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Sarah Wairimu Files Application Seeking to Attend Cohen’s Burial

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Estranged wife to slain Dutch business tycoon Tob Cohen Sarah Wairimu has moved to court seeking order to attend funeral of her late husband at the Jewish Cemetery on Monday.

Cohen will be buried on Monday in a private ceremony.

Lawyers from both sides of the family agreed that Cohen will be buried at a Jewish cemetery in Nairobi at 2pm.

Jewish tradition prescribes that a person should be buried as quickly as possible, usually after 36 hours, but this would be impractical given the circumstances.

Cohen was reported missing from his Lower Kabete home in Nairobi between July 19 and July 20.

The killers of slain Dutchman smashed his skull, dislocated his left leg and broke his hands as he desperately fought them off.

Sarah is accused of murdering her husband and is due for psychiatric assessment before she pleads to the charge on September 26. 

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VIDEO: Wanted Spy Queen Cries Uncontrollably as She Narrates Her Troubles With Police

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya’s top female private investigator who is now on DCI’s wanted list Jane Wawira Mugo on Tuesday cried uncontrollably as she narrated the source of her troubles.

Speaking to KTN News’ journalist Nicholas Wambua, the embattled female spy expressed fear for her life, noting that her work irked DCI investigators and senior police officers who have formed private investigation firm to bring her down in fear of competition.

Jane who spoke from her hideout said she was innocent adding that the arrest warrant issued against her has been fueled by her investigative report that touched on top police officials.

She faulted DCI boss George Kinoti for listing her as a wanted criminal through a social media post without having any evidence to support her alleged crimes.

She further noted while crying that the DCI did not consider her children while posting about her on social media, citing that her first born who is in form four could have been affected the most.

Watch Wawira’s video interview with KNT News via this tweet.

Jane is expected to present herself in Court today (Tuesday).

She was put on a wanted list on September 11, 2019 when DCI listed her as a serial Criminal who has committed various criminal activities including robbery with Violence, personation and threatening to kill.

According to DCI, Jane was in 2015 accused and charged with detaining a man for hours after forcing him to pay Ksh.440,000 to her- vide CR141/184/2015.

She is further accused of abducting a Nairobi businessman and locking him up in her office at Baba Ndogo and forced him to pay a debt of Ksh. 400,000, a claim Jane has refuted saying that she has never had an office in Baba Dogo throughout her career.

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60-Year-Old Granny Arrested in Connection With Nairobi ATM Heist, Ksh 2.3 M Recovered

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from DCI’s Special Crimes Prevention Unit have arrested two more suspects connected to a Nairobi West ATM heist, among them a 60 year old granny,

During the arrest, ksh 2,389,000 in cash was recovered at the house of the 60-year old Mary Kyalo at Kalumoni in Machakos County , the grandmother to John Kamau Mulei, one of the suspects.

Through a tweet on Monday morning, DCI confirmed that Kamau is a brother to Benard Mwendwa, a G4S officer who was arrested on 12/9/19.

“Two Suspects connected to the ATM Heist in NRB West were early today arrested by #SCPU Detectives & Ksh. 2,389,000/= recovered at Kalumoni in Machakos County. One of the suspects; John KAMAU Mulei is brother to Bernard MWENDWA, a G4S officer who was arrested on 12/9/19,” read a tweet.

Upon his arrest at Muumandu village in Machakos, Kamau is the one who led the detectives to his grandmother (2nd suspect) in whose house the Money was recovered.

The Officers are still combing the scene as further investigations continue. Necessary police action being taken.

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How Wanted Spy Queen Allegedly Conned Russian National sh22 Million

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The fugitive controversial private investigator is on the run and DCI George Kinoti has described her as a serial outlaw wanted for various criminal activities including robbery with violence.

The directorate of criminal investigations is still on the hunt for Jane Wawira Mugo who claimed to be a private detective for years.

Jane Wawira Mugo, a powerful and ruthless woman who fashioned herself as an undercover cop prominently features in a fraud case in which a Russian national, Vladimir Borisenko was conned a whooping sh22 million.

According to a local daily, her company, Trimo Security had been hired to help recover the money and trace the suspects who had gone underground.

But instead Mugo hijacked the moment as a windfall opportunity only to collude with the thieves, clearing agents at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to share the loot.

She later schemed a move that forced the frighten foreigner into escaping from the Country after he started receiving death threats from the very people who were supposed to held him recover his money.

But speaking to Citizen TV on Thursday, Jane said the warrant of arrest issued against her has been fuelled by an investigation case she has been working on that reveals alleged corruption among top security officials in the government.

“I am not surprised because I saw it coming, and I had already been prepared by some of the officers I had worked with, I had already been told that since I am working on a sensitive matter, and the matter is touching on some senior government officials… So it is a total witch hunting of the people in government who feel they are untouchable,” said Ms. Wawira.

