belmont Joseph, is a member of a larger suspected criminal syndicate operating from Kajiado’s Ngong area.

Meanwhile, Interpol’s intervention has been sought to facilitate the arrest of the Oman-based consignee – Hamood Abdullah Hamood – as manhunt for the local suspect and his gang intensifies.

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Police have narrated how a 17-year-old boy was on Thursday night killed by a bullet fired by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers in Nairobi’s Huruma slums.

Haila Asanake died after being hit by a stray bullet fired by DCI detectives.

Police now say that the detectives were repulsing hostility from residents.

Asanake’s family says the teenager was standing on a balcony at their Kiamaiko home at around 8pm, when the bullet fatally struck him.

Police now say DCI detectives attached to Pangani  post had stopped a suspicious motor vehicle, and when the driver of the car alighted, he “started a scuffle with the detectives”.

The resultant melee, police say, attracted other members of the public, who reacted by stoning the detectives.

“This prompted officers to shoot in the air,” says a police report filed at the Huruma Police Station under the OB Number 70/09/09/2021.

Asanake, who was allegedly killed by the fired bullet, died on arrival at the Jumuia Hospital, where his body is currently preserved awaiting postmortem.

The deceased’s uncle, Branu Boku Cheme, said the teenager was a law-abiding boy, who occasionally earned money from working as a porter.

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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua’s woes are going deeper after a man claiming he was conned out of Sh123 million by the lawmaker now claims he was recently forced to sign an affidavit indicating the cash was paid into his bank accounts.

Earlier this year, Jim Carter Njagi had told the High Court that Gachagua conned him out of Sh123 million by pretending he would help him fund a project.

The project was for the supply of hospital operating theatre, ICU and maternity equipment to Bungoma county.

In court documents, Njagi said Gachagua promised to help him.

Instead, he said, Gachagua used him and his company as a conduit for money laundering to syphon funds from government departments. Njagi is a director and shareholder of Encartar Diagnostics Limited.

He made the claims in a case whereby the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) is seeking to have him forfeit Sh200 million believed to be the proceeds of crime.

Njagi said that on March 11 this year, he received a call from Gachagua asking him to go to his office at Liaison House near State House.

He proceeded and upon arrival, he was directed by the secretary to the boardroom. Rigathi and three other men, one of them a lawyer, were waiting for him there, Njagi said.

“Rigathi then proceeded to show me a copy of a statement I recorded with police officers attached at the Assets Recovery Agency. He asked me why I indicated in the statement that he did not pay me my money,” Njagi’s statement reads.

Rigthai then gave directions to the lawyer present and subsequently gave Njagi an affidavit to sign, Njagi said.

Gachagua left the room and Njagi was given an affidavit that he signed, without being given an opportunity to read it over and understand the contents, he said.

Officer Fredrick Musyoki, an officer attached to ARA, said that on June 8, he recorded Njagi’s statement about the veracity of the affidavit he allegedly signed at Gachagua’s office.

The affidavit dated March 11 this year was commissioned by an advocate identified as Meschack Obare. It was about payments to Encarter Limited, Njagi’s company, by the Bungoma and Kwale county governments.

Njagi has now disowned the affidavit, saying he did not write it.

“I was not consulted when the affidavit was being written. I did not consent to the preparation and writing of the affidavit,” he said in his statement

He said signing the affidavit was not free and fair and he was not allowed to read the affidavit before signing.

Regarding requests to cross-examine ARA investigator Musyoki on his affidavit, ARA disputes them. It argues Gachagua has not indicated what he does not understand and wishes to cross-examine him on.

“Gachagua has not filed any formal application seeking my cross-examination and is engaging delaying tactics so as to frustrate the expeditious conclusion of this matter,” Musyoki said.

ARA wants Gachagua to forfeit more than Sh200 million, suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

In his affidavit, investigator Musyoki detailed how the MP allegedly planned with his business associates to acquire the money from various state agencies through money laundering and corrupt practices. 

The MP has claimed he is being persecuted for being a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto and said his wealth has nothing to do with money laundering.

