Kilifi County Law & Crime

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  More officers moved in changes in the police force

  senior police officers were Friday moved in changes to enhance police operations. Among those moved was former head of Flying Squad Saidi Kiprotich who was named the Kilifi County Criminal Investigations Officer (CCIO) while former head of Special Crimes Prevention Unit Noah Katumo was named Kisumu Division Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO). Head of investigations at Kenya Revenue Authority Danson Diru was moved and named the Central CCIO replacing Michael Baraza who goes to Nyanza in the same capacity   Read More ...

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  Swiss attacked at his home dies 10 days later, family accuses police of cover-up

  The family of a Swiss national who succumbed to injuries inflicted by thugs in Kikambala, Kilifi county, yesterday accused police of laxity in investigating. Schneider Hans Rudolf, 71, died on Sunday, 10 days after he was attacked and robbed at his home in Majengo, Kanamai. His wife Ursula Schneider and family friend Dolores Keller said investigators are yet to question key suspects   Read More ...

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  Police intensify manhunt after murder of Swiss national

  Police have intensified the manhunt for assailants behind the killing of another Swiss national in Kilifi County. Scheneider Hans Rudolf, 71, succumbed to death on Sunday, 10 days after being attacked by thugs, in Kanamai area. Kilifi County police boss Joseph Muriuki said one suspect has been arrested as detectives intensify their hunt for individuals who murdered Rudolf. “The victim was killed at his home following a raid by a heavily armed gang,” Muriuki said   Read More ...

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  High Court upholds election of Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi

  The High Court in Malindi on Wednesday upheld the election of Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi citing insufficient evidence to invalidate the election. While delivering his ruling, Justice Weldon Korir ordered the petitioner, former Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi to pay Ksh 4 million as costs for the case. The former CS will pay Kingi Ksh 2.2 million and Ksh 1.8 million to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)   Read More ...

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  Judge orders reprieve for Governor Sonko relative in Kilifi land dispute

  A judge has ordered parties in a Sh183 million land dispute in Kikambala, Kilifi County, to appear before her on April 16 for hearing of an application seeking to stop an eviction. On Friday, Justice C Yano ruled that Caroline Mwelu Mwandiku should stay on the property until the applications she has filed are heard and determined. Caroline, who is Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s cousin, still lives on the 3   Read More ...

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  Woman terror suspect arrested in Kilifi

  Police in Kilifi are holding a woman they claim to be a terrorist. Kilifi County Commissioner Magu Mutindika said the 44-year-old woman was arrested outside the local branch of NIC Bank on Biashara Street yesterday at noon after she declined to be searched. Mutindika said the woman was found with three passports belonging to three different people and will be presented to detectives for further interrogations   Read More ...

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  Police accused of frustrating Watamu investor

  The Management of Temple Point resort and community members in Watamu, Kilifi county have protested against a move by police officers to force an investor into the disputed Sh. 1 Billion hotel without clear orders from the court.   Read More ...

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  Sh1 billion Watamu resort staff complain of police harassment

  http://www.nation.co.ke Residents of Watamu in Kilifi County joined the management of a hotel to condemn impromptu police raids in the Sh1 billion controversial resort saying it is affecting tourism in the area. This after police officers led by Malindi OCPD Matawa Muchangi allegedly stormed Temple Point Resort on Saturday morning with intentions of taking over the resort in favour of a Kenyan and an Italian investor. Speaking to the press at Watamu, residents said they have been a series of court disputes, fights and controversies between a German couple Hans Jurgen Langer and Zahra Langer with Mr Isaac Rodrot, a Kenyan and Mr Stefano Uccelli an Italian investor   Read More ...

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  Kiambu and Kilifi laws on employment of natives dangerous

  Late last year, the Kiambu and Kilifi county assemblies passed bills seeking to restrict 70 per cent of all private and public jobs to the ‘dominant ethnic group’. This purportedly to prioritise employment of those who belong to the counties over perceived outsiders. The bills are a blatant misinterpretation of the essence of devolution in terms of conceptualisation and objectives. Article 174 of the Constitution provides that devolution is meant to give powers of self-governance to the people   Read More ...

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  Pastor arrested for raping two women in Kilifi

  Detectives yesterday detained a pastor in connection with the rape of two women at Vipingo sisal plantation in Kilifi County last week. Kilifi Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer Christopher Chesoli said the man was picked up after the public spotted the vehicle believed to have been used when one of the women was abused. Police claim the assailant attacked the women in a car he had hired , purporting to operate taxi services   Read More ...

