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Class 8 Dropout Seriously Injures Headteacher For Being Asked To Return Lost Books, Man-Hunt Launched

by Yahil Felix
written by Yahil Felix

A standard eight dropout in Rongo sub-county is in trouble after attacking his former headteacher when he was asked to return the books he lost.

The police have since then launched manhunt for the suspect who escaped after the act.

According to Rongo Sub-County Commander Mr. Peter Okiring, the suspect had gone to do clearance at his former school Arundo Primary School when the headteacher asked him to return lost stationery.

Sources say that the suspect later went to attack the teacher while he was in his office with a crude weapon.

At the time of the attack, the other teachers were busy with exams in various classrooms and they later found the school head unconscious where they took him to the hospital.

Mr. Kepher Onsongo was first rushed to Nyamarambe health center before being referred to Nyangena Hospital in Kisii Sub-county for special treatment.

After the incident, irate villagers combed the area in search of the learner who took off on a motorcycle. The deputy headteacher filed a report at Kamagambo divisional headquarters.

A resident identified as Linus Obudho said that the learner dropped out of school and is a boda boda operator at Nyamarambe trading center in South Mugirango Sub-county.

Villagers added that the suspect had a problem in school and was feared by fellow learners.

The officials of KNUT Rongo Sub-County group said that premiliminary investigations conducted by their members found out that the culprit had a problem in school and was always alone.

He joined the school after being expelled from another school.

The police have urged anyone with information about his hideouts to give it to them.

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Wash Wash: DCI Sleuths Seize Over Sh60 Million In fake US Dollars In Industrial Area

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

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 Narrate How DCI Officers Accidentally Shot Dead 17-Year-Old Huruma Boy

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

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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Tiaty MP William Kamket Arrested Over Laikipia Clashes

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

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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Social Media Posts Of Prison Warder Allegedly On Mission To Kill Girlfriend Reveal Worrying Details

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

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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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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Raila Speaks Out Following Rising Cases Of Defilement, Murder Against Women

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has spoken out following an increase in the number of defilement and murder cases against women and children in Kenya.

In a press statement issued out on Monday, July 19, the former Prime Minister condemned the incidences, calling on the National Police to protect women and children from predators who are out to take away their lives.

He also called on the Judiciary to assure Kenyans that justice will come swiftly and fairly where lives have been senselessly lost.

“Justice is taking too long to come if it ever does for the victims…Kenyans must speak out loudly against the slaughter of children and gender-based violence. These murders cannot be treated as personal or family matters. These are Kenyan matters and must be treated as such,” reads Raila’s statement in part.

The African Union envoy noted that the perpetrators of the incidences must be stopped and be brought to book.

His statement comes just days after a serial killer, Evans Juma Wanjala who lured, assaulted, defiled and murdered five girls was arrested.

In yet another similar event, Masten Milimu Wanjala, a 20-year-old man admitted to the kidnappings, execution of two minors in cold blood in Kabete.

The children were identified as Charles Opindo Bala, 13 who went missing on June 30, 2021, and Mutuku Musyoka, 12 who went missing on July 8. They were found in a thicket in Kabete, Kiambu County.

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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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Female Police Officer Goes Berserk, On A Killing Spree Targeting Men

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned Kenyans of a female police officer who has gone berserk and is now on a killing spree targeting men.

The DCI through social media handles has said Corporal Caroline Kangogo, the suspect behind the killing of Police Constable John Ogweno, in Nakuru, has shot dead yet another man in cold blood and she is now on the run.

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Corporal Caroline Kangogo. Photo/Courtesy/DCI

According to DCI, the rogue officer who took off with Ogweno’s firearm, a loaded Ceska pistol, lured the man to Dedamax Hotel in Kimbo, Juja at around 4pm on Monday July 5, 2021.

She later emerged from the room at around midnight and fled to an unknown destination, leaving the dead man’s body sprawled on the bed.

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Corporal Caroline Kangogo. Photo/Courtesy/DCI

Detectives have established that she lured the man to the room after paying for it, before savagely shooting him on the head at point-blank.

