Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi has once again put the spotlight on serious trouble inside a major Kenyan company after receiving a detailed complaint from a current employee at UNGA Holdings Limited. The worker, who asked for full protection of identity out of fear of retaliation, painted a disturbing picture of what has been happening since new
Police in Kenya have taken into custody two men linked to a popular savings and shopping app after claims that large sums of money meant for a big retail company never reached their destination. Martin Kariuki Maina and Johnson Gituma Mwangi, directors of Flexitech Group Limited which runs the FlexPay platform, were picked up in
Leah Wanjiku has been charged in Nairobi over allegations that she obtained KSh. 200,000 from a man after falsely claiming that she could help him secure a job in Denmark. Wanjiku appeared before Nairobi Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai and was charged with obtaining money by false pretences. The case was presented before the court after
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has clashed with the National Police Service over the handling of investigations into the killing of Rex Masai, raising fresh questions about whether the inquest can be closed while key witnesses and police evidence remain outstanding. IPOA lawyer David Tenge told Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo that the
Twenty-two people are reported to have lost a combined Ksh.28 million in an housing fraud scheme linked to Gladdens Homes Limited director Bildad Nzuki Wambua. Wambua was arraigned at the Madaraka Law Courts on September 2, 2026, following investigations by detectives from Starehe Sub-County. He faces several charges of obtaining money by false pretences under
Absa Bank faces serious questions after auctioning properties belonging to an elderly Kenyan couple on a day when public movement was restricted. The couple had taken business loans worth hundreds of millions of shillings from the bank. These loans were secured against several of their properties, with the total value of the assets involved exceeding
President William Ruto has directed the government to take action against foreigners running small businesses in Kenya, with the crackdown expected to begin on Monday, September 7. Speaking at State House on Wednesday, September 2, during a meeting with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) traders, Ruto said foreigners should not be allowed to take
Ann Kathure Rutere, a Kenyan businesswoman with deep ties to South Sudan, is once again under fire. A group of Kenyan workers she recruited for jobs in Juba say they are stranded without pay, unable to cover basic needs or buy tickets home. They claim she promised steady work and salaries that never arrived. Weeks
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) leadership of pushing an election technology procurement that he claims could affect the credibility of the 2027 General Election. In a strongly worded statement shared on Facebook on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Gachagua, who leads the Democratic Congress Party (DCP), directly
KRA Chairman Ndiritu Muriithi is facing growing questions over a customs valuation policy that traders say is putting unbearable pressure on small importers and threatening businesses that operate on already thin margins. The anger is easy to understand. A trader can spend about KSh700,000 buying goods in Guangzhou, including items such as hoods, plates and