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  Efforts to retrieve the decomposed bodies of an Asian couple murdered at their home took over two hours

  A couple of Asian origin was murdered by unknown assailants and bodies dumped in a 10-foot septic tank behind their house in Ndonya village, Mtwapa. Kilifi District Criminal Investigation Officer Christopher Chesoli said the couple was reported missing on Sunday morning. He said residents found the bodies of Abdalla Mohiddin Abdulla, 64, and his wife Rukiya Mohiddin, 62, in a septic tank, a few metres from the couple’s palatial home   Read More ...

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  Petitions against two Kilifi MPs struck off

  Two MPs from Kilifi County were on Tuesday cleared by the high Court after petitions against their August win were struck out. High Court Judge Justice Dorah Chepkwony sitting in Malindi dismissed separately petitions against Kaloleni MP Paul Katana and Ken Chonga of Kilifi South. Justice Chepkwony ordered the petitioners Samuel Mulwa and Suleiman Kaingu who are voters pay the cost of Sh1 million each   Read More ...

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  Squatters from Watamu accuse judicial officer of colluding with land cartels

  A group of squatters from Watamu in Kilifi County have petitioned the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the conduct of the Environment and Land Court Judge based at the Malindi court. The squatters are accusing Judicial officer James Olola of colluding with land cartels to derail justice.   Read More ...

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  9 Prison warders arraigned in court over Kilifi bank robbery

  A prison warden suspected to be involved in a syndicate of bank robberies in Kilifi and other coastal towns has been detained for a period of 20 days to allow for further investigations into the matter. Malindi Chief Magistrate Julie Oseko directed that Morris Wanzetse, together with his accomplice Agnes Mwinzi be remanded at Watamu police station awaiting hearing.   Read More ...

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  9 Prison warders arraigned in court over Kilifi bank robbery

  A prison warden suspected to be involved in a syndicate of bank robberies in Kilifi and other coastal towns has been detained for a period of 20 days to allow for further investigations into the matter. Malindi Chief Magistrate Julie Oseko directed that Morris Wanzetse, together with his accomplice Agnes Mwinzi be remanded at Watamu police station awaiting hearing.   Read More ...

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  Police raid Jimmy Wanjigi's home

  Police are looking for controversial businessman Jimmy Wanjigi after a cache of arms were recovered from a posh Villa said to be owned by him in Malindi Kilifi county. Detectives have raided his home in Nairobi and are yet to trace his whereabouts. Five assault rifles and 93 rounds of ammunition were recovered from luxurious home in the raid and four people arrested.   Read More ...

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  Kilifi vendor killed, 3 shot by prison officers, accounts differ

  One person died and three others are nursing gunshot wounds after being shot at by prison officers in Mtwapa township on Thursday night. Kilifi police boss Alexander Makau confirmed Maxwell Masota, 32, a water vendor at Kasani area in Mtwapa was killed during the incident. According to Makau, Masota and other residents confronted the police officers who were on patrol at around 9pm   Read More ...

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  Malindi pastor arrested after children quit school, went to stay with him

  Malindi police officers have arrested a pastor in Malindi, kilifi county for what they termed as misleading residents and children. Over 100 school going children were rescued at good news international church where they are staying after they dropPed out of school to live with the pastor. Malindi OCPD Matawa Muchangi says they received complaints from the neighborhood that the pastor was making children to abandon education.   Read More ...

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  Two suspects from Nairobi arrested in Malindi over fake currency

  4 hours ago Police in Malindi have arrested two people from Nairobi suspected to have defrauded M-Pesa shop owners in Mombasa and Malindi using fake currency. Malindi Police boss Matawa Muchangi said the suspects were arrested at Matsangoni road block on the Malindi-Kilifi road after defrauding three agents of 100,000 shillings in Malindi. According to Police, the suspects pretended they wanted to deposit money and withdraw it in a few minutes   Read More ...

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  Malindi police disrupt fake currency ring

  Police have arrested two people suspected to have been involved in a fake currency racket in Kilifi County. The two targeted MPESA agents and club owners with fake currency of 1,000 shilling notes. Malindi OCPD Matawa Muchangi says Anne Wairimu and James Mwangi are suspected to be part of a known counterfeit currency cartel. Saturday marked the end of the alleged conning spree for the two suspects whose accomplice escaped and is still on the run after the police operation to nab the counterfeiters   Read More ...

