Office of the Director of Public Prosecution — Kenya's prosecuting authority responsible for charging suspects and withdrawing cases in criminal proceedings across sexual offences, fraud, drug trafficking, and other crimes.
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Audio By VocalizeThe Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) is seeking a warrant of arrest for a couple living in the United States of America (USA) to face charges of conspiring to murder five of their family members.State prosecutor Joseck Abwajo said the ODPP ta …
ODPP seeks arrest of Kenyans in the US linked to conspiracy to murder of five family membersCitizen Digital
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Man sentenced to life for defiling 11-year-old girlCitizen Digital
… "Subsequently, a duplicate police case file was forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP). …
Former Mathioya MP arrested for allegedly defrauding couple of Ksh.6.4M in land scamA Kilifi pastor has been jailed for 30 years after conviction for defiling his 15-year-old cousin twice between June 2023 and February 2024. The court found he exploited his position of trust and used claims of fasting, prayers and divine vision to gain access to the minor.
28 September 2026 · Capital News →
A Kilifi pastor has been jailed for 30 years after conviction for defiling his 15-year-old cousin twice between June 2023 and February 2024. The court found he exploited his position of trust and used claims of fasting, prayers and divine vision to gain access to the minor.
28 September 2026 · Capital News →
Ruth Mueni Kimeu and Mary Katuma Mwangangi have been charged at Milimani Law Courts with operating an unlicensed collective investment scheme linked to Quant Vest Stock Exchange Limited, allegedly recruiting Kenyans to invest in the