Category: Society
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released CCTV footage showing the last moments of City Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu before he was gunned down by unknown assailants. The footage, now in the custody of DCI officers, is believed to trace his final movements from his office located at the Town House building in Nairobi Central…
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The Kenya African National Union (KANU) Secretary General George Wainaina was Thursday arrested over the cold blood murder of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu. And police have linked the murder to money that Mbobu is said to have owed some people involved in the murder. The three, who were first questioned on Thursday, are currently being…
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Officers on guard during the commissioning of the DCI National Forensic Laboratory in 2022. (Photo: DCI/X) Investigators say the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) risks compromising the reliability of its evidence and the independence of its investigations by using the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI) forensic facilities. According to a survey conducted by the International…
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Kenya’s chip-enabled digital driver’s card (left) replaced the older, traditional red booklet license. (Photo: NTSA) Motorists can now access smart driving licence biometric services at 15 Huduma Centres across the country, the government has announced. Huduma Kenya, working with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), said the move will make it easier for drivers…
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Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu who was shot dead in a drive-by attack near Galleria Mall in Karen South, Nairobi on September 9, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy) A senior official was arrested on Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, police confirmed. Investigators indicated the killing may be linked to money…
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Andrew Kiprotich, a 38-year-old security guard in Nairobi, never imagined a night of celebration would land him in police custody. What was supposed to be a cheerful evening with his close friend, Kipsang Chirchir, turned sour after drinks and tempers got out of hand. The two had gathered at a local bar to toast Kipsang’s…
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When 21-year-old Brian Kimani from Murang’a glanced at his phone, he froze in disbelief. His b’ett!ng slip had landed, and his account now showed a staggering KES 11 million. For months, he had been following FutaaPredict religiously, and now it finally felt like the breakthrough his family needed. He pictured paying off his mother’s rent arrears, buying…
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Slain lawyer Kyalo Mbobu died from excessive bleeding and severe injuries after being shot 8 times, according to an autopsy report by Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor. Speaking on Thursday, September 11, 2025 after the postmortem on Mbobu, Oduor revealed that pathologists recovered two bullets from his body. The government pathologist explained that the shooting…
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Public frustration over insecurity in Nairobi is growing louder after media personality Talia Oyando shared a harrowing account of a daylight robbery that left motorists and pedestrians shaken. According to Oyando, the incident occurred at around 3pm along Nyerere Road when eight motorbikes, six carrying four people each and two carrying three, targeted road users…
