Ode Francis
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Kenyans recruited by Russia detail horror, appeal to Gov't for repatriation
The family of John Njeru Kariuki, one of the men, is pleading for government assistance to bring their son home after he was shot in the head in Ukraine.This week, Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said 200 Kenyans are fighting for R...
SUPKEM Chair under fire after leaked CCTV footage shows him allegedly shooting at protesters
On October 24, 2025, the SUPKEM national office transformed into a potential crime scene when youth gathered to demand elections were forced to scatter as Ole Naado emerged and allegedly opened fire on the assembled protesters.
Politician Shadrack Maritim’s disappearance: Mystery as phone activity, missing CCTV raise questions
Despite no confirmed sightings, his mobile phone remains active and has been used to transfer funds and engage in online transactions.Critical CCTV footage that initially captured his last known movements stepping onto the road for what appeared to be a routine jog has mysteriously vanished with aut...
Kisii whistleblower who exposed NGAAF funds scam brutally attacked months after abduction
Justin Siocha, a youth activist in Kisii County, was on Tuesday night, he was brutally attacked while walking home, just 10 months after surviving an abduction.His crime? Exposing funds allegedly allocated to fictitious youth groups under NGAAF.
Family demands justice as Kasarani stampede victim identified
A post-mortem report reveals that Okoth died from a lack of oxygen and sustained multiple head injuries.IPOA is now under pressure to ensure police officers involved in the Kasarani incident are held accountable.
Four ex-police officers arrested over violent robbery, abduction in Nairobi
In what they termed a major breakthrough in combating crime within Nairobi, security agencies have successfully apprehended key suspects behind a spate of robberies and kidnappings across the city and its outskirts.
Autopsy confirms Raila Odinga mourners at Kasarani died from gunshot wounds
Bullets recovered from the bodies of Evans Kiche and Vincent Otieno Ogutu have been handed over to IPOA for further forensic analysis, while one unidentified body remains at City Mortuary.Families are now demanding justice and answers on what transpired at Kasarani and Nyayo....
Two suspects detained for sodomising 40-year-old man, dumping him naked at Lang’ata cemetery
It is alleged that Cleff Juma Mbaka and Mursal Kafe Masur attacked and robbed a 40-year-old man at Mashimoni in Kibera after he had visited a friend in the area. The two are also accused of sodomising the victim before dumping him at Lang’ata cemetery....
DCI probing Chinese national for allegedly forging documents to steal over Ksh.170M
The suspect, Zhensheng Liu, together with his accomplices, is accused of forging documents to open a new bank account with a local financial institution, through which he allegedly diverted multi-million-shilling tender funds.
Revealed: How Kenyans are getting tricked into joining the Russian military
Eric Mogusu Obadiah introduced the victim, who we shall name Don for security purposes, to a recruitment agency known as Global Face Agencies. The pitch was simple: travel to Russia on a tourist visa, then choose a job of your liking.