A businessman and a lawyer accused of conspiring to defraud Agricultural Development Corporation land worth millions of shillings have failed to plead to the charges. This after Abdullahi Maalim and lawyer Nyareru David Bosire failed to appear in court on 19th December 2024. Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi deferred the plea taking for Bosire to 20th […]
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the December 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in a Manhattan federal court Thursday (Dec 20), facing charges that include murder, stalking, and firearms offences. The 26-year-old man was extradited from Pennsylvania earlier in the day after being arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant last week. Legal proceedings and […]
The older brother of Paul Pogba, former Manchester United midfielder, has been sentenced to a three year jail term, two years suspended, after being convicted of attempting to extort the French footballer. Mathias Pogba, who was also fined €20,000 (£16,500), will avoid time behind bars and instead serve one year wearing an electronic bracelet. Five […]
In a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Thursday, December 19, 2024, President William Ruto has promoted Kipchumba Murkomen to the powerful position of Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, one of the most influential ministries in the Kenyan government. Murkomen, who previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, […]
Two city businessmen were on Wednesday charged before a Milimani Law Court with conspiring to steal from Afya Sacco Society Limited a sum of Sh 55 million. The two Felix Mutisya Ndoi and Silas Sila Mutaki were charged with several counts of fraud including conspiracy to steal and stealing. It is alleged that on diverse […]
The first episode of MrBeast’s highly-anticipated game show, “Beast Games”, is now available for streaming on Prime Video. YouTube creator James Donaldson, more popularly known as MrBeast, is the host of the new competition series that he claims has the largest cash prize in game show history. Per the show’s description, 1,000 contestants will fight […]
Four Members of Parliament are on the spot over anomalies in disbursement of millions of shillings of bursaries in their constituencies. Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has questioned the manner in which bursaries were disbursed and spent in Embakasi North, Narok West, Rongo and Sabatia constituencies for the financial year ending June 30, 2022. The constituencies […]
A judge in Rio de Janeiro has ordered the global removal of a 2015 song by British singer Adele due to a plagiarism claim by a Brazilian musician, which Universal Music is fighting on appeal. The ruling, made public on Monday, came in a case filed this year by Toninho Geraes, whose compositions were made […]
Israel launched airstrikes on power plants, a port and an oil facility in Yemen, marking an escalation in the conflict with Houthi fighters, reports said Thursday. The Israeli military announced that the attacks targeted “military targets” linked to Houthi fighters after intercepting a missile launched towards Israel, according to Al Jazeera. The Houthi-aligned Al-Masirah TV […]
Two former Chief Officers of the Isiolo County Government have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of public funds amounting to Sh163.4 million through fraudulent payments for services that were never rendered. The suspects, Giro Liban and Kenneth Turibu Maorwe, who served in the office of the governor, are accused of irregularly awarding […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has reshuffled 33 High Court Judges from their current workstations. High Court Principal Judge Eric Ogola said that the Chief Justice had effected the changes. “Greetings from the Office of the Principal Judge. This is to bring to your notice that the Hon. Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya and […]
Amsons Group, a leading pan-African manufacturing and energy conglomerate, has closed the takeover offer of Bamburi Cement Plc. In a regulatory notice published by Amsons Group, through its Kenyan subsidiary and investment vehicle, Amsons Industries (K) Ltd, secured 96.54%acceptances from Bamburi shareholders. Amsons Group Managing Director, Mr Edha Nahdi, expressed the company’s commitment to a […]