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Justice Francis Andayi ruled that Fikirini Juma Hassan, alias County Mbili, was among a group that brutally attacked and killed businessman Ali Noor on the night of July 28, 2019, at Denyenye village in Ngombeni, Matuga Sub-County.
The court, presided over by Kibera Principal Magistrate Christine Njagi, convicted the accused after the prosecution presented compelling evidence showing he lured and defiled an unsuspecting minor before recording the incident on his mobile phone.
Michael Onyango Ochieng, popularly known as “Jonyo,” was found guilty of assaulting and robbing John Okaka on May 11, 2024, within the Manyatta area of Kisumu.
The program features a comprehensive 12-module curriculum covering legal frameworks, equality principles, inter-agency cooperation, and strategies for managing sensitive cases in court. It brings together 30 prosecutors from across the country for a four-day intensive training that integrates legal, social, and psychological approaches to child defilement cases.
The court was told that on December 18, 2021, at Kibiku in Kajiado West, the trio violently robbed Andrew Muthure Wairia of a Huawei Y9 phone worth Sh24,990, a memory card valued at Sh3,995, and a pair of Reebok shoes worth Sh4,000.
Onuh was fined a total of Sh 46,500,000 for counts 1, 3, and 4. Should he fail to pay, he faces 20 years in prison for each count. However, the court ruled that these sentences will run concurrently.
The alleged incident reportedly occurred in September 2025 at Utukuni area, Mkomani Location, Lamu Island, Central Sub-County, where Hussein is said to have intentionally and unlawfully penetrated the minor.
The prosecution team, led by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Jami Yamina and supported by Principal Prosecution Counsel Betty Rubia, as well as counsels Eunice Odongo and Biasha Khalifa, sought to highlight the depth of abuses allegedly carried out under Mackenzie’s influence.
Senators described the office as the weakest link in Kenya’s anti-corruption fight, pointing to instances where the DPP’s decisions to withdraw cases have frustrated investigations and denied the public the full course of justice.
Prosecutors say Wangamati and his co-accused used fake certificates between 2018 and 2021 to win multimillion-shilling road and construction tenders.
Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu, in his appeal, argued that releasing Alex Shikanda and Musharaf Abdalla poses a serious security risk and undermines public safety
The officer, Police Constable Adan Ayoo, is said to have died on 27 March 2025