The former Kiambu Governor emphasized that investigations conducted by security agencies, whose findings were tabled in Parliament, cleared him of any involvement in drug trafficking.
The Mildovs’ story is one of evasion and reinvention. From their alleged drug trafficking operations in Muthaiga to their current efforts to whitewash their reputation, the brothers have consistently managed to stay one step ahead of the law.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has achieved a significant victory in the fight against drug trafficking with the conviction of Joyce Akinyi and two accomplices in a case prosecuted at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) courts. The prosecution team, led by Norah Achieng, Annette Wangia, and Faith Mwila, presented compelling […]
Nigerian musician Davido has instructed his lawyers to institute a legal action against Kenya’s K24 over a story deemed defamatory, Kenya Insights has learned. K24 Digital on Monday 1, April splashed a story, ‘Nigerian musician Davido detained at JKIA after Ksh18M cocaine haul found in his private jet’ falling on the April Fool’s Day, many […]
A notorious drug lord who was picked up by alleged police officers for interrogation has been found dead. Yusuf Ahmed Swaleh, alias Candy Rain or Kendereni a man believed to have taken over the reign of drug trafficking in the Coastal towns from the fallen Akasha empire, is said to have been killed shortly after […]
All has not been well between Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and handlers of ODM party leader Raila Odinga since the party lost Msambweni parliamentary seat in a by-election held in November last year. Joho, a one time ardent supporter and defender of the ODM leader is now considered a baggage with the party luminaries sidelining […]
The Kenyan drug barons jailed in the U.S are lonely in prison after being abandoned by family, friends and legal team since their sentencing to over two decades in prison. Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha were sentenced to 25 years and 23 years in jail respectively by the US courts in 2019. Since their sentencing, even […]
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