Author: Eagle Reporter

A Member of the County Assembly (MCA) of Kitui is set to be arraigned on Friday for allegedly forging vehicle documents to defraud the House of Sh2.2 million forgery. Ikanga Ward MCA Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka is said to have presented false motor vehicle purchase reimbursement documents intending to dupe the County Assembly to pay him the aforementioned amount. However, following a complaint by one Rose Kavithe Ngoima, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) recommended charges against the MCA and he is set to appear before Kitui Law Courts to take plea on Friday. “The investigations indicate MCA…

Kenya is considering evacuating its citizens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as violence continues to escalate in the country. This follows heightened conflict between security forces and the M23 rebel group, which has spread beyond the eastern region near the Rwandan border. Dozens of people have died and others injured. Property have been destroyed in the chaos. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation, urging Kenyans in the DRC to exercise extreme caution and, if necessary, seek evacuation. “Following the disturbing situation, we are requesting Kenyans in DRC to take…

Anti-terrorism detectives drawn from the Mandera detachment arrested, the Assistant chief of Bula power sub location in Mandera Township in connection with his involvement in an attempted and illegal processing of Kenyan IDs in favour of two foreign nationals cum terror suspects. The suspect identified as Isack Mohammed Abdi and Noor Yakub Ali were arrested in a failed abduction plan targeting Chinese nationals in the town on February 18. The administrator Yussuf Maalim Issak is suspected to have facilitated the procurement of an acknowledgement for registration slip /Id waiting card for the terror suspects who were arrested while planning the…

At least 13 police officers, a National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer alongside a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) warden were Thursday charged at a Kiambu High court with the murder of two Indians and a Kenyan. Peter Muthee Gachiko a Chief Inspector of Police, James Kibosek, (Inspector of Police) Joseph Kamau Mbugua, David Chepchieng, Joseph Mwenda, John Mwangi, and Hillary Limo (Corporals) plus Stephen Luseno, Simon Muhuga, Paul Njogu, Boniface Otieno, Elkana Njeru and Fredrick Thuku (Constables) were charged alongside John Wanjiku Macharia, (NIS) and Michael Kiplangat, (KWS) with the murder of Indian nationals Mohammed Zaid Sami Kidwali and Zulfiqar Ahmed…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) opposed the temporary release of Juja lawmaker George Koimburi. In an application filed at a Kiambu court supported by an affidavit from an Inspector of Police attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI), Serious Crime Unit, the DPP argued that the lawmaker was initially charged with forging academic certificates and absconded court on six occasions. Prosecution Counsels Evelyn Onunga and Benjamin Kelwon told court the legislator failed to adhere to the terms and conditions of the bail and the court ordered for the forfeiture of his cash bail of Sh100,000. Consequently, a warrant…

Police have recovered a loaded AK47 riffle that was robbed from a police officer in Kaptembwo, Nakuru County. The weapon was recovered Wednesday February 19 from a lodging in Huruma estate, Eldoret. This was two days after the incident. A suspect was arrested before he led detectives to the scene. The weapon was taken to custody as the hunt for more suspects goes on. Police say the thieves behind the incident planned to use it in crime. A police officer had been arrested after he lost the AK47 rifle in unclear circumstances. This is after he failed to return his…

The UK Armed Forces have been one of the biggest contributors to two large-scale military exercises that are reaching their climax this week across the land and sea of East Africa. The United States is leading both exercises and has brought together over 2,000 personnel from the armed forces of 29 countries, including 22 African nations. The UK is responsible for delivering component parts of these multinational training exercises, under United States stewardship. The UK has been one of the biggest contributors to the Exercise Justified Accord ‘Field Training Exercise (FTX)’ which sees B Company 3 RIFLES exercise alongside a…

Police are investigating an incident in which the decomposing body of a scrap metal dealer was found in his yard long after he had gone missing in Tononoka, Mombasa. The body was found stashed in a sack in the yard the deceased owned, police said. A group that was scavenging and loading scrap metal products onto a lorry noticed a foul smell from a sack they had carried. This prompted them to open the same when they realized it had a human body. Police were called to the scene and identified the victim as Kilo Moke, 60 who is the…

Juja lawmaker George Ndung’u Koimburi was Wednesday arraigned at a Kiambu court following his arrest on Tuesday. The MP was slapped with three charges related to forging academic certificates and three more for uttering false documents. He was released on a Sh200,000 cash bail. Prosecuting Counsel, Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Everlyn Onunga, told court that on diverse dates between November and December 1994 at an unknown time and place within Republic of Kenya, with intent to deceive, the MP forged a Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) certificate to wit Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) purporting it to be…

President William Ruto Wednesday witnessed the signing of 20 contracts worth Sh10 billion between private contractors, Kenya Power and the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation. This will be for the development of 113 solar-powered mini-grids and 343 stand alone solar systems for public facilities in underserved counties. The contracts will be executed as part of the USD 150 million World Bank-financed Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties (KOSAP). KOSAP is a partnership between the Government of Kenya and the World Bank, implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya Power, and REREC. Its objective is to…