- 1,704 views
Former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu has been sentenced to 12 years in prison with an option to pay a fine of 53.5 million shillings. This follows a ruling by the chief magistrate of the Milimani anti-corruption court, Thomas Nzioka. The sentencing was conducted a day after Waititu and his wife were found guilty of misappropriation of funds and abuse of office in a 588 million shilling corruption case, his wife was sentenced to one year in prison or a fine of Ksh 500,000
Waititu sentenced to 12 years in prison with an option to pay a fine of Sh53.5million
- 19 Feb 2025 - Vietnam will cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, after the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a radical streamlining drive.
- 19 Feb 2025 - Teen rally sensation Tinashe Gatimu is slated to compete in the 2025 WRC Safari Rally from March 20-23 in Naivasha, Nakuru County, as she aims to cement her place among the world’s elite. The 18-year-old KCB racing team driver, who will be making her…
- 19 Feb 2025 - Pope Francis, who began his fifth day in hospital on Tuesday for what doctors have described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
- 19 Feb 2025 - Authorities in Githurai have arrested three suspects, including two police officers, for their involvement in an attempted robbery with violence along the Githurai-Soweto railway line.
- 19 Feb 2025 - A U.S. citizen is currently under police watch at a Nairobi hospital after suffering severe abdominal complications from ingesting cocaine pellets in an attempt to traffic them from Alabama to Saudi Arabia.
- 19 Feb 2025 - Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, health authorities reported, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.
- 19 Feb 2025 - JW Foundation FC head coach Hamisi Mohamed, popularly known as coach Kaka, is exuding confidence ahead of his team’s historic debut in the 2025 FKF Mozzart Bet Cup this weekend. The newly formed side makes its maiden appearance in the prestigious…
- 19 Feb 2025 - Many Kenyans are broke as cash in circulation drops by Sh10b
- 19 Feb 2025 - The US Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key step towards the rollout of President Donald Trump's "America First" trade policy, which uses tariffs as a broad negotiation tool. The commerce…
- 19 Feb 2025 - Delay to put in place commissioners has delayed boundary delimitation. There are also concerns over preparations for the 2027 elections.