Hard truths.
Speaking during the destruction of methamphetamine in Bamburi on Thursday, Murkomen said 385,875 litres of the alcohol seized since President William Ruto issued a directive in January had already been destroye...
The consignment was intercepted in October 2025 in an operation involving the Kenya Coast Guard Service and other security agencies.
The six are accused of trafficking 1,036.044 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, which the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) estimates to be worth about Sh8.2 billion on the street.
Gitonga was charged under Section 4(B)(4) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended by the 2022 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Amendment Act.
Inspector Kemei told the court that the investigation was launched on October 19, 2025, following intelligence reports that the Kenya Navy had intercepted a suspicious vessel believed to be involved in drug tra...
In its World Drug Report 2026, released on June 26, the UN agency highlighted that global drug use has increased significantly over the past decade, while increasingly potent synthetic substances are transformi...
The suspicious parcel, which had been declared as “handmade bags and clothes”, was intercepted during a multi-agency operation led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) at the UPS-G4S facility within the KQ Shed at...
The accused; Jaseem Darzadeh Nia, Nadeem Jadgal, Hassan Baloch, Raheem Baksh, Imran Baloch, and Imtiyaz Daryay; appeared before Chief Magistrate Anthony Mwicigi, requesting that the charges be read afresh, clai...
The accused, Jaseem Darzadeh Nia, Nadeem Jadgal, Hassan Baloch, Raheem Baksh, Imran Baloch and Imtiyaz Daryay — admitted to trafficking 1,036 kilograms of methamphetamine before Chief Magistrate Anthony Mwicigi...
The charge sheet indicates that Juma Mwinyifaki Juma faces trafficking charges involving 2,601 grams of methamphetamine, valued at Sh20.8 million. Peter Kipng’etich Tonui and Mustafa Salim Johari are charged wi...
The accused, Duke Nyamwaya, Juma Mwinyifaki, Michael Kariuki, Elijah Mbogo Gacog’u, James Ekiru, Abdulrehman Salad, and Abdirahman Abdi Kuno, allegedly trafficked 25 kilograms of methamphetamine, reportedly pac...