Crime

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – A prominent Tanzanian opposition figure, Ali Kibao, was discovered dead under mysterious circumstances on. His body was found in a remote area, with acid poured on his face. The gruesome discovery has sent shockwaves through the nation and raised serious concerns about the safety of political dissenters in Tanzania. Kibao, a senior official with the opposition Chadema party,...

There has been an increase in the number of spiritual predators who prey on vulnerable individuals seeking religious solace. We have heard of cases of mysterious deaths and secret graves.   Spiritual predators often promise quick solutions to problems, but their aim is to exploit their victims for financial gain. It is important to create awareness about these predators and their tactics to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW0ywmQgJns Security organs were aware of the plot to raid retired President Uhuru Kenyatta family’s property but did nothing.   And when the invasion did happen on Monday amid anti-government protests led by opposition leader Raila Odinga, the target was the expansive Northlands farm at Kamakis on the Eastern Bypass in Kiambu County. It was looted and...

Detectives from the Homicide department based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters have taken over investigations into the mysterious death of 23-year-old Geoffrey Mwathi.  The DCI took over the probe on Friday morning following a directive from Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki who called for a  thorough probe into the...

NATO’s violent intervention in Libya led to the assassination of Muammar Gaddafi. As was suspected at the time - and was later shown in the published emails of Hilary Clinton - NATO acted to prevent Gaddafi founding an African central bank with its own gold-backed currency. That institution would have challenged the power of the dollar and finally allowed Africa to escape its colonial shackles, writes...

Nancy Kigunzu, popularly known as 'Mathe wa Ngara', linked to a drugs haul recovered in Ngara, Nairobi has been arrested. Nancy Kigunzu was arrested on Monday evening in Nairobi despite moving to court to seek anticipatory bail to stop her arrest. She is set to spend the night in police custody pending her arraignment. Kigunzu who described herself in court papers as a law-abiding...

Probing the murder of 23-year-old interior designer Jeff Mwathi recovered a blood-stained pillow from DJ Fatxo’s apartment when they went to do investigations.   The detectives from DCI headquarters used luminol to locate potential blood evidence on the pillow that would be undetectable through visual examination.   Luminol is a water-based solution capable of detecting blood that has been...

In a shocking turn of events that has gripped the nation, details have emerged regarding the tragic death of Sospeter Onyango Osungo, popularly known as "Billionaire Akoko." The 23-year-old architecture student from Kirinyaga University met his untimely demise in the early hours of Sunday night in Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood. Akoko, hailing from Gem in Siaya County, was known for his ostentatious...

Questions linger over the death of upcoming designer Jeff Mwathi.   A 23 year old interior designer is said to have been in the company of well-to-do Kikuyu musician DJ Fatxo, when he met his death.   As a tradition here we ask questions, to open up cases of public interest. Who? Where? When? How? and why? Here we analyse, examine and reconstruct the knowns to help unearth the...

On Sunday a video went viral of DJ Brownskin recording his fiancée Sharon Njeri Mwangi allegedly ingesting poison before she died. In the seven-minute video, his fiancée is seen sending her final messages to her family. The video ended with Njeri on the ground as their child rushed to the mother's side imploring DJ Brownskin to give her some milk. Lawyer, Bobby Mkangi, noted that the case had...

A tragic incident has shaken the National Intelligence Service (NIS) as a senior official reportedly took his own life at his residence in Kilimani. The official, identified as Tom Mboya Adala, 54, was an Assistant Director at the NIS Headquarters in Ruaraka. The news of Adala's death was brought to light by his nephew, Francis Oduor, who discovered his uncle's lifeless body in the servant quarters of...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1726835401913246100 Police officers have denied receiving reports of a man who was allegedly abducted near Thika Road Mall (TRM) along the Thika Superhighway. This is despite a video shared widely on Tuesday morning, capturing the man desperately pleading for help as he was forcibly ushered into a vehicle in broad daylight. Kasarani OCPD, Anthony Mbogo, stated that a...

The lifeless body of a man accused of killing his lover and documenting the premeditated murder online was discovered in Thika, Kiambu County on Monday, March 11, days after he went into hiding. The man who worked as a security guard is accused of killing his lover, with whom he had a daughter. Over the weekend, the man in question caught the attention of Kenyans, after he in a thread shared online...

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali now claims his life is in danger.   The journalist-turned-politician, taking to Twitter on Tuesday, alleged that his office had been attacked for the fifth time.   The legislator, while saying that the assailants were baying for his blood, however seemingly vowed to not be cowed.   He posted a series of photos showing what appeared to be a bullet...

According to a report by Inooro TV, Jeff Mwathi 23,was contacted by DJ Fatxo for some interior decoration work in his shop. The Excited Jeff called his mother who is outside the country to share the good news and also request for some money.   Jeff and DJ Fatxo spent the entire day together and later they went drinking in four different clubs. In the wee hours of the morning, the duo went to...

In a shocking turn of events at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi, a senior police officer met his death after shooting and injuring Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti. The magistrate had just wrapped up a case involving the officer's wife when the unfortunate incident occurred. The senior officer, who holds the position of Officer Commanding Station in Kisumu, had made the trip to Nairobi to support...

Authorities have confirmed that the body of Peris Mugera, a political commentator and blogger in Tharaka Nithi County, has been found in Kirinyaga County. Family members of the deceased accompanying Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers from Tharaka Nithi County on Friday, March 8, 2024, confirmed that the body was Mugera’s. This is after images surfaced on the internet showing the...

Anti-narcotics detectives have arrested five suspects believed to be part of a larger cocaine-smuggling ring after intercepting a woman with 57 pellets of cocaine at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday. The primary suspect, 32-year-old Apoko Damaris Adhiambo, had concealed the pellets in her underwear when she was flagged down at JKIA's terminal A1 central screening area just...

A police officer attached to the Nyakiang'a Police Station in Murang'a County died by suicide on Monday. The police constable, according to a report, was at the police quarters inside the station when the incident occurred at around 2:30 pm. At this specific moment, the officer's colleague was manning the report office when he heard several gunshots coming from the police quarters, prompting him to...

We've all heard of Ponzi schemes, but the man they're named after is a mystery to many.In 1903, a penniless Italian immigrant with a gambling problem arrived in Boston with dreams of making it big in America. His name was Charles Ponzi. Standing 5'2 and weighing 60kg, the diminutive man may not have been imposing, but he made up for it with his ambition. Ponzi would ultimately invent the most elaborate...