A court in Ndhiwa has sentenced two men to 10 years in jail or a Sh5 million fine each for vandalizing electricity equipment. This ruling is one of the heaviest penalties issued recently as authorities intensify efforts to curb rising attacks on power infrastructure.

• David Ochieng Lang’o and Godwin Omondi Oduogi were convicted of separate offenses involving vandalism and unlawful handling of power equipment.
• Lang’o was arrested in July 2025 with 10 jerricans of siphoned transformer oil; Oduogi was arrested in April 2025 for unlawfully disconnecting a customer and possessing a transformer fuse.
• Kenya Power welcomed the ruling, with Security Services Manager Geoffery Kigen stating it reinforces their commitment to safeguarding infrastructure and urged the public to report suspicious activities.

A recent High Court decision has bolstered Kenya's fight against tax evasion, upholding a significant portion of a Sh773 million tax assessment against a construction company involved in a "missing trader" scheme.

• The ruling sends a clear message against complex tax evasion schemes like "missing trader" fraud, where suppliers charge VAT but disappear without remitting it.
• The dispute involved allegations that the company claimed fraudulent input VAT refunds, failed to declare employee benefits, and couldn't explain millions of shillings in bank deposits.
• The Court rejected the company's argument that it wasn't responsible for the compliance status of its suppliers, establishing a crucial precedent for due diligence in commercial operations.
• The High Court stressed that tax compliance requires "verifiable footprints" beyond just invoices, demanding documentation like delivery notes, purchase orders, and transport records for large transactions.

Taiwan has announced a one-year ban on the popular Chinese social media app RedNote (Xiaohongshu) due to widespread concerns over online shopping scams. The decision follows the detection of over 1,700 fraud cases since last year, resulting in total losses exceeding NT$247 million (£5.9 million; $7.9 million).

• The ban impacts at least three million domestic users in Taiwan, with internet service providers ordered to block access.
• The Criminal Investigation Bureau detected over 1,700 fraud cases on the app since last year, with losses totaling more than NT$247 million.
• Xiaohongshu, a TikTok-like platform with shopping features, lacks a local office in Taiwan and reportedly failed to respond to regulators' requests for a cybersecurity improvement plan.