Jane Mugo has been a private investigator since 2010, undertaking various training, including a criminology course to better her knowledge.

She says the warrant of arrest from people she has worked with is nothing less than a betrayal.

Watch her interview with Citizen TV below:

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Cliff Ombeta Secures Release of Suspects Linked to Sh72M Heist

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Controversial lawyer Cliff Ombeta has secured the release of suspects linked to theft of Ksh.72 million in an ATM heist in Nairobi.

The six suspects including three police officers were on Wednesday charged with robbery with violence and released on Sh1 million bond each.

They were ordered to deposit their passports in court and report to Lang’ata DCI every day for the next seven days.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Friday arrested the three suspects and recovered two vehicles used in the robbery.

The arrest followed the recovery of 13 empty cash boxes that were stolen from the G4S team in Thogoto Forest, Kiambu.

Both of the Toyota Noah vehicles used in the heist had been to a body shop and had received a fresh coat of paint to make it impossible for police officers to trace them.

DCI Director George Kinoti had vowed to track down and arrest the perpetrators of the Thursday daytime robbery promising that they will all face justice.

Sources revealed that the team had collected the cash from G4S headquarters on Witu Road with three men who appeared to be police officers.

A report from Lang’ata Police Station said the cash was picked up at around 6am en route to the different bank ATMs.

When they arrived at the Standard Chartered Bank ATM in Nairobi West, the G4S team called their headquarters for the password to reload cash into the machine.

Once it was opened, and immediately after that the thugs turned on them.

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Loss of 30 Million Heroin Exhibit Lands Mombasa Principal Magistrate in Hot Soup

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Mombasa Principal Magistrate Edgar Matsigulu Kagoni and four others over loss of Sh30 million heroin exhibit and Sh600,000.

According to DCI, the exhibits were handled recklessly leading to their loss.

The lost heroin weighed approximately 10 kgs.

Through their official twiitter handle on Saturday morning, the DCI revealed that the incident happened in July 2018 at Mombasa Law Courts.

“Following the reckless handling of Exhibits that led to the Loss of approx. 10 Kgs of Heroin valued at Ksh. 30M & Cash of various currencies valued at over Ksh. 600K, @DCI_Kenya Detectives have today arrested FIVE People – including the Principal Magistrate at Mombasa Law Courts,” posted DCI.

Others arrested are Mr. Abdalla Awadh Abubakar (Mombasa Executive Assistant ), Mr. Lawrence Thoya Bayan(Staff), Mr. Onesmus Momanyi (Court Assistant,Ruiru).

They will be arraigned in Court in Monday.

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South Africa Xenophobic attacks; Eye Witnesses narrate How it All Started

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

An eye witness in the ongoing South African Xenophobic attacks has recounted how the deadly attacks started in the country.

In a video doing rounds on Social media, two eye witnesses have narrated how a tax driver was shot dead in Pretoria town.

They say the attack on the tax driver was carried out by Tanzanians who have been terrorizing people in the town of Pretoria for a long period now.

According to the witnesses, the alleged Tanzanian Nationals do drug trafficking in the South Africa’s town and rob people.

They say they normally blame the attacks on Nigerians and convince the media and everyone that it is Nigerians who carry out the deadly attacks.

The attacks have triggered violence and widespread looting of South African-owned brands in Nigeria.

Protesters set fire to many entrances leading into a busy mall housing South African retail store Shoprite and looted groceries and toiletries from the supermarket in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center.

Another outlet belonging to the chain and one owned by South African mobile company MTN were vandalized in Ibadan city in southwest Nigeria on Tuesday despite appeals from the government for peace.

Many other stores owned by Nigerians were also plundered in the raids.

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Kenyans targeted in Xenophobic attacks in South Africa

by Manyasi Peris
written by Manyasi Peris

Kenyan high commissioner to South Africa Jean Kamau on wednesday confirmed that several Kenyans are among those attacked in Gauteng Province.

He has advised Kenyans in South Africa to report to the police when threatened with cases of arson, looting and physical attacks.

The ongoing attack has brewed different reactions on social media with some south Africans justifying these acts of injustice on foreigners.

More than 50 shops owned by foreigners have been destroyed and hundreds of people hospitalised. The attacks on foreign-owned businesses and properties have been roundly condemned on Twitter with many demanding that the South African government takes action and stops the violence .

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How top officials at Maasai Mara University siphoned millions within 3 years

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

An expose done by Citizen TV journalists on Mara University has just shown as how top officials loot public institutions. From NYS 1,2 and 3, to sugar and maize scandals, and now, the looting in public institutions.

