Individuals serving jail terms in Kenya will earn salaries and pay taxes while incarcerated, according to proposed reforms floated by the government. As part of the plan, the government has collaborated with the Chandaria Foundation to modernize workshops and establish bakeries in prisons across the country. According to Correctional Services Principal Secretary Salome Beacco, the move aims to empower prisoners to support their families while in jail. “We want our offenders to work, pay taxes, and support their families while serving their respective sentences,” Dr Beacco told a National Assembly committee last week. Construction of bakeries is already underway in…
Author: Samuel Njihia
The Judiciary has declared Tuesday, June 18, as a day of mourning in solidarity with the family of Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti, who died on Friday after a courtroom gun attack. According to Chief Justice Martha Koome, all court sittings will be suspended, and judicial matters scheduled for that day will be given priority in the court diaries. “No court will sit on this day. Matters that had been listed on Tuesday across all courts and tribunals will be accommodated in the court diaries on a priority basis,” she said. Justice Koome directed presiding judges and heads of stations…
Makadara Law Courts Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti died on Friday, June 14, a day after she was shot and seriously wounded by a high-ranking police officer during a live court session in Nairobi. The magistrate was shot in the chest and pelvic area by Chief Inspector Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Londiani Police Station, after delivering a ruling in a case involving his wife. Kipruto is said to have stormed the court after Magistrate Kivuti cancelled the bond granted to his wife, Jenniffer Wairimu, 48, who was in the dock for a criminal case. Ms. Wairimu,…
The government has begun sending notices to individuals who have defaulted on Hustler Fund loan for more than 12 months, asking them to repay or face penalties. This comes amid concerns of a high default rate among borrowers – which the Treasury put at 27% last year, with unpaid loans amounting to Sh9.9 billion as of October 2023. “Dear customer, your Hustler Fund loan has been overdue for more than a year… Repay to avoid extra charges and improve your limit,” reads the notice dispatched to borrowers. The government is taking a cue from digital lenders and telcos by implementing…
A high-ranking police officer was shot dead on Thursday afternoon after he opened fire on a senior magistrate during a live court session in Nairobi. According to police, Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti was shot and injured by Chief Inspector Samson Kipruto after delivering a ruling in a case involving his wife. Other police officers who were present during the incident responded and fatally shot the senior assailant, killing him on the spot. The suspect is said to have been angered by the magistrate’s decision to cancel the bond granted to his wife Jenniffer Wairimu, 48, who was in the…
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What started Monday night as news of the abrupt closure of Directline Assurance Company has revealed the intensification of a long-standing war between Royal Media Services owner SK Macharia and the Kenyan insurance regulator over the ownership of the company that controls nearly 70% of the local PSV insurance business. In a statement aired by Citizen TV on Monday night, Macharia, in his capacity as chairman of Royal Credit Limited, stated that the insurance company had ceased operations and terminated its staff contracts. He added that all assets owned by Directline would be taken over by Royal Credit. Macharia attributed…
Directline Assurance, which commands the largest share of the Kenyan PSV insurance market, has abruptly ceased operations in a shocking development that has left the industry stunned. All staff have been terminated, according to Citizen News. In a statement aired on Monday night, Royal Credit Limited Chairman SK Macharia said the company had stopped offering services and terminated its staff contracts. He added that all assets owned by Directline will be taken over by Royal Credit. Macharia attributed this move to the closure of all Directline Assurance bank accounts by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA). SK Macharia seeks control of…
Wells Fargo is embroiled in a lawsuit alleging involvement with an aiding and abetting case associated with a $300 million Ponzi scheme, which targeted more than 1,000 investors, mainly senior citizens, who were left both penniless and with minimal life savings. The American financial giant, based in San Francisco, is accused of aiding the ‘scheme operators’ in diverting funds from proposed class members to ‘maximize assets’ and generate revenue, per a case filed on June 4, 2024, in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.” Wells Fargo was allegedly aware of the scheme from 2011 until 2021…
Gatundu MP Gabriel Kagombe was released on a Sh2 million bond or Sh1 million cash bail, with surety of similar amount, after pleading not guilty to murder charges at the Machakos High Court on Friday. Appearing before Judge Francis Olel, Kagombe’s release was pegged on the meeting of the specified bail conditions. This was following an earlier directive by the Judge to have a mental assessment done on the accused before he could take a plea. “The court has considered applications by both the prosecution and defence lawyers and hereby orders that the accused person be released on a Sh2…
