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Kiambu County Can’t Account For Half a Billion Shillings – Auditor-General

The county government of Kiambu has been put on the spot over an alleged irregular expenditure of more than half a billion shillings in

September 17, 2021

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‘Broke’ Sonko Can’t Afford School Fees, Wants Bail Money Back

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says he is broke and he can neither afford to pay his lawyers nor settle school fees for his

September 16, 2021

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Corrupt Ex-KEMRI Boss Thumps Chest After Being Fined Sh19.6m for Stealing Public Funds

“A price to pay and the penalty for success.” Those were the bullish words of former Kenya Medical Research Institute boss Davy Kiprotich Koech

September 16, 2021

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Rigathi Gachagua Freed on Sh12 Million Bail

Following his arrest on Friday last week, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua was Monday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on corruption charges. Rigathi was

July 27, 2021

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Ezekiel Mutua Lectures Kenyans ‘making noise’ about Corruption

Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua took his infamous ‘morality cop’ and ‘deputy Jesus’ tags a notch higher on Wednesday as he

April 9, 2021

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Anti-Corruption Court Freezes Governor Wa Iria’s Assets Over Sh542 million Tenders

The Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi has granted an application by the Ethics and anti-Corruption Commission(EACC) to freeze assets associated with Muranga Governor Mwangi Wa

January 26, 2021

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Sh444 Million Stolen By Ex-Kenya Power Boss To Be Returned To Kenyans

The Kenyan government is set to recover Sh444 million that former Energy Minister Chris Okemo and former Kenya Power boss Samuel Gichuru had stolen.

January 8, 2021

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DPP Haji Finds Sufficient Evidence To Prosecute Garissa Governor

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has approved the prosecution of Garissa County Governor Ali Korane. In a press statement released

September 11, 2020

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DPP Amends Graft Charges Against Sonko In Sh357 Million Fraud Case

Mike Sonko will next Monday be charged afresh after the Director of Public Prosecutions amended graft charges against the embattled Nairobi governor. Anti-corruption court magistrate

September 8, 2020

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Haji Green Lights Arrest Of Aisha Jumwa Over Malindi CDF Cash

State prosecutor Noordin Haji is not resting on his laurels this week after ordering for the immediate arrest of Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa. Just

August 28, 2020

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EACC Working On Watertight Case Against Waiguru After Getting “Crucial Evidence”

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has urged Kenyans to be patient as it works on building a watertight case against Kirinyaga Governor Anne

August 26, 2020

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DPP Haji Speaks On Kenya’s Anti-graft War, Triton Scandal, Akasha Brothers…

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji talked to the Sunday Nation on the war on corruption, the recent conviction of Sirisia MP John Waluke, Triton

July 14, 2020

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Court Freezes Accounts of Ruto-allied Mathira MP Over “Complex Scheme of Money Laundering”

The High Court has frozen four bank accounts holding more than Ksh200 million belonging to Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua. Mr Gachagua, a staunch supporter

June 29, 2020

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MP and Mother of Former CS Found Guilty Over Sh297m Maize Scam

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke has been found guilty over the Sh297 million National Cereals and Produce Board fraud scandal. Also found guilty

June 23, 2020

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CS Kagwe to Expose Criminals Operating at Health Ministry

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has vowed to expose the criminal elements within his ministry. During the daily Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday, CS Kagwe

May 28, 2020

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Ex-PS Omollo Ordered to Surrender Proceeds of Crime to the State in NYS Case

The High Court has ordered former Youth and Gender Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo to surrender Sh33.6 million to the state. The court ruled that funds

April 17, 2020

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Governor Moses Kasaine Paid His Fuel Business Sh87 Million – Witness

Embattled Samburu County governor Moses Kasaine Lenolkulal used his office to conduct business with his fuel company, the anti-corruption court heard on Wednesday. The head of

February 13, 2020

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Sonko Reportedly Pocketed Sh20 Million From Garbage Collection Tenders

The Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is said to have pocketed a cool Sh20 million in the garbage collection tenders corruption scandal. Ethics and Anti-Corruption

September 6, 2019

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DPP Haji: We are Not Joking. State Officers Charged With Corruption Should Step Aside

The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has reiterated that state officers implicated in graft should step aside in accordance with the law. This comes

August 2, 2019

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Governor Waititu Takes a Power Nap During Court Proceedings – VIDEO

Embattled Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu must be having sleepless nights as he faces six charges in Sh588 million illegal road tender case. The

July 30, 2019

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