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  Two suspects from Nairobi arrested in Malindi over fake

  Police in Malindi have arrested two people from Nairobi suspected to have defrauded M-Pesa shop owners in Mombasa and Malindi using fake currency. Malindi police boss Matawa Muchangi said the suspects were arrested at Matsangoni road block on the Malindi-Kilifi road after defrauding three agents of 100,000 shillings in Malindi. According to police, the suspects pretended they wanted to deposit money and withdraw it in a few minutes.   Read More ...

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  Police arrest seven drug suspects in Kilifi, Mombasa

  Anti-narcotics police unit is investigating seven suspected drug traffickers who were arrested with a half a kilo of heroin and Sh4.5 million cash. Coast regional police boss Larry Kieng said the suspects among them a woman were arrested in different areas within Kilifi and Mombasa counties for alleged involvement in drug trafficking. He said they were also found with 10,000 USD which is equivalent to about Sh1million   Read More ...

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  We're not behind terror, Lamu MCA tells 'incompetent' Marwa

  A Lamu MCA on Monday criticised Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa for blaming politicians for recent violence, including terror attacks, at the Coast. Earlier today, Marwa alluded to a close link between Mombasa and Lamu where terrorism and politics are concerned. He cautioned Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi and Tana River politicians against setting foot in Lamu ahead of the August 8 poll   Read More ...

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  Principal arrested for allegedly defiling KCSE candidate in Malindi

  A secondary school principal in Malindi sub-county has been arrested for allegedly defiling a form four student. Athman Aden, head teacher Mere secondary school, reportedly lured the girl on her way home and spent a night with her at Watamu location two weeks ago. Police raided the school on Wednesday and arrested the principal who was later locked up at the Malindi police station waiting to be taken to court   Read More ...

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  Two shot dead in Pangani after failed attempt to rob mama mboga

  By HILARY KIMUYU Two suspected thugs were on Wednesday evening shot dead by police officers in Pangani after they tried to rob a businesswoman who sells groceries. According to the victim, she was confronted by three young men brandishing a pistol and a knife. The woman raised an alarm and police officers who were on patrol responded and shot dead the two suspects while a suspected accomplice escaped   Read More ...

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  Two shot dead in botched robbery at Pangani, pistol recovered

  Two suspected thugs were on Wednesday morning shot dead by Police in Pangani area in a botched robbery. Police recovered a pistol from the suspects. The men had tried to rob a woman of her belongings when an alarm was raised. Police on patrol responded and shot the suspects. Witnesses said the criminals had earlier hit and injured a guard in the area in an attempt to gain entry into the premises he was guarding   Read More ...

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  Court dismisses Dida’s bid to stop presidential debates

  By Margaret Kalekye. Presidential candidate Mohammed Abdub Dida has suffered a blow after the High Court dismissed his petition seeking to stop presidential debates. Justice John Mativo Friday ruled that Dida’s case lacks merit. Dida in his suit, claims the presidential debates guidelines are discriminatory, in bad faith and contrary to the Constitution. He noted that all presidential candidates must be accorded same status to outline their vision as provided by the law   Read More ...

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  Careers: An employee earns 50 cents for packing a bale of salt later sold for Sh150

  Workers in the salt mining industry are being exploited due to lack of proper laws to guide the sub-sector, a court has said. The court learnt that while a 250-gramme packet of salt is sold at Sh5, a company has been paying its employees Sh50 cents to pack a bale, which has 30 such packets. Half a kilogramme of salt costs Sh10 while a bale goes for Sh150, the Employment and Labour Relations Court heard   Read More ...

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  An employee earns 50 cents for packing a bale of salt later sold for Sh150

  Workers in the salt mining industry are being exploited due to lack of proper laws to guide the sub-sector, a court has said. The court learnt that while a 250-gramme packet of salt is sold at Sh5, a company has been paying its employees Sh50 cents to pack a bale, which has 30 such packets. Half a kilogramme of salt costs Sh10 while a bale goes for Sh150, the Employment and Labour Relations Court heard   Read More ...

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  State pathologist refuses to release autopsy report of Kilifi man shot by police

  Government pathologist Ngali Mbuuko on Wednesday refused to give post mortem results to the family of a Kilifi man killed by a prison officer. Mbuko examined Jamal Washe's body at Kilifi county hospital mortuary. The exam was witnessed by officers from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority and a representative of the Independent Medico-Legal Unit. The report was written in a closed-door meeting of the pathologist and a DCI officer   Read More ...

