Dual citizenship claim raises questions on abducted businessman

Questions abound over the true identity of a 51-year-old businessman whose alleged abduction from Nairobi and subsequent deportation to South Sudan has taken a new twist.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Political earthquake: The making of tired but defiant voters

A series of confrontations, heckling incidents and electoral setbacks across Kenya suggests growing public dissatisfaction with political leaders.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Inside the Sh6.4 billion payroll scam: 14 State agencies, counties implicated

The Standard can authoritatively reveal the 14 most affected departments in the forensic audit into the government's payroll system that uncovered a staggering Sh6.4 billion heist.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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From grace to grass: Wambui wa Ruto's fall

Born and raised in Gachinja, Gatundu South, Wambui's trajectory from a government clerical officer to a business mogul started the mid-1990s, she founded Purma Holdings Limited

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Prison heist: How rogue payroll clerk transferred Sh41 million

The DCI has launched investigations into a Sh42 million Kenya Prisons payroll fraud in which rogue transfers were made to nearly 1,000 officers using compromised payroll credentials.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Be the judge: While PS Omollo denies abductions, families are searching for missing kin

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo stood before the cameras on Tuesday and declared that Kenya had moved beyond the era of abductions.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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How IG Kanja has been captured by NPSC feud, succession fights

Kanja’s tenure has been defined by a prolonged power struggle with the NPSC. Internal crisis exposes fractures within the police leadership, with his deputies eyeing his seat

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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NTSA under fire after lawyer questions fine payments to private account

The uproar has forced the authority to issue a formal clarification, even as a KCB banking agent named in the controversy has demanded a public apology from the lawyer.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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KPA moves to recover Sh43.6m port debt linked to ex-county boss

KPA has intensified efforts to recover more than Sh43.6 million in unpaid rental and cargo charges from a company linked to former Mombasa CEC member.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Oil workers' union seeks restructuring of Kenya Pipeline board

KPC faces a governance dispute after petroleum workers asked the Capital Markets Authority to stop the recruitment of a new managing director until the pipeline firm’s board is reconstituted.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Victims, survivors of South C building still waiting for justice

Nearly five months after the collapse of a 16-storey building in South C, Nairobi, victims and families of the deceased are still awaiting justice and compensation.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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How CHAN millions vanished from FKF accounts

The EACC is investigating payment of Sh42 million for African Nations Championship (CHAN) insurance.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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US drops fraud case against Adani after 'unusual' offer

US drops fraud case against Indian tycoon Adani after ‘unusual’ offer

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Miwani land circus: How Mumbai-based ghost figure plotted auction of Miwani Sugar

A new investigation has exposed an alleged high-level plot involving State insiders and private actors to illegally acquire 9,394 acres of Miwani Sugar Mills land through a disputed title.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Inside the Fifa paper trail that brought down FKF chief Hussein Mohammed

The fall of FKF President Hussein Rashid Mohammed did not come from the boot of a player or the whistle of a referee, it came from paper.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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How courts and AG cleared Mediheal on kidney transplant storm

Based on responses from the Judiciary and the Attorney General, Mediheal rejects any involvement in organ trafficking.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Inside rising export trade for medical samples in Kenya

Kenya has quietly built a thriving export trade in human and animal blood, microbial cultures, and toxins.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Not off the hook: Did Parliament sanitise Mishra in Mediheal organ trafficking scandal?

A deeply incriminating report on the country’s organ donation and transplant system was quietly watered down before being presented to the public. 

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Kenya to spend nearly half of budget on debt servicing

Nearly half of the 2026/27 budget will be allocated to debt servicing, with taxpayers expected to cover Sh2.3 trillion in interest payments and debt redemption.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

Nairobi Hospital Director Dr Job Obwaka is dead

Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director Dr Job Obwaka dies at Nairobi Hospital at 83, family confirms.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Greek firm behind ballot papers, KCSE exams in KRA crosshairs over Sh1b tax storm

KRA has launched a Sh1 billion tax probe into Greek firm Inform Lykos over alleged under-declaration of import values in its KNEC exam printing contract and 2022 IEBC ballot papers deals.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Pritesh Ashok Shah: The Nairobi-based fugitive jailed for fraud in UK

