Instagram star ‘Hushpuppi’ who flaunted lavish lifestyle to face charges of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars

By CNN,

A Nigerian man nicknamed "Ray Hushpuppi" who flaunted his Rolls Royces, fancy watches and designer clothing on Instagram faces money laundering conspi...

fraud , Ray Hushpuppi

Former athletics chief Diack in French court for corruption trial

By Reuters,

Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of world athletics’ governing body, arrived in a French courtroom on Monday for the start of a trial on char...

corruption , French courtroom , lamine diack , money laundering , World Athletics

IDEMIA appoints new East Africa head to drive regional expansion

By Citizen Reporter,

IDEMIA, global augmented identity solutions provider, has appointed Henry Mkuzi as its East African Region Sales Director as part of the company’s p...

Henry Mkuzi , IDEMIA , Yann Delabrière

Insurers to report cash transactions above Ksh.1M

By Kepha Muiruri,

Insurance companies in the country will now be obligated to report all cash transactions above Ksh.1 million ($10,000) with the Financial Reporting Ce...

IRA

Ksh.18 million found in ex-NLC Director’s home forfeited to Gov’t

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has ordered that a total of Ksh.18 million recovered from the house of a former National Land Commission (NLC) official be forfeited to...

EACC , NLC

CBK sanctions Absa Bank for irregular forex trading

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has flagged Absa Bank Kenya for irregular foreign exchange trades conducted in March. According to the reserve bank...

DPP, EACC hand over Ksh.2B of corruption proceeds to Covid-19 emergency fund

By Francis Gachuri,

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday presented a donation of Ksh.2 ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Ukur Yatani , DPP Noordin Haji , National Treasury , Twalib Mbarak

Five banks fined Ksh.385 million over NYS scandal

By Kepha Muiruri,

Five local banks will pay a total of Ksh.385 million as penalties for their respective violation of the various provisions of anti-money laundering la...

AML/CFT , NYS II , ODPP

Kenyan firms lose Ksh.5.5B due to fraud, corruption – Report

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenyan firms have lost a combined Ksh.5.5 billion from economic crimes including procurement fraud as well as bribery and corruption over the last 24 ...

Court freezes accounts of companies Sonko allegedly used to steal county funds

By Dzuya Walter,

High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi has issued orders freezing accounts of two companies that the Assets and Recovery Agency alleges were conduits used by Go...

Hardy Enterprises , Mike Sonko , Toddy Civil Engineering Company Limited

Arrest warrant issued for former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

By CNN,

A South African judge said she was left with no choice but to issue former President Jacob Zuma with an arrest warrant after he failed to appear in co...

jacob zuma , south africa

Sonko impeachment plan revealed

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi County Assembly Minority Whip Peter Imwatok says the impeachment motion against Governor Mike Sonko will be first on the order of business, wh...

Mike Sonko , Nairobi County Assembly

A Nigerian, fake passport & Ksh.98M: Story of Arinze Michael Ozor

By VOA,

Arinze Michael Ozor is said to have used fake passports to facilitate a money laundering conspiracy involving nearly $1 million (Ksh.100million). T...

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Inside Governor Mike Sonko’s 12-member defense team

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has lined up a battery of legal minds to defend him in the Ksh.357 million graft case he is facing. Sonko, who appeared...

Cecil Miller. , Governor Mike Sonko , Magistrate Douglas Ogoti , nairobi county

Prosecution opposes bail as Sonko is charged in Ksh.357M graft case

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts over irregular procurement and payment of over Ksh.357 million. Appearing...

Mike Sonko , nairobi county

Abusive, unruly & violent: Sonko draws wrath of police boss

By Wangui Ngechu,

The office of the Inspector General of Police will be preferring assault charges against Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko. On Saturday, National P...

Sonko

Sonko to spend 3 nights in police cell

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will spend three nights in police custody pending bail ruling on Monday after his arrest over graft claims. Lawyers rep...

Sonko

Sonko arrested in Voi ‘while escaping arrest’

By Wangui Ngechu,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been arrested in Voi by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) while trying to escape arrest...

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko

List: Nairobi businessmen to be arrested, charged with Sonko

By Wangui Ngechu,

Several businessmen and county officials are to be arrested and charged after an order from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DPP) boss Noor...

arbab , Hardi , Nyasiego , ombok , ROG Security Limited , Sonko , Toddy Civil Engineering , Web Tribe