She later told an attendant working at the guest house that she had gone to buy toothpaste, before making her escape. The suspect who is armed and dangerous has been on the run since Monday morning, after she killed constable John Ogweno, who was based in Nakuru.

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Corporal Caroline Kangogo. Photo/Courtesy/DCI

The DCI has cautioned Kenyan men to be on the lookout not to fall in the rogue officer’s trap. The DCI has further warned that the officer who is on the run is covering herself in a buibui, urging Kenyans who will spot her to report immediately through the toll free line 0800722203.

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Police Officer Arrested After Allegedly Pushing Girlfriend Over Balcony

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A Nairobi police officer has been arrested after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend over a balcony from fourth floor of an apartment they were living.

According to reports, the officer who was on the run for two days surrendered on Sunday night and was escorted to Kasarani police station by his collegues who were privy to the matter.

The officer is said to have denied pushing the girlfriend in an incident that occurred on July 3, 2021.

According to Kasarani sub-county Commander Peter Mwanzo, the officer is being interrogated to determine what really happened as the girlfriend’s body awaits a post-mortem which is due on Tuesday July 06, 2021.

Witnesses said the middle-aged woman identified as Jackline Muthoni died after she fell on the rear windscreen of a salon car that had been parked outside.

She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The main suspect in the incident managed to flee before the police arrived.

According to police, the officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters has been having domestic issues with the woman.

Most of the incidents are linked to mental issues, which are linked to the work of the police.

Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai launched a program to provide police officers with psychological assistance.

Dubbed “Muamko Mpya-Healing the Uniform” the program strives to create and hold safe spaces in police stations, offices, camps, colleges and communities thus enhancing peer to peer support for officers to feel safe enough and dignified to share their stories and experiences of stress, anguish and trauma in a confidential and non-judgemental environment.

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Money Heist! Police Thwart Plot To Rob Prime Bank In Nairobi CBD, 5 Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Five people suspected to have conspired to break into Prime Bank, OTC branch in Nairobi have been arrested.

According to an official statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the gang was arrested in the wee hours of Friday morning as they were about to break into the bank located at Angle House along Ukwala lane, in downtown Nairobi.

According to DCI, the suspects had booked themselves into guest rooms at the said building, which shares the same wall with the bank.

They have been identified as Charles Mulo, Fredrick Muderwa, Jesse Muriuki, Gabriel Mungai and Reuben Njuka.

They had planned to drill their way into the bank in the dead of the night but DCI detectives got wind of the plan and stormed the building forcing the suspects to hide in the ceiling.

The detectives were forced to break the ceiling before pouncing on the five. The officers managed to recover three hacksaws, one knotted twisted rope, one metal driller, five metal bars, one metal cutter scissors and one suitcase.

The suspects have been booked at Kamukunji police station awaiting to be arraigned in court.

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DCI Sleuths Arrest Covid Millionaires ‘whistleblower’

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Covid millionaires ‘whistleblower’ has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

DCI in a statement posted on social media said three suspects who abducted the Director of Hi-tech Enterprise while personating EACC and KRA officers before demanding for a Kshs 2 Million bribe to stop pursuing an alleged tax evasion case involving the victim were in their custody.

Godwins Agutu, who is one of the people who blew the whistle on Covid-19 millionaires expose is among the three that were arrested.

Agutu who is the Network Action Against Corruption Director featured in an expose aired by NTV alleging widespread misuse of Covid-19 funds and material donations from Jack Ma Foundation.

Agutu was arrested alongside Alex Mutua and Ken Kimathi on Wednesday evening.

They bribed the director asking him to stop pursuing an alleged tax evasion case involving the victim.

DCI boss George Kinoti said that the three were working with three other people who are still at large.

The three escapees are said to be KRA officers namely; Houdouvia Njoroge, Harrison Ochar and Brian Kimemia.

They used two Prados Reg. Nos. GKB 070B & KCY 280Q and stormed the victim’s offices within Nairobi on September 26, 2020, after which they took his laptop and left.

“The suspects appeared again on Sept 29,2020, demanding the Sh2 million bribe, and when the victim could not raise the amount, they forced him into the GKB vehicle and drove off to Lutheran Hse along Nyerere road,” Kinoti said.