The investigative feature dubbed The Mara Heist that ran on Sunday evening compiled by two of the station’s journalists, Asha Mwilu and Waihiga Mwaura, included the personal testimony of Spencer Sankale, one of the four individuals who exposed the wanton corruption at the public university.

Spencer, who had served as the acting finance officer before his demotion in August 2017, secretly made recordings of illegal cash transactions he was allegedly instructed to make by the school’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Mary Walingo.

Spencer had furnished the investigative journalists with audio and video tapes made over a period of two years, which articulated how the entire syndicate managed to siphon over Ksh190million from the school’s accounts.

The incriminating evidence pointed at the VC, Spencers’s replacement after his demotion Anaclet Okumu and Ms Walingo’s driver Noor Abdi, as the main culprits.

According to the former acting finance officer’s statement, the three key suspects used to make huge lumpsum cash withdrawals using shady documentation, to the tune of Ksh10 million in a week.

Noor was the main conduit used by the VC to order Spencer to make the undocumented cash withdrawals, with the whistle blower going on to reveal that the driver used to speak in codes during such instances.

In one of the recordings, Noor could be heard stating,“Ile Ng’ombe kubwa inahitaji nyasi, bunde mbili na nusu, which was a coded message that translated to, the VC needs Ksh 250,000.”

After reporting the details of the grand heist to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Spencer was asked whether he fears the consequences of what he did,  he maintained that he was ready for anything, adding that he’d rather die on his feet, than live on his knees. 

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7 Tharaka Nithi residents arrested for boycotting census claiming they will be counted in heaven

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Seven people suspected to be members of Kabonokia Sect have been arrested by DCI detectives at Gatue, Tharaka Nithi County after they refused to be counted in the ongoing census exercise on grounds that they will be counted in heaven.

According to a post by DCI, the arrests happened last night after the seven refused to give information to authorised person collecting Statistical information.

The DCI in its Thursday morning post via its official twitter handle revealed that the members refused to be enumerated claiming the process is Satanic and that they will be counted in heaven.

Several arrests have also been made in several parts of the country over refusing to be enumerated. The exercise kicked of on August 24, 2019 and is scheduled to end on August 31st.

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VIDEO: Pastor Ng’ang’a apologises to Linus Kaikai over death threats

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Controversial Neno Evangelism pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a has finally apologized to journalist Linus Kaikai over death threats he allegedly directed at the journalist.

Pastor Ng’ang’a apologized to Mr. Kaikai before Kiambu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi.

“I apologize to Mr. Kaikai if he was angered by those utterances… I did not mean it that way…” said a humble Pastor Ng’ang’a in a video uploaded to Twitter by Mr. Kaikai, the Director of Strategy and Innovation at Royal Media Services.

“I have today forgiven Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism for the threats to life he directed at me in March this year,” tweeted the veteran journalist.

“Pastor Ng’ang’a apologized to me before Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi at the Kiambu Law Courts and I accepted the apology.”

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Kisumu couple arrested for beating up census officers

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

2019 Census exercise kicked off with a lot of shocking incidences being reported. After a gang raping incident that happened in Maseno on Saturday night, a man and his wife are being held at Kisumu Central Police Station after attacking a chief and village elder who had accompanied census officers at their house in Obunga slums.

In the Sunday incident, the man, identified as Richard Ochieng, bit the fingers of a village elder while his wife hit the area Assitant chief with a piece of brick, hurting him on his thigh.

Acting Kanyakwar Chief Maurice Ojwang said the couple had chased away the enumerators on Saturday night and were never counted, prompting him to accompany them on Sunday alongside police officers.

The chief said when they got to the couple’s house, the woman started wailing and causing commotion before calling his husband who was away.

When her husband arrived, he also started shouting and as police attempted to handcuff him, he severely bit the village elder’s fingers.

The couple has since then been taken to police custody.

Chief Ojwang further added that the family has been difficult even during polio vaccination exercises in the community, insisting that they never want their kids to be treated.

A Report Story

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Census enumerator gang raped, robbed by unknown attackers

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A census enumerator attached to Maseno, Kisumu County, has been hospitalized after she was on Saturday night gang raped and robbed by unknown attackers.

Confirming the incident, Nyanza police boss Dr. Vincent Makhoha said a hunt has since been launched for the attackers.

According to Dr. Makhoha, the woman was ambushed outside her gate after she had been dropped off by her supervisor following completion of the exercise.

He added that the suspects were hiding in a thicket near the woman’s gate and pounced on her immediately she was dropped off.

The police boss further stated that the County Statistics Department has been ordered to immediately suspend the supervisor who dropped the woman due to negligence.

The supervisor as well as police officers who were deployed in the area to offer security for the census team have also been summoned to record statements with the police in Maseno who are probing the incident.

