A Nairobi-based advocate has been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over allegations of misappropriating Ksh49.4 million meant for a land purchase.

• The suspect allegedly diverted Ksh49,400,500 paid between November 16, 2023, and January 3, 2024, for personal use.
• The arrest was made by detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Office.
• The advocate is expected to face charges of stealing by an agent as investigations continue.

Kirinyaga-based blogger Justin Kinyua Mwangi has been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for alleged hate speech and ethnic contempt on social media.

• The arrest follows an investigation into a Facebook post targeting supporters of President William Ruto in the Mt Kenya region.
• Mwangi, an online political commentator, was apprehended on Tuesday in Wanguru Town, Mwea.
• The DCI stated he will be arraigned in court to face charges under the National Cohesion and Integration Act, emphasizing that freedom of expression does not permit sowing division.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged Ksh12 million land fraud involving a property in Nairobi's upscale Muthaiga estate.

• The suspect is accused of using a fake Certificate of Title to claim ownership of the one-acre property.
• The DCI, specifically the Land Fraud Investigations Unit, led the operation and has forwarded the case file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), which approved charges.
• The suspect is expected to face charges including making and uttering a false document, and obtaining registration by false pretences, and is awaiting arraignment in court.