A member of Mhasibu Sacco Society has been charged with Sh 4.8M fraud.
Andrew Okoth Onanda was charged before Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe for fraudulently obtaining Ksh 4.8 million from Mhasibu Sacco Society purporting to be offsetting Preceding loan.
According to the Charge sheet, Andrew Okoth on diverse dates between June 30 and July 7, 2023, by virtue of being a member of Mhasibu Sacco Society Ltd, incurred a liability from the Sacco amounting to Ksh 4,893,000 by falsely pretending Cooperative Bank Cheque purting to be offsetting a loan.
He was also charged with money laundering where the prosecution alleged that on diverse dates between June 30, and July 10, 2023, through his mobile number subscriber knowingly obtained Ksh 1,821,700 from the Sacco being proceeds of Crime.
He is said to have transferred the alleged illegally obtained money to other accounts hence assisting in disposition and concealment of the source.
Further, he was charged with illegally obtaining Ksh 922, 930 from the Sacco being proceeds of crime and using some amount and transferred the rest making it close to impossibility to trace the source.
He denied the charges and was released on Ksh 2 million bond with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 800,000.

Residents of Mada Island now want to njoined in a case of irregular acquisition of their land.

They claim that their land has been grabbed by foreign investors who allegedly acquired thousands of Acres of Land from Lamu illegally.

TThe aggrieved residents says that theyhave been deprived of their rights to their property which has been frustrated by land officers in the Lamu Land Registry.

Further, the residents’ representatives are urging the High Court to enjoin them in a case where the DCI and the DPP have been sued for failing to prosecute perpetrators of illegal land transactions.

Through lawyers Matina Swiga and Danstan Omari, the residents lament that, a lawyer and a registrar of lands are the legal minds behind the alleged fraudulent transfer of their land to third parties.

In the case filed at Constitutional and Human Rights Division, Fatuma and Wafiya are urging the court to entrench their rights under Article 43 by declaring them and other residents of Mada Islands the legal owners of over 1000 acres of land which have since exchanged ownership illegally.

In the certificate of urgency the petitioners have stated that they have a significant and identifiable stake and legal interest in the case pending at the Milimani High Court.

The petitioners have disclosed to the court that the suspects behind the allegedly fraudulently transfer of their land have secretly filed a case in the Milimani Law Courts and obtained orders prohibiting the DCI from Investigating them and the DPP from prosecuting them,

“We urge this court to grant orders in favor of the petitioners seeking joinder in the case filed by Alex Githinji Njage to avail evidence which will enable the court render a fair decision,” said Wafiya.

The petitioners have disclosed that the Malindi High Court had declared them the legal owners of the land but to their utter surprise the Ministry of Lands Nairobi records show that their land has been allocated to wealthy foreign investors who have begun constructing holiday resort.

They further urged the court to order the cases filed in Nairobi be transferred to Malindi High Court which has jurisdiction in their locality.

A woman turns dumb in Court after being charged with threatening to kill her friend through sending her threatening and abusive texts via WhatsApp.

Hellen Nyambura Njoki abruptly turned dumb before a Nairobi court pretending to be speechless something which forced the duty Magistrate to confirm with the prosecution whether the suspects might be verbally impaired.

The Prosecutor in response said he thought the woman had opted to exercise her constitutional right to remain silence.

Hellen faced a criminal charge of using his WhatsApp account to threaten Miriam Athmani Yunus telling her that she had notified the DCI that she was going to take law at hand and kill her.

She was also accused of Cyber harassment where the prosecution alleged that on April 13, 2024 the suspect used very abusive words using her WhatsApp account directing the said words to Miriam Athman.

Appearing before Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe, the suspect remained silent as the Court Assistant went to the six criminal charges levelled against her prompting the Court to enter a plea of not guilty to all the charges and released her on Ksh 150,000 cash bail.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has in a three-day training at Coastal region sharpened their legal teeth to prosecute pedophiles and other criminals exploiting children.

The ODPP Children Division in collaboration with UNICEF and NCAJ_KE conducted a three-day training for prosecutors from the Coast Region on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA).

The training was aimed at enhancing the capacity of prosecutors on legal provisions and manifestations of OCSEA as well as identifying and effectively handling cases involving child sexual abuse.

In the training, a critical focus was placed on child-friendly procedures to ensure victims are treated with sensitivity and care throughout the legal process.

The Director of Public Prosecutions,Renson Ingonga in may 2024 unveiled a child-friendly Interview room in Nairobi to aid pre-recording of testimony of victims to be adopted by Judicial officers and prosecutors as an examination in chief of Child-Victims during trial.

The child-friendly interview room was the first of its kind in Kenya and aims to achieve the preservation and presentation of the best evidence of child Victims.

The ODPP through the stewardship of DPP Renson Ingonga has been on the forefront in the fight against child sexual exploitation and other violations of children rights in Kenya.

The High Court has issued orders suspending the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s special Privileges and Immunities status until the hearing and the conclusion of a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya challenging the immune privileges.

