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Over Ksh.9 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Drug Seized At JKIA

4Oct

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Over Ksh.9 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Drug Seized At JKIA

Detectives have seized Ksh.9 million worth of methamphetamine drug at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The drugs, weighing more than one kilogram, were concealed inside bicycle saddles. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the consignment was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia. “The drug estimated at over Ksh.9 million was stashed among other items declared as bicycle accessories in a consignment being shipped from Moroni, Comoros,” the DCI said. Detectives deployed at the airport to handle immigration crime and suspicious cargo flagged the consignment. A verification exercise saw brown packages with a white crystalline substance found concealed in eleven saddles. Upon testing, the substance tested positive for methamphetamine...

DCI Bows To Pressure, Issues Apology For Using Wrong Photos Of Chaos During Maandamano Rally

25Mar

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DCI Bows To Pressure, Issues Apology For Using Wrong Photos Of Chaos During Maandamano Rally

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued an apology after being put on the spot for using the wrong images to depict ‘Maandamano’ protests on Monday. In a social media post on Saturday, DCI said, "The Directorate of Criminal Investigations wishes to unreservedly apologize to the public for the mix-up of images in yesterday’s communication, which was meant to appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of criminal suspects involved in Monday’s illegal demonstrations." The DCI pushed part of the blame on citizens, saying, "The mix-up was partly occasioned by the overwhelming information that we had received via the online platform regarding the reported incidents of violence. While we work towards rectifying the same and maintaining public confide...

Woman Arrested For Burning Children’s Hands In Athi River

21Jul

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Woman Arrested For Burning Children’s Hands In Athi River

A woman has been arrested after burning her children's hands in Athi River, Machakos County. Police said the woman burnt the hands of her children, aged 6 and 8, as punishment for eating sugar. Kinanie area chief Josphat Musinga confirmed the incident saying the woman committed the heinous act at Kilili area, using a hot knife and nylon paper. "We visited the children in school after receiving a report about the incident. We then took them to Athi River Hospital for treatment," Musinga told Citizen Digital. The suspect spent Wednesday night at Athi River Police Station pending her arraignment.

Three men arrested for selling Narcotics in Mwingi town.

21Sep

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Three men arrested for selling Narcotics in Mwingi town.

Three suspects were on Monday night arrested after they were found selling narcotic drugs including heroin in Mwingi town. John Musya, Paul Mumo and Julius Musya aged between 23-24 were arrested as they hawked heroin concealed in seven sachets. DCI boss George Kinoti said the suspects sell the illegal drugs to twilight girls, who moonlight in the busy town for bread and butter. Kinoti said over 10 rolls of bhang were also recovered from the suspects. The suspects were placed in custody pending arraignment in court for being in possession and trafficking in narcotics. Last week, a woman believed to be a hospital nurse in Nairobi was arrested and 60 pellets of heroin were recovered from her. Beatrice Awuor Odhiambo, 42, was produced in JKIA narcotics court a...

Man dressed as woman among two suspects arrested in Lang’ata

29Jun

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Man dressed as woman among two suspects arrested in Lang’ata

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects, among them one masquerading as a woman, for allegedly terrorising joggers in Lang’ata. Peter Omweno Momanyi, 24, was arrested dressed as a woman alongside 25-year-old John Muchiri Kimani after they defied police orders to stop. The officer reportedly noted something amiss with Momanyi’s appearance and ordered them to stop, but they instead took to their heels. They were arrested near the Mbagathi bridge and crude weapons recovered from them; Momanyi was found in possession of a knife and a chain concealed on his waist. The detectives have since established that the two are among suspects who waylay fitness enthusiasts jogging on Lang’ata and Mbagathi roads early...

TV Personality Shiksha Arora narrates city robbery ordeal.

22Jun

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Life Style

TV Personality Shiksha Arora narrates city robbery ordeal.

News Anchor Shiksha Arora has narrated how robbers strangled her ahead of her debut at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. The incident happened at around 5:20 pm at the globe roundabout flyover. "Guy one knocked my side mirror bending it backwards and walked away. While I was rolling down my window slightly to reposition the mirror, the second guy started banging the front seat passenger window loudly," she said. In a series of tweets, Arora said as she was looking to her left, another man slid his hand in through her window and unlocked her car and got into the back seat. "..grabbed my purse and asked for my phone, at this point in time I was in panic mode, couldn’t say anything. He asked for it again and reached for my neck, strangling me," she said. "As he was...

11Mar

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Entertainment

Eric Omondi Arrested.

Kenya Film Classification Board(KFCB) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have jointly arrested comedian Eric Omondi . The KFCB chief executive Ezekiel Mutua confirmed Omondi was picked for questioning over the wife material reality show episodes. The comedian has allegedly violated the provisions of the Films and stage plays Act cap 222 of the Kenyan Constitution.