However, this is not a first police case being investigated in 2019 census exercise.

Last week, a census supervisor was arrested in Nyamira for allegedly misusing gadgets for the exercise that kicked off on Saturday evening.

Gilbert Maranga, the ICT census supervisor at Kemera is said to have been issued with a census tablet and power bank but went missing.

Lensa Apondi, the census coordinator in Nyamira, told police on Wednesday that the supervisor could not be located.

He recorded a statement at Sengera police station and officers were deployed to search for the ‘missing’ officer.

According to Nyamira county commissioner Amos Mariba,  the officer was found at Princess Pub in Kisii and arrested.

However, none of the gadgets were in his possession at the time.

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Gospel Artist and former Milele FM Presenter Kidnapped in Nairobi

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenyans have flocked social media urging the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to help trace gospel artist and former Milele FM radio presenter Geoffrey Kwatemba who was kidnapped in Nairobi on Saturday night.

Kwatemba had attended his fellow artist Doreen Otipo’s song launch in West Pokot before being abducted on his return to Nairobi by unknown people.

According to the latest reports, the assailants are demanding a ransom of Ksh500,000 for his release.

Kwatemba has worked for various media houses including, KBC Radio Taifa 92.9FM, Sauti Ya Mkenya, Mulembe FM, Sayare Radio, Biblia Husema Broadcasting and Sema Radio 88.9FM.

He currently works as Machakos County government communication officer.

He has released a number of songs among them; Yangula, Omwoyo, Yananga, Yohana, Khwekanile, Umeinuliwa, Tafuta Bwana, Hakuna Mwingine, Nena na Moyo, Obuyanzi, Niwe Wenyene, and Sasa Narudi.

Below are some of the reactions from concerned Kenyans.

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Keroche Breweries owners released on Ksh.12M cash bail

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A Nairobi court has freed Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha Karanja and husband Joseph Karanja on Sh10 million and Sh 2 million cash bail respectively after denying Sh14.4b tax fraud charges.

The Court has given them seven days to deposit the cash bail in court.

Appearing before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, Mrs. Karanja pleaded not guilty on behalf of Keroche Breweries.

The court noted that the couple’s bail terms would be different taking into consideration Mr. Karanja’s health.

“Joseph Karanja is to pay cash bail Ksh. 2million within seven days while Mrs. Karanja should pay Ksh. 10million immediately or deposit Ksh. ” Magistrate Andayi said.

The third accused– Keroche Breweries– was ordered to pay Ksh. 10million cash bail within seven days failure to which all the directors will be arrested.

The Magistrate added that the couple are investors of the country and there was no evidence showing that they pose a flight risk.

He however noted that if they wish to travel they will have to confirm with the court and ensure it does not affect subsequent hearings.

Earlier, the Prosecution had declared that they would not oppose their release on bail but asked that the court to consider the Ksh. 14billion under investigation.

“Consider if found guilty the sentence is of a fine double the tax evaded or to an imprisonment of ten years or both,” Alexander Muteti said.

He further asked the court to direct that the two surrender their passports and not leave court jurisdiction.

According to him, the accused persons have been aware that the taxman required clarification on the matter as they were summoned to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices.

“She (Mrs. Karanja) made an appearance before KRA and as per the letter before the court, KRA went out of their way to engage them,” the Prosecutor added.

He insisted on the gravity of the offence saying it is a condition the court should consider when setting bail.

RELEASED ON HEALTH REASONS

However, Senior Counsel James Orengo who is representing Keroche, said the Ksh. 14billion is in dispute and there is a statutory process for settling any dispute in relation to tax demand.

The advocate noted that the company directors are presumed innocent and there was no evidence tabled in court showing that the Ksh. 14billion be taken into account in determining bail.

He further opposed the Prosecution’s request to have the couple deposit travel documents saying it won’t be necessary because of the enterprise they run.

The lawyer also revealed that Mr. Karanja cannot be kept in custody due to health reasons.

“He has recently undergone a surgery…police were able to release him before 10 last night (Thursday). Despite his medical condition and being granted a free bond he has been able to appear in court,” Orengo said.

The case will be mentioned on September 2 and the pre-trial hearing on September 24.

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Keroche Director Joseph Karanja released

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Keroche Breweries Limited Director Joseph Karanja has been released from police custody on request by his doctor. His wife Tabitha Karanja will be arraigned tomorrow Friday.

Karen Hospital had advised the Directorate of Criminal Investigations ( DCI) against detaining Joseph Karanja in a police cell.

In a letter issued on Thursday 22 August, 2019, the hospital says he has a serious heart condition.

According to Dr Gikonyo of Karen Hospital, Joseph Karanja has undergone a life saving surgery and keeping him under police custody will greatly endanger his life.

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