High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye also issued orders banning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from receiving Privileges and Immunities benefits.

The LSK challenged the government’s decision to award the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation immunity throughout the country, arguing that it should be deemed null and void.

The move by the government to allow Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s special Privileges and Immunities status was announced, through a Gazette Notice dated October 4, 2024, providing that the foundation would enjoy certain privileges and immunities in the country.

A man has been arraigned in court after he allegedly carried a sword near President William Ruto’s Harambee House office.

The prosecution alleged that he intended to terrorize members of the public.

The suspect, Anthony Mwaura Wanjege was arrested on November 13 at Harambee Avenue and later booked at the KICC Police Station.

He was allegedly found with the sword without a valid reason, with the Police believing he intended to cause fear among the public.

Court documents further allege that Mwaura had no lawful excuse for possessing the sword at the time of his arrest and that he may have intended to terrorize the area.

Mwaura, however, denied the charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi.

He told the court that he was at Harambee House to meet a lawyer at Sheria House, located near the President’s office.

Mwaura claimed he did not have a sword at the time of his arrest and accused police officers of planting the weapon to frame him.

When asked the name of the Advocate he intended to consult, he could remember the Advocate’s name.

He was released on Ksh 50,000 bond.

Notorious fraudster accused of defrauding a young man of his vehicle, has been charged at Milimani Law Courts.

Susan Gathoni Karuthi while hiding her face from the press,appeared before Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and denied all counts.

She is accused of fraudulently obtaining money from her client pretending, she would help him buy a car.

Charge sheet indicates that on diverse dates between December 7, 2023, and August 16, 2024, with intent to defraud obtained Ksh 447,000 from Delvis Muoki Mutua by falsely pretending she was in a position of selling him a car.

The  accused woman denied the charges and was released on Sh 1 million bond with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 200,000.

The case will proceed on December 4, 2024.

My life and properties are in danger – Woman alledges an in_law wants her dead to inherit her.

A woman from Kiambu County is accusing her in_laws for allegedly plotting to harm her and grab her properties years after her husband’s death.

Alice Jambi Mutura in a painful narration to Justicetoday Media in Nairobi yesterday said that since the death of her husband in 2021, she has been receiving unwarranted attacks from her inlaws who are after her properties worth Millions in Ruiru.

She said that the attacks have targeted her family and her properties.

” Some of my Properties in Ruiru have been damaged and this is just some of the injustices I am passing through,” she said.

She further told the press that her inlaws have been stressing her , planning attacks on her life and she no longer feels safe in her own country and home.

” My life is in danger, my inlaws have been plotting on my down falls and of today i no longer feel safe. They are after my properties after the death of my husband,” she said.

As of today, the matter has been reported to the authorities and the detectives are still conducting their investigations.

According to some critical documents and information in our possesion, the woman has filed a suit in court trying to fight on how she will save her properties.

She accuses the inlaws of forging the will document to defraud off her properties contrary to the law.

The properties in question is worth millions and family members from her late husbands Side are salivating on them.

” Some strange people have been attacking me and my family members, have destroyed my properties in Ruiru and this attacks persisted after my husband’s death in 2021,” she said during our interview.

She says that since the judges have declined to grant her a letter of administration,one of her brother in laws has been selling some of her properties while threatening her life.

Ruling on cases pending before Kiambu Court on the same issue will be delivered on Friday this week.

An alleged Teachers Service Commission imposter was today arraigned in Court for defrauding unsuspecting an Education Student Graduate in the name of connecting her to get a slot at the TSC.

The Suspect, Beautris Mutwa Nzambu was arraigned before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi for allegedly obtaining Ksh 350, 000 from Faith Mbone pretending she would help her secure a job at the Teachers Service Commission.

According to the Charge sheet, Beautris Mutwa on diverse dates between July 9th and 10th 2024 in Nairobi within Nairobi County, fraudulently obtained Ksh 350,000 from Faith Mbone by pretending that she would facilitate her employment at the TSC a fact she knew to be false.

The suspect denied the charges with the defense pleading with the Court to release her on lenient bond terms saying she does not have any previous criminal record.

She was released on Ksh 250,000 with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 150,000.

A director of a School Feeding NGO has been charged with Sh 19M fraud.

Halima Samson Mwongera alias Halima Saado has appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi and denied the accusations.

Chargesheet indicates that she committed the offense on diverse dates between August 31st and 17th September 2024,at Nairobi city, within Nairobi county jointly with others already in court.

She is charged that with intentions of fraud,she conspired to defraud Josphine Karabu Kaberia Trading as Talos Group Kenya limited goods namely 2550 sacks of 25kg of Biryani rice,1550 jerikan of 10ltrs of cooking oil,500 pieces of menengai bars ,550 sacks of brown sugar and 400 bales of 24kg of wheat flour valued at 19,820,000,goods intended for school feeding.

She has been released on Sh 1M bond or Cash Bail of Sh 500,000.

The matter will be mentioned on the 26th of November for pre trial directions and consolidation.