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Director of Public Prosecutions

Also known as: ODPP · Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions · Renson Ingonga · Ingonga · DPP Ingonga

Director of Public Prosecutions — Kenya's chief prosecutorial authority handling criminal prosecutions and criminal justice cooperation matters.

Mining & Energy

Cabinet Secretary announces temporary fuel standards waiver

The News

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has announced that the ministry has temporarily waived fuel standards to ensure continued supply following disruptions to global supply routes. The move comes weeks after a similar waiver led to arrests and resignations of three senior petroleum and pipeline officials.

Why it matters

The Cabinet Secretary's announcement of temporary fuel standards waiver addresses immediate supply concerns but raises recurring governance questions.

18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Cabinet Secretary announces temporary fuel standards waiver

    Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has announced that the ministry has temporarily waived fuel standards to ensure continued supply following disruptions to global supply routes. The move comes weeks after a similar waiver led to arrests and resignations of three senior petroleum and pipeline officials.

    18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  2. National Assembly approves eight members for NCIC leadership

    Kenya's National Assembly has approved eight nominees for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, including Dr. Kepha Omae as Chairperson and seven other members. The nominees will be formally appointed by the President and sworn into office following parliamentary vetting.

    30 April 2026 · Capital News

  3. Sonko, three others ordered to stand trial in Sh14 million tender case

    The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court ruled that former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and three co-accused have a case to answer in a Sh14 million corruption case linked to an alleged irregular award of a heavy equipment hire tender by Nairobi County Government in 2018. Trial Magistrate Isabellah Barasa found that the Director of Public Prosecutions established a prima facie case on four counts against Sonko, Frederick Odhiambo Oyugi (trading as Yiro Enterprises), ROG Security Limited, and its director Anthony Otieno Ombok.

    30 April 2026 · The Standard

  4. High Court blocks DPP from prosecuting Russian woman in assault case

    The High Court has issued conservatory orders barring the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Inspector General of Police, and the Director of Criminal Investigations from arresting or prosecuting a Russian national, Kristina Berman, in a case arising from a contentious divorce and child custody dispute involving allegations that she assaulted her son.

    30 April 2026 · The Standard

Yesterday

  1. Police officers jailed for murder of custody suspect in Nyamira

    Two police officers have been sentenced to 30 and 10 years' imprisonment after being convicted of murdering a suspect in custody at Nyamatoki Police Post in Nyamira County in August 2019. The officers assaulted the detainee, Amos Kemosi Kereri, while he was held at the post, and he died after being taken to hospital the following morning.

    29 April 2026 · Capital News

Monday 27 April

  1. DPP Ingonga, Egyptian ambassador discuss criminal justice cooperation

    Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga met with Egypt's ambassador to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in criminal justice, prosecution, and tackling transnational crime, including potential structured partnerships between the two countries' prosecutor offices.

    28 April 2026 · Capital News

  2. Italian investors report rising land disputes, property losses at Kenyan coast

    Italian nationals investing along Kenya's Coast have raised concerns over escalating land disputes and property losses in Kilifi and Malindi. The controversy centers on Armando Tanzini, an elderly Kenyan of Italian descent, who faces fraud charges over a disputed Sh165 million parcel in Chembe/Kibabamshe, Kilifi County, allegedly obtained through forged documentation in 1994.

    28 April 2026 · Capital News

Sunday 26 April

  1. ODPP receives audit recognition for financial integrity

    The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions received a Certificate of Recognition at the 2025 Financial Reporting Awards for attaining an unqualified audit opinion, confirming that financial statements are free from material misstatements and fully compliant with established standards.

    28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Court sentences Somali national to 60 years in Al-Shabaab case

    A Kahawa Magistrates' Court in Kenya convicted Somali national Abdikarim Hassanow Hassan of terrorism-related offences linked to Al-Shabaab, including membership, organizing meetings in support of the group, radicalisation, recruiting, and financing travel. He was handed multiple 10-year prison sentences to run concurrently for recruiting and radicalising a minor with promises of financial gain and military training, and facilitating the minor's attempted journey to Somalia.

    27 April 2026 · Capital News

  3. KHRC sues UDA over unpaid taxes and public fund mismanagement

    The Kenya Human Rights Commission has announced plans to sue the ruling United Democratic Alliance, alleging the party failed to remit Sh69 million in PAYE taxes during 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, despite disbursing over KSh128 million in net salaries, and also failed to remit withholding tax and other mandatory contributions.

    27 April 2026 · Capital News

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