Category: Society
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Seth Mwale. Photo credit/courtesy On August 30th, 2025, the bank fraud prevention unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) conducted a raid on the residence of Seth Mwabe. The 26-year-old IT student was accused of organizing cybercrime operations that defrauded a popular betting company of millions of shillings. Mwabe is an alumnus of Meru…
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A group of youths confront each other during a street altercation in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Police have warned that anyone caught attacking Ethiopian migrants will face prosecution following recent incidents. CREDIT: Twitter via Suldan I. Mohamed Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland police warned Saturday that anyone who harms Ethiopian nationals will face prosecution after a group of…
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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police on Tuesday publicly burned 250 cartons of drugs in Mogadishu after seizing them during an attempted illegal import, authorities said. Police spokesperson Maj. Abdifitah Adan Hassan told reporters the drugs were confiscated at Mogadishu Port and Aden Adde International Airport following heightened surveillance of suspected smuggling activities. He said the…
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NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Kenyan police are investigating the death of a Somali woman whose body was found Monday morning at a guest house in Nairobi’s South B neighbourhood. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Farhiyo Ahmed. According to a police report filed at Mariguini Police Station, she checked into the Fuata Nyayo guest…
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Leaders and members of the starvation cult, who sent their followers to death fast and caused the death of hundreds of people, including children, are seen during the hearing of the case in which they were tried on terrorism charges at the Shanzu Court in Mombasa, Kenya on June 02, 2023. Eleven suspects are in…
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Last Updated on 7 minutes by Agencies for Kenya Online News Kenya’s “Running CEO” Joe Sang has now set his sights on clocking a sub three-hour marathon at next month’s BMW Berlin Marathon where he will run for the Joe Sang Foundation that seeks to raise money for the education of needy children countrywide. The…
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The High Commissioner’s comments come in the wake of brutal new attacks in North Darfur, where aid workers were among the victims — a…
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NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 15 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has been granted seven days to detain a suspect under investigation for a fraud involving 49 million shillings. The suspect is being investigated for computer misuse and money laundering. Preliminary investigations reveal that he gained unauthorized access to a company trading as Jambo Pay and…
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 14 – Two Lands Ministry officials are among eight suspects detained for four days to allow the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to complete investigations on a series of land fraud schemes. The court further ruled that if the investigations are not concluded within the four days, each suspect may be released…
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Only in Kenya does a government think it makes sense to shut down one of the busiest highways in the country from six o’clock in the morning for a football match that begins at four in the afternoon. Only in this republic of fools do men and women in uniform decide that the best way…