Kinoti said the victim was forced to contact his family members to get the amount, but only managed to raise Sh500,000 where the suspects escorted him to his house at Westlands in Nairobi and took the cash.

Investigations were then launched by DCI Detectives where the three suspects were nabbed at the said Lutheran House, further establishing that the registration number GKB 070B belonged to a Land Rover Discovery attached to the Judiciary.

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Journalists Milton Were, Jack Okinyi Appears Before DCI Again Over KURA Scandal Expose

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Online Journalists Milton Were and  Jack Okinyi  are this morning appearing before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over an expose that detailed and uncovered alleged corruption at Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KURA).

The expose also unmasked various stalled road construction projects in the Nairobi metropolitan area granted to a company connected to an MP from Mandera County.

The two are currently at DCI headquarters along Kiambu road.

The two were last month abducted and tortured by officers from the Special Crimes Unit. They were however, later freed after spending over 24 hours in custody.

The two were later taken to Kibera Courts by where the Director of Public Prosecution declined to approve extortion charges. They resorted to attempting Publishing fake information charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Law.

They were finally released after 24 hours in custody, but police retained their laptops and mobile phones. Until now now, their gadgets have not yet been handed over to them.

They are however, set to know if they will get back their gadgets or not, since the DPP already rejected the charges that had been leveled against them.

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47-Year-Old Nairobi Man Selling Counterfeit Medicines Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based in Kilimani have arrested a Nairobi man that has been trading in counterfeit medicines.

The sleuths who were accompanied by Pharmacy and Poisons board officers, and acting on a tip off from members of the public on Friday evening nabbed a 47 year old man namely Peter Cummings Thatia, a trader in counterfeit medicine within Hurlingham in Nairobi County.

Counterfeit ViagraPro capsules, two polythene bags containing a white powdery substance, a capsule filler machine, advertising fliers together with Motor Vehicle Registration number KCK 442A, a Nissan Note that the suspect was driving were recovered and retained as exhibits.

Mr Thatia is in custody awaiting arraignment for the offence of unlawfully manufacturing and selling in the course of trade in counterfeit medicines contrary to The Anti-Counterfeit Act No. 13 of 2008.

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Criminals Captured on CCTV Camera Robbing Pedestrian in Kilimani Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested suspects who were captured on CCTV camera robbing a pedestrian along Lenana road in Kilimani area, Nairobi on 25th June, 2020.

The DCI has this morning revealed that the four suspects have been arrested by detectives based at Kilimani and several items recovered.

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The four were tracked down to their hideouts in Kawangware, Gatina and Pangani.

The suspects are are the 27 year old Timothy Jahan Muzami alias ‘Timo’ captured on camera hitting the victim with a firearm on the forehead, Humphrey Minyata alias “Daddy” aged 23 years captured on camera pointing the victim with a sharp knife, Mary Wambui aged 23 years old believed to be an accomplice who was harbouring the gang in her house at Pangani and Ali Musa alias ‘Ally’ aged 26 years old who was arrested during the operation and believed to be an associate of the gang.

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Brutal Police Officers Who Whipped & Dragged Woman on Motorbike in Kuresoi South Arrested

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Three police officers were on Wednesday June 10, 2020 arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) following circulation of a video depicting a woman being whipped and dragged on a motorbike in Kuresoi South Sub-County.

The suspects are currently in lawful custody helping the detectives with further investigations into the matter.

The 21-year-old Mercy Cherono is nursing injuries at the Olenguruone Hospital in Kuresoi South after she was tied to a motorbike and dragged on a dirt-road by people alleged to be security officers.

In a now viral video, Ms Cherono could be heard pleading for her life as she was dragged across the dirt by a moving motorbike.

Hot at her wake was an unidentified man who rained blows on her exposed back with a horse whip. He was also wielding a Masai rungu.

Cherono is said to have been part of a three-person gang that broke into a David Kiprotich’s house when he was away.

Kiprotich is the deputy OCS at Olenguruone police station.

According to reports, the gang made away with Ksh.10,000, police uniform, a TV set and a sub-woofer.

Cherono who is believed to have been part of the gang was unable to flee during the incident and locked herself in the bathroom.

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