A Nairobi-based fugitive, Pritesh Ashok Kumar Jetha Shah, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in the UK after being convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud and forgery offences.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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CHAN scandal: Hussein pushed out of Kandanda House after Sh42 million expose

Former Kenyan international and Hussein’s deputy, Mariga, takes charge of FKF.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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How Sh8b dirty fuel flagged for rejection beat the system, entered pipeline

A controversial fuel consignment allegedly entered Kenya’s system despite a government ban, with invoices revealing billions in charges to major oil marketers.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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CHAN rip-off: How weeks-old insurance firm pocketed Sh42 million

A damning letter from IRA, and a procurement trail point to a transaction under the FKF president, in which Sh42.4 million brokerage fees was wired to a company with no licence to operate.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Tactless diplomat? The growing tensions, gaffes at Foreign ministry

Tensions are rising within Kenya’s Foreign Ministry as diplomats accuse Korir Sing'oei of undermining professionalism and straining diplomatic relations through his leadership style.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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TSC halts Kewota deductions as offices broken into in night raid

TSC halts Kewota deductions as offices broken into in night raid.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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From payroll to bank documents: How a teacher's welfare scheme has been captured by relatives

Allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and possible corruption have emerged within the Kenya Women Teachers Association over the handling of millions of shillings deducted from members’ salaries.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

Inside the 19 counties set to decide Cricket Kenya's new leadership

A high-stakes contest that will shape the future of cricket in Kenya is now in motion, with details emerging of the 19 counties whose delegates will determine Cricket Kenya's new leadership.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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KRA exit: How Ruto ordered Wattanga to resign as Commissioner General

KRA Chairman Ndiritu Muriithi said Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga played a key role in advancing KRA’s mandate and was instrumental in organisational restructuring reforms.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Of dramatic arrests, weak cases, delays and quiet withdrawals: The making of revolving petrol saga

It starts with cameras and promises but ends with empty charge sheets and quiet withdrawals.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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How unmoved Wandayi forced Kenya into a costly deal with Gulf Energy

Kenya faced a potential fuel crisis in March after Gulf Energy Limited failed to meet contractual obligations, forcing the Ministry of Energy under Opiyo Wandayi to secure costly emergency fuel deals.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Opiyo Wandayi: The man at centre of petrol waiver scandal

Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi is implicated in Kenya’s petrol waiver scandal as senior officials resign or face arrest over a controversial fuel shipment.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Wheeler-dealers?: Energy bosses' arrests expose racket to import poor quality fuel

The officials are alleged to have pushed for the release of a substandard fuel consignment. The fuel had failed to meet quality standards and was therefore unfit for the Kenyan market.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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From Kigali to Nairobi, Equity Bank hit by a string of heists

The lender has lost more than Sh1.9 billion to alleged internal theft in the past 18 months. Beyond multi-billion-dollar fraud, 2025 saw smaller-scale thefts at branches in Kenya.

By David Odongo 5 months ago

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The masterminds of Harambee House tender scam

The scam was orchestrated from the office of Interior PS Raymond Omolo by senior officials and aides, and the whistleblower who tipped off police is his close aide.

By David Odongo 5 months ago

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Failed mission: Mudavadi returns from Moscow empty-handed

Families still wait as injured and dead Kenyans remain stranded abroad.

By David Odongo 5 months ago

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William Ruto's hand in The Nairobi Hospital's hostile takeover

President Ruto is at the centre of a storm over control of the 70-year-old Nairobi Hospital after senior doctors revealed they had requested his intervention to rescue the institution from collapse.

By David Odongo 5 months ago

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From controversial rulings to ignored court orders: Why Judiciary is under fire

Judges who deliver adverse rulings such as Justice Bahati Mwamuye—who in January 2026 nullified the appointment of 21 presidential advisors—have found themselves transferred.

By David Odongo 5 months ago

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Corridors of deals: How fraudsters exploit state offices in multi-billion scams

Fraudsters exploit Kenyan government offices, including Harambee House, to scam investors with fake multi-billion-shilling deals.

By David Odongo 5 months ago