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  Demos in Kilifi town after cop kills man for throwing stones at him

  A prison officer shot and killed a man under unclear circumstances in Kilifi town on Sunday morning. Reports indicated Jamal Washe was killed at Kibaoni stage by an officer identified only as Abdi. Kilifi Police boss Alexander Makau said Washe was shot after attacking the officer. “Police officers were on a routine patrol when they found Jamal with knives and bhang   Read More ...

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  Cyber crime case to be mentioned end of July

  A Malindi court yesterday adjourned the hearing of a case in which a former manager of a Watamu resort faces cyber crime charges. The accused said he had not been supplied with witness statements. Isaac Rodrot, a former top manager of Temple Point Resort Watamu, was charged with hacking the email account of the resort director. On Wednesday Rodrot denied the charges before Malindi chief magistrate Julie Oseko   Read More ...

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  Police officer kills self while on duty

  An Administration Police (AP) officer has died after shooting himself in the head. The officer, who was attached to the Takaungu AP post in Kilifi County, died on the spot. He used his G3 riffle. The camp is located 15 kilometers from the county Police headquarters. MORNING INCIDENT. Confirming the incident, the county AP commandant Elisha Ngetich said the officer killed himself at 2am   Read More ...

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  Police grill Aisha Jumwa over alleged plot to murder ex-supporter

  Police in Malindi are investigating claims that Kilifi Woman Representative Aisha Jumwa is planning to kill her former supporter following a political disagreement. The development came after Ezra Biddi, an ODM party supporter, filed a report at the offices of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Malindi claiming that Ms Jumwa had threatened to kill him. On Tuesday afternoon, detectives picked up the vocal Malindi ODM parliamentary aspirant for questioning over allegations that she threatened to kill Mr Biddi   Read More ...

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  Justice denied? A tribal court fines a defilement suspect a cow and then frees him

  Police and local elders are in a spot for trying to stifle a defilement case against a teacher in a Kilifi village. Reports from local activists indicate two elders in Soyosoyo village in Ngerenya location of Kilifi North have received a heifer worth Sh30,000 from the suspect so as not to pursue justice for a ten-year-old girl he violated. The alleged defilement occurred on June 6 but has not been reported to the police   Read More ...

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  Men arrested for stealing crocodiles in Malindi

  Police have arrested two people caught stealing three crocodiles from a private farm. The two were carrying the crocodiles in sacks. Malindi OCPD Matawa Muchangi said the men were caught trying to sneak the animals out of Mark Stephen's farm near the Malindi Marine Park. Mr Muchangi told The Standard that the farm owner alerted police when he heard movements in his backyard   Read More ...

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  Only in Kenya: Two Suspects Arrested for Stealing Crocodiles in Malindi

  Police have arrested two suspects for stealing three crocodiles at a Malindi farm in Kilifi County. Yeri Yaa and Vincent Mwadori, who work at the crocodile farm belonging to Mark Stephen, were arrested Tuesday while trying to sneak the reptiles from the farm. Malindi Police boss Matawa Muchang.   Read More ...

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  Dumb thieves arrested with stolen crocodiles in sacks

  By CHARLES LWANGA Police have arrested two people for stealing three-year old crocodiles at a Malindi farm in Kilifi County. Malindi Police boss Matawa Muchangi said the suspects aged about 32 years were arrested at around 5pm while trying to sneak the reptiles from Mr Mark Stephen’s farm. “The suspects had concealed three crocodiles in sacks but the third crocodile had died due to suffocation,” said Mr Muchangi   Read More ...

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  Police arrest four for selling subsidised maize flour at Sh120

  Police in Malindi have arrested four traders found selling Sh90 subsidised maize flour for Sh120. The arrests follow a crackdown on traders who had inflated the prices of the staple food. Malindi police boss Matawa Muchangi said detectives disguised as customers arrested the traders in their shops at 6am on Wednesday. “The four were arrested separately for selling Taifa maize flour for more than Sh90,” he said   Read More ...

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  Three suspect arrested in possession of 71kgs of ivory worth Ksh 7.1M

  Three suspects have been arrested in Mariakani, Kilifi County in possession of 71kilograms of ivory valued at 7.1 million shillings. The three who were later arraigned in Mariakani law courts were released on a one million shillings bond as police launched investigations to ascertain the source of the trophies.   Read More ...