Articles by Sophie Njagi

Man charged with hacking into Family Bank systems, attempting to steal

1814, August 22, 2019 (EAT)

A man was on Thursday arraigned before a Nairobi court to answer to cyber-crime charges after allegedly gaining access to Family Bank's systems and at...

Jirongo accused of lying about Moi son in Ksh.50M land saga

1253, August 22, 2019 (EAT)

Cyrus Jirongo was on Thursday arraigned in court to answer to charges of giving false information linking Jonathan Moi to a Ksh. 50million land fraud ...

Woman found in late athlete Samuel Wanjiru’s bedroom after his death stopped from testifying

2244, August 20, 2019 (EAT)

A woman who was in the bedroom of late marathon champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru shortly before his death was on Tuesday stopped from testifying in the o...

Ex-Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo released on bail

1101, August 20, 2019 (EAT)

Former Makadara Member of Parliament Reuben Ndolo was on Tuesday arraigned in court to answer to charges of creating disturbance. Ndolo, who was ch...

Former ODM Councillor Mwongolo in court over Ksh.500,000 fraud

1834, August 19, 2019 (EAT)

Former TV comedian and ODM party nominated Councillor George Mwangangi popularly known as Mwongolo was on Monday charged with obtaining money under fa...

Ex-MP Ndolo fails to appear in court, claims he fell sick in police cell

1557, August 19, 2019 (EAT)

Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo failed to appear in court on Monday to face charges of threatening to kill and causing disturbance. Ndolo's lawyer ...

Woman charged with demanding rent from dead man’s property

1706, August 16, 2019 (EAT)

A 59-year-old retired primary school teacher was on Friday charged with falsifying property documents belonging to dead businessman in Nairobi. Mar...

Woman charged with kidnapping minor at Neno Evangelism church

1636, August 16, 2019 (EAT)

A 19-year old woman was on Friday in court for allegedly kidnapping a 9-year old girl in a church in Nairobi. The suspect, Dorcas Cheruto Wangila, ...

Alex Olaba, Frank Wanyama sentenced to 15 years in prison in rape case

1540, August 16, 2019 (EAT)

Rugby players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama have been sentenced to 15 years in prison each after they were found guilty of raping a woman in 2018. T...

Court detains three men for taking pictures of Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel

1818, August 14, 2019 (EAT)

A Nairobi court has detained three men accused of taking pictures of Villa Rosa Kempiski Hotel for five days. The three; Abdi Mohammed Guled, Ibrah...

Police officer in Wilson Airport shooting detained for 11 days over loss of firearm

2052, August 13, 2019 (EAT)

A police officer previously attached to Wilson Airport was on Tuesday detained for 11 more days pending investigations into the loss of his firearm an...

Man tells court he beat up police officer thinking he was a robber

2020, August 13, 2019 (EAT)

A man accused of assaulting a police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty before a Nairobi court claiming he thought the constable was a robber. T...

Safaricom employee charged with accessing, stealing Ksh.45K from dead client’s account

1617, August 13, 2019 (EAT)

A Safaricom employee was on Tuesday arraigned in court for allegedly stealing a phone number belonging to a deceased woman. Peter Odhiambo Ochieng ...

Businessman Humphrey Kariuki. PHOTO| COURTESY

Court summons billionaire Humphrey Kariuki in Ksh.41B tax evasion case

1610, August 9, 2019 (EAT)

A Nairobi Court has issued summons against billionaire business tycoon Humphrey Kariuki after he failed to appear in court on Friday to face tax evasi...

Court postpones sentencing of rugby players Olaba, Wanyama found guilty of rape

1202, August 9, 2019 (EAT)

The High Court in Nairobi on Friday postponed the sentencing of rugby players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama to next Friday, August 16, 2019 at 2pm. ...

Lawrence Frank Wanyama and Alex Mahaga Olaba

Rugby players Wanyama, Olaba found guilty of rape

1810, August 8, 2019 (EAT)

Former Kenyan international rugby players Frank Wanyama and Alex Olaba have been found guilty of rape charges following the verdict delivered on Thurs...

Brian Kibet Bera, who attempted to jump over State House fence, appears in court on ...

Brian Bera: State House fence jumper tells court he ‘wanted to save jobless youth’

1500, August 7, 2019 (EAT)

Brian Bera, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student who was shot and injured as he attempted to climb over the Stat...

Minority Kenyan community sues State, seeks recognition

1908, August 5, 2019 (EAT)

A Kalenjin sub-tribe has now moved to court seeking to be recognized independently away from the Tugen and Maasai communities during the upcoming cens...

Judiciary moves to clear pending children cases

Man charged for yelling ‘I don’t fear you’ to another in Nairobi

1854, August 5, 2019 (EAT)

A man was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly yelling at another person saying “I don’t fear you" and "ntakuua” ["I will kill y...

Man charged with robbery with violence freed on Ksh.300K bail

1552, August 5, 2019 (EAT)

A man was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly attempting to steal from an M-Pesa agent. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francis ...