He said the money is from legitimate businesses. This has been denied by ARA.

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Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kamket has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over the ongoing clashes in Laikipia county.

According to reports, Kamket was placed behind bars on Wednesday September 8, 2021.

His arrest comes after eight people, including three police officers, lost their lives in a span of just six days from bandit attacks in the area.

Kamket was nabbed when the officers conducted a raid at his home in Tiaty, Baringo County.

He was taken to DCI offices in Nakuru where he is expected to be grilled over the ongoing skirmishes that have left hundreds of Kenyans displaced.

Rift Valley Regional Commander George Natembeya had declared war on all bandits and vowed to flush out their sponsors, some of whom are believed to be government agencies.

The legislator’s arrest comes just hours after detectives arrested former Laikipia North Member of Parliament (MP) Mathew Lempurkel.

Lempurkel was picked up on Wednesday morning while at his home in Rongai, Kajiado County.

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There was drama at Madogo Police station in Tana River County on Thursday August 26 when eight prisoner officers stormed the police station demanding release of one of their own who had arrested for contravening curfew.

According to reports, the 8 officers who were being led by their inspector stormed the station, corked their guns and demanded the immediate release of their colleague.

Reports further indicate that the prison inspector tried to grab the Occurrence Book (OB) but the report office personnel were quick enough to stop him from doing so.

A scuffle then ensued as the police officers manning the report office desk attempted to evict him from the premises.

Police officers who were present raised an alarm, alerting their colleagues who responded swiftly.

One of the invading police officers fired his rifle to scare the rescue team.

“Commotion ensued and an officer who was present raised an alarm and officers responded swiftly. One of the prison waders fired one round so as to scare the rescue team who were responding to the distress call,” one police stated.

Officers attached to Madogo Police Station said the prison officer had been arrested for contravening curfew orders.

During the arrest, the prison officer allegedly assaulted two officers.

One of the cops is said to have sustained injuries on his hands while his colleague suffered multiple injuries on the face, all injuries inflicted by the prison officer.

“The prison officer who had been arrested for contravening curfew orders and while he was being arrested he turned violent and assaulted two police officers who sustained injuries on his right-hand palm and elbow after being strangled and pushed to the ground,” reads a report recorded at Madogo police station and seen by Kenyans.co.ke.

“The other officer sustained injuries on his lower and upper lip and his right index finger.”

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Kenyans on Twitter have expressed mixed reactions after six police officers accused of killing the two Kianjokoma brothers filed a case seeking to exhume their bodies.

The police officers who are still in custody have filed a case through their lawyer Danstan Omari seeking to exhume the two bodies for a postmortem to be redone.

Benson Mbuthia, Consolota Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruiyot, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Cherono and James Mwanikiwere who were arrested after investigation agencies concluded their inquest now want a further inquest done before any charges are preferred against them.

They argue that when postmortem on the cause of death of the two deceased brothers Benson Njiru and Emmanuel Ndwiga was conducted, the petitioners chosen pathologists were not present.

It is their argument that while being ferried together with others and in the same police vehicle, the two brothers “in a suicidal act while escaping lawful custody jumped out of the moving police vehicle thus succumbing to injuries.”

However, their request to have the bodies exhumed has stirred mixed reactions from netizens.

A section of Kenyans on Twitter argue that the officers should stop disturbing the dead and let them rest in peace.

Others argue that this might be a well calculated move to frustrate the deceased’s parents so that they can give up on seeking justice for their two children.

Below are some of the reactions.

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At least seven people have died after a lifting machine at a construction site in Kilimani area, Nairobi crumbled.

Reports indicate that the incident occurred at a construction site undertaken by a Chinese contractor – opposite Department of Defense (DoD).

Several other people were injured with varying injuries and are currently being rushed to hospital, although the exact number has not been confirmed.

Police confirmed the incident that occured on Thursday August 26, 2021 afternoon as evacuation efforts were carried out by first responders. 

Videos that have hence gone viral showed ambulances leaving the scene of the accident possibly carrying victims.

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A Kenyan born nurse has been found dead in her car in Texas, US with circumstances surrounding her death remaining unclear.died under unclear circumstances in Texas, US.

The healthcare provider identified as Beatrice Danielle Dagosi Ogutu was found dead inside her car at a parking lot in Dallas, Texas on August 21.

Before the deceased’s lifeless body was discovered in her vehicle, CCTV footage showed her walking to the vehicle and acting like it had a mechanical problem.

Security guards manning the area approached her to offer help which she declined as she had apparently called a friend.

Later, Ogutu was seen sleeping in the vehicle with the window pushed down a little bit. On opening the door, the nurse was unresponsive.

Efforts to revive her proved futile.

Her body was moved to a funeral home in Bedford where a medical examination was conducted. The cause of death has been listed as “pending”.

The deceased was a Registered Nurse and a member of Truevine International Inc.

Her family has asked for financial assistance to help cater for burial expenses.

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A prison Warder who was arrested by DCI detectives while allegedly on a mission to kill his girlfriend was not okay if his social media posts are anything to go by.

Edwin Omuse who disappeared from duty on Tuesday armed with a G3 rifle was arrested in Thika at his girlfriend’s house.

According to DCI, Omuse stormed out of Kangeta GK prison in Meru carrying the carefully concealed rifle in a sack.

The rifle, DCI say, had a magazine loaded with 20 rounds of ammo.

He was earlier overheard saying that he would travel to Thika to eliminate his girlfriend who had allegedly defrauded him Kshs. 900,000 that he had borrowed from a financial institution.

However, his social media posts that have hence emerged can tell that Omuse was not okay.

In one of his posts, Omuse posted agreeing to one of the relationship quotes that talks about rejection.

“When a woman rejects a man of a vision and accepts a man with a television, she will end up watching the man with a vision on her won husband’s television. Don’t judge a man by his pocket but judge him by his vision. Because where a man is going in life is more important than his present condition. Stay blessed,” reads the quote which Omuse concurred with.

He then in one of his posts posted a grave stone bearing his name.

In another post, he shared a photoshopped image of himself making headlines in newspers after becoming successful.

Another post was talking about his colleagues who seem to be giving him a hard time.

“Some colleagues of mine amaze me,.mtu anaingia kwako unafikiria Ako uzuri kumbe anachunguza nyumba Yako. Why don’t you mind your own business!! Hope you know yourself, shame on you!!” reads the post.

He again posted saying that something somewhere was not going well on his side.

He is currently in police custody awaiting arraignment in court.

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A police officer has shocked many after he stormed Njoro Sub county hospital, pursued a patient seeking treatment there and shot her dead.

According to reports, the officer then took his own life after killing the patient who turned out to be his girlfriend.

It is said that the office had earlier on argued with her girlfriend in their house before he assaulted her.

The officer who has been identified as Constable Bernard Sivo had first attacked his girlfriend Mary Nyambura, 29 in their house and broke her right leg in an assault

Reports indicate that the woman later managed to go to the hospital where she sought to be treated for a fractured leg.

He apparently got wind that she had gone to the hospital.

While she was being attended to in a ward, the officer emerged while armed with an AK-47 rifle and pumped 10 bullets into her killing her on the spot.

Witnesses said the shooting forced medics who were attending to the woman to scamper for their lives at around 1 am Monday morning.

The woman was shot in the back and hands while on a bed dying on the spot.

The attacker escaped the hospital and went to the local police station while shooting in the air.

He later shot himself in the chin and the bullet exited in the forehead, police said.

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A Police officer based at Doldol station in Laikipia County is on the run after shooting dead his colleague using an AK47.

According to report, the officer identified as Titus Keen escaped with the loaded gun immediately after shooting dead the colleague identified as Leonard Ojwang.

Police have hence launched a manhunt for Titus, who is armed and dangerous.

This comes barely a month after the late female cop Caroline Kangogo was accused of killing two of his colleagues and escaped.

She went on the run days after John Ogweno, a police constable, was found dead in his car at Kasarani police line in Nakuru. Kangogo was linked to his shooting.

A few days later, Peter Ndwiga, a businessman, was also found dead in a lodging in Juja. His shooting, too, was linked to the policewoman.

Police thereafter announced they had launched a manhunt for Kangogo, who they said was a key suspect in the murders.

Kangogo would later be found dead, taking with her anything she may have known about the killings to the grave.

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Just hours after Turkish businessman Harun Aydin jetted out of the country for Turkey, details of items that police had recovered from him have emerged.

Harun Aydin, a close associate of Deputy President William Ruto was on Saturday morning arrested at Wilson Airport while re-entering Kenya from Uganda.

He was forced to spend two nights in police custody after he was detained by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) over terror links.

The alleged investor was part of DP Ruto’s entourage to Uganda in his aborted trip.

On Monday August 9, 2021, Harun was supposed to be produced at the Kahawa West Law Courts according to his lawyers, only for reports to emerge that he had been deported back to Turkey.

DP Ruto’s allies later dismissed reports of Harun being deported, and claimed that he had been asked to leave the country voluntarily.

On Monday evening, DP Ruto through his official social media accounts claimed that he had spoken to Harun, and was informed that he had bought himself an air ticket back to Turkey.

Hours later, Hustler Nation Spokesperson Dennis Itumbi took to his official social media accounts and posted a list of 32 items that police had allegedly recovered from the businessman.

Itumbi further alleged that the police did not find anything to link Harun to the terror charges facing him.

Among the 32 items are mobile phones, personal identification cards, business cards, personal notes, Covid-19 vaccination certificate, sim cards, entrance and exit forms, head phones among others.

Below is the alleged full list.

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Hustler Nation spokes person Dennis Itumbi has alleged that the Kenyan state is planning to bring some more charges to be leveled against Turkish businessman Harun Aydin.

This, according to Itumbi, is after terror charges that were leveled against him at the time of his arrest on Saturday August 7 collapsed.

Taking to his official social media handles on Sunday August 8, Itumbi alleged that he had information that the state is now planning to bring on an arms story.

According to Itumbi, the security agencies will claim that Harun Aydin is being used to bring arms to Kenya.

The former State House employee went ahead to allege that the state will then link the Arms Hubris with the alleged Arms Scandal by former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Mohamed Echesa.

This, Itumbi says, is in a desperate effort to bring in Deputy President William Ruto’s office in the story.

He went ahead to allege that the state will now cobble up some form of charges, arraign Aydinand file a miscellenous application asking for 30days to complete investigations.

After this, Itumbi alleges that Harun Aydin will then be deported.

Harun Aydin was part of DP Ruto’s aborted trip to Uganda and was on Saturday arrested and detained by immigration officers and police in Nairobi.

He was detained by immigration officials on landing in Nairobi from Uganda where he had been since August 2. 

Officials said they wanted to question him in regard to his immigration status, work permit and the business he is involved in the region. 

However, a section of media was on Sunday morning awash with reports that Aydin had been deported in the middle of the night.

Night pictures shared at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) which went viral showed the same people who demanded the release of Harun Aydin at the time he was held by the detectives.

Meanwhile, flamboyant Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has been barred by police from seeing Turkish businessman Harun Aydin.

Taking to his official Twitter handle on Sunday morning, Ahmednasir revealed that for the second day running, he had been barred from seeing Harun Aydin.

The senior counsel claimed that the reason given to him was “orders from above”.

However, he noted that the security agencies holding the businessman have no other choice other than producing him in court on Monday August 9.

He condemned the move, arguing that it was so unfair for the ruling Jubilee government to detain Harun Aydin and deny him access to his lawyers.

“For the second day running I was denied the right to see Harun Aydin. The reason remains the same…”orders from above”. Fortunately THEY have no choice but to bring him to court tomorrow as Art 50 of the Const kicks in. My BELOVED JUBILEE govt isn’t fair!” the lawyer tweeted.

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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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