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Two men have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of defiling 13-year-old schoolgirls in separate cases in Kwale County, according to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The account below is based on the ODPP's description of the proceedings and has not been independently verified. In the first case, 22-year-old Mboga Abubakar Bedera was convicted under Section 8(1), read with Section 8(3), of the Sexual Offences Act. Principal Magistrate Rose Ombata found him guilty of defiling a girl in the Malalani area of Biani Location, Msambweni Sub-County, on December 30, 2022. The prosecution, led by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Collins Orwa, called four witnesses. The ODPP said the magistrate found their evidence credible and supported by medical evidence, and that the case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. The girl later disclosed what happened, her parents were informed, and the matter was reported to police. She was examine...

A 22-year-old man from Wakiso District has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of repeatedly assaulting his parents and threatening to kill them, according to a report that credits an unnamed source. The report says Lawrence Barugahare was convicted on Monday by Judge Happy Monica of the Kajjansi Court and ordered to serve his sentence at Kigo Prison. This account has not been independently confirmed, and details such as the date and charges should be checked against court records or other news outlets. His mother, Namanya Dina, told the court that her son began drinking alcohol while still in Primary Three, and that his drinking worsened over the years and was followed by violent behaviour at home. She and her husband said the beatings left them living in fear and unable to enjoy peace in their own home. They also said he threatened to kill them. After the sentencing, the parents said they welcomed the decision and could now live without the constant fear of a...

New details have surfaced about how an Officer Commanding Station allegedly deceived the parents of a 16-year-old girl before allegedly assaulting her at their Kakamega home. The OCS, based in Lumakanda, is under investigation over accusations of sexually assaulting the Grade Eight student in the Kambi Moto area of Lugari Constituency. According to a police report, the officer contacted the girl's mother, Linet Minayo, around 11pm on Saturday and allegedly warned her of an impending night operation by a multi-agency team in the area. He advised her and her husband, Sammy Wanjala, to spend the night away from home. He reportedly offered to drive them to White House Bar in Musembe to wait it out, and the couple accepted, since they knew him from past dealings tied to their alcohol business. He drove them to Musembe, saying he would return for them around 5am. Minayo grew anxious and convinced her husband to go home instead. On their way back by motorcycle, they noticed the officer...

A Sh700 debt has ended in a double tragedy in Migori County after a woman who left home to collect the money was found dead, and the man she had gone to see was later killed by an angry mob, before police could establish whether he had any role in her death. Kennedy Onyango Juma left his home in Kamunga Village on the morning of September 30, 2026, leaving his wife, Mercela Anyango, behind. According to a report by Daily Nation, Anyango had told her husband she was going to collect Sh700 from their neighbour, Oburu Owino, to help settle some bills. What began as an ordinary attempt to recover a small debt soon turned tragic. When Juma later went to look for his wife at Owino's home, he found that neither she nor Owino was there, and he headed back toward his own home. On the way, he found his wife's body lying in a nearby sugarcane plantation and raised the alarm. Residents gathered at the scene as news of her death spread through the village. Suspicion quickly turned to Owino,...

For three weeks, Mvone Okwaro had been working as a housemaid for a couple in Nairobi after travelling from Kakamega in search of work. She never imagined the job would expose her to a night she would struggle to forget. In August 2025, Mvone says she found herself trapped inside the couple's house as an argument between the husband and wife turned deadly. According to her account, the husband attacked his wife during the fight, and she collapsed. He then warned Mvone against speaking out or seeking help. Terrified for her own life, Mvone stayed silent while the couple's child slept nearby. She says the man continued attacking his wife over the course of the night, and at one point ordered Mvone to bring him a knife, which she did, fearing refusal could make her a target too. Throughout the ordeal, Mvone says she could only watch, believing any attempt to intervene could cost her life. Afterward, the man cleaned the weapon, had her return it, and began cleaning the house. The o...

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 65-year-old Evelyn Mukiri Mbaabu, who was attacked at her home in Kithoka, Imenti East Sub-County, Meru County. Mbaabu was killed on August 7, 2026, while preparing supper with her 13-year-old grandson. According to investigators, an unknown man entered the compound at around 7 p.m. and went to the kitchen, asking for drinking water. The teenager was sent to attend to the visitor before he heard his grandmother screaming for help. He rushed to the kitchen and found her lying in a pool of blood. The attacker then turned on the boy, striking him on the hand with a panga before fleeing the compound. Mbaabu was rushed to Grace Park Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. The case remained under investigation for several weeks before detectives arrested Solomon Kathurima Kairemia on September 21. The DCI said officers from the County Criminal Investigations Office and DCI Imenti North used forensic analysis and intelligence-led i...