Tag: #Arrested
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KRA Intercepts Ksh 280 Million Contraband Cigarettes at Mombasa Port
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has intercepted unauthorised goods worth more than Ksh280 million at the Port of Mombasa, foiling an attempt to smuggle contraband cigarettes into the country. In a statement issued on Friday, KRA said the seizure involved over 9.3 million sticks of illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of Ksh281.1 million.…
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DCI Recovers AK-47, Arrests Three Suspects Linked to Violent Gang in Uasin Gishu
Detectives in Uasin Gishu County have seized an assault rifle and arrested three men suspected to be part of a dangerous criminal network responsible for a series of violent attacks in the region. According to investigators, the firearm – an AK-47 – was discovered hidden in a bushy area within a residential compound. The weapon…
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Kakamega Hospital Director Charged Over Ksh2.5 Million SHA Fraud Scheme
A senior hospital administrator in Kakamega County has been arraigned in court over an alleged scheme to siphon millions from the Social Health Authority (SHA), deepening concerns over systemic fraud in Kenya’s healthcare financing system. The hospital director is accused of unlawfully obtaining approximately Ksh2.5 million by submitting what investigators describe as falsified medical claims.…
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Four Arrested in Bomet Over KSh 40 Million Fake TSC Recruitment Scam
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have netted four suspects in Bomet County over an alleged recruitment scam in which job seekers were duped using counterfeit Teachers Service Commission (TSC) appointment letters, a scheme authorities say siphoned more than KSh40 million from unsuspecting victims. Those arrested include David Kemei, a TSC director based…
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Trump Claims Maduro and Wife Captured as U.S.–Venezuela Tensions Escalate
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday made a dramatic claim that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured and removed from Venezuela following what he described as a large-scale U.S. operation. In a post published on his Truth Social platform, Trump asserted that the United States had “successfully carried out…
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DCI Arrests Murder Suspect in Eastleigh, Recovers Firearm and Ammunition After Manhunt
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a murder suspect in Nairobi following days of a targeted manhunt and recovered a firearm, ammunition and suspected stolen property, the agency said on Sunday, December 21. The operation, involving detectives from Dandora and Shauri Moyo estates, culminated along Gallole Street in Eastleigh, where officers…