Pattni has evolved from a domestic scam artist into an international operator whose activities have caught the attention of the world’s most powerful governments.
Billion-Dollar Criminal Networks Turn Kenya’s Main Airport Into Gold Trafficking Hub Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Kenya’s premier aviation gateway, has become the epicenter of a...
A bombshell report by Swiss NGO SWISSAID reveals a staggering $1.68 billion gap in Kenya’s gold exports over the past decade, exposing a shadowy network of...
Sophisticated criminal networks operating from Nairobi’s upmarket estates have defrauded international buyers of at least Sh5 billion in fake gold deals over the past six months,...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations...
U.S. President Donald Trump picked a design for his Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion defense program. Here...
Kenyan athletes are set to reap big following the introduction of a new monetary reward scheme by the government for Olympics and World Athletics Championship medalists....
A man presenting himself as an official from the Ministry of Mining has been charged with fraudulently obtaining Sh25.8 million from a gold trader. Mohamed Ibrahim...
Once celebrated as the suave, flamboyant politician from Mombasa, Hassan Joho is now facing sharp criticism over alleged underhand dealings in Kenya’s multi-billion-shilling mining industry. Appointed...
"He is a person of interest in the ongoing investigation into the brutal murder of Hon. Charles Ong'ondo Were," police said.
Between 2020 and 2025, authorities intercepted 5,140 queen ants, nearly 74,000 kilograms of aloe gum, over 25,000 kilograms of sandalwood, 22 live tortoises, five snakes, a...
Director of Criminal Investigations have arrested four fake gold merchants at Runda estate. DCI detectives recovered fake gold bars weighing approximately 9.5 kgs and assorted items...
Police have busted a gold scam in Nairobi and arrested eleven people linked to the scandal. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives from the...
Investigations reveal that a group linked to the syndicate attempted to divert 50kg of the gold through unofficial channels, bypassing legal procedures and allegedly without the...
Pattni remains under Interpol's red notice as a "high-risk financial operative" with substantial hidden assets in the UAE and Switzerland.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is “actively considering” adding gold to its foreign exchange reserves as part of a strategy to diversify beyond the US...
Pattni first gained international notoriety in the 1990s as the mastermind behind Kenya's Goldenberg scandal, widely considered the largest financial fraud in the country's history.
A Congolese national suspected to be involved in a gold scam business in the country had been detained in police custody for a period of seven...
A high-profile scandal involving 550 kilograms of gold valued at Sh3.2 billion has ensnared a Kenyan Cabinet Secretary and an envoy, drawing them into a complex...
In the heart of Siaya County, the people of Gem Ramula are waging a desperate battle against Shanta Gold Kenya Limited, a foreign mining giant threatening...