Phuket, Thailand (June 13, 2025) – An Air India Airbus A320 en route from Phuket to New Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday morning after a bomb threat was reported mid-air, according to Thailand’s Airports Authority. The flight, carrying over 180 passengers, had just taken offContinue Reading
Outspoken Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, a 2027 presidential hopeful, has issued a passionate appeal to a police officer linked to the tragic death of blogger Albert Ojwang, urging him to speak the truth in court and resist scapegoating. Read: Murdered For a tweet? Ojwang’s Death Ignites Protests in CBDContinue Reading
Samuel Karuga Wachiuri, described by investigators as a serial fraudster, was tracked and arrested by detectives from the Nairobi Regional Office after going underground for weeks. Karuga allegedly posed as a trusted foodstuff supplier and convinced the victim to pay him Sh5,912,600 for a bulk consignment of rice and sugarContinue Reading
A storm of outrage is sweeping across Kenya following the chilling death of 31-year-old blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody—an incident that has shaken the nation’s conscience and put the government under intense pressure to act. Now, Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has entered the fray, publicly demanding theContinue Reading
Nairobi — The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested five public officials in a widening crackdown on academic credential fraud in Kenya’s public service, signaling growing concern over the integrity of recruitment and promotions in government institutions. The suspects—drawn from five different public entities—are alleged to have forged universityContinue Reading
June 11, 2025, Nairobi — Safaricom PLC has come out strongly to distance itself from allegations linking the telecommunications giant to the arrest and eventual death of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang. The company’s CEO, Dr. Peter Ndegwa, issued a public statement addressing claims made by former Attorney General and CabinetContinue Reading
The Police Reforms Working Group–Kenya (PRWG-K) has issued a powerful call for the immediate stepping aside of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, citing grave concerns over conflict of interest in the investigation into the suspicious death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang. The group, a broad civil society alliance ofContinue Reading
Kenya has sharpened its arsenal in the fight against financial crime, as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reaffirmed its commitment to aggressively pursue money laundering, terrorism financing, and organized crime through smarter, more coordinated investigations. Speaking on behalf of DCI Director Mohamed I. Amin, Mr. Komesha, Director of theContinue Reading
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has successfully recovered Sh39,180,000 from two National Treasury officials who fraudulently paid themselves illegal and unauthorized allowances. This decisive legal victory follows a detailed investigation and a High Court ruling that is being hailed as a major milestone in Kenya’s ongoing war against corruption.Continue Reading
Two sitting Members of County Assembly (MCAs) are under intense legal scrutiny in separate criminal cases that have sent shockwaves across Kenya’s political landscape. Kitui MCA Arrested in Nairobi Over Theft of Sh1.9M Parcel Cyrus Musyoka Kisavi, the elected MCA for Ikanga Ward in Kitui County, was arrested Tuesday afternoonContinue Reading