The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has defended its decision to press terrorism charges against suspects linked to violent protests.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has directed the Makupa Police Station to charge lawyer Joseph M. Munyithia and Farid Mohamed Almaary with fraud-related offenses in connection with a disputed KSh 25 million land transaction. The case revolves around a sale agreement entered into on 19th May 2021 between Pauline Kanini Mutiso, […]
Ever wonder how the so called deep state trail and kill their targets? The case on the abduction and subsequent disappearance of two Indian nationals and one Kenyan involving 15 officers from the former Special Services Unit (SSU) of the DCI whose hearing began on Monday before Kahawa Law Courts Principal Magistrate Hon. Gideon Kiage […]
A city tycoon was on Thursday, September 21, 2023, charged in Milimani Law court with conspiracy to defraud beneficiaries of a five-storey building along Latema Road in Nairobi county worth Ksh230 million. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi, the businessman Nilesh Jayantilal Lalji Kotedia the Trustee of Lalji Mulji Jetha Trust Deed faced three charges […]
Lawyer Miguna Miguna announced his application for the vacant Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) position on July 10. The outspoken lawyer aims to replace Noordin Haji, who recently became the National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General. Miguna did not disclose the exact date of his application submission. In his Twitter post, Miguna clarified, “For the […]
The management of the Kenya Revenue Authority is under scrutiny for awarding tax waivers worth Sh3 billion to businesses through questionable dealings. Due to collusion among KRA officials, certain lawyers, and firms, the government has been losing billions of shillings in the recomputation of taxes, waivers, and abandonment. According to court documents, KRA filed a […]
The Law Society of Kenya has accused the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of interfering with the functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In a hard hitting statement, LSK says wrangles between the two entities on the trial of suspected murders of the late businessman Tob Cohen are likely to derail the case and pursuit […]
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has yet again won after the Anti-Corruption Court declined a second attempt by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) to prosecute him together with Nyakach MP Joshua Aduma Owuor in a Ksh68 million graft case In his ruling, trial magistrate Douglas Ogoti upheld Kidero’s contention that the DPP errored in […]
A former manager of Fina Bank, now Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya, and three others charged with stealing over Sh96 million from the lender over a decade ago are seeking to return millions of shillings to avoid jail. Graham Sagwe, the former Fina Bank manager, and traders Robert Moseti, Gladys Moraa and Obadiah Nyambane have approached […]
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi has locked horns with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji over an alleged extortion case involving Victoria Commercial Bank. Justice Antony Mrima had on March 11 declared unconstitutional the way the evidence in the matter was obtained. “The DPP ought to have acted in compliance with the superior court decision […]
After President Uhuru Kenyatta’s emanation to power in 2013, his appointments to strategic positions in government parastatals have revolved around key figures from military and Intelligence service. Some of the senior civil offices occupied by military or intelligence service Uhuru’s favorite men include the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Ethics and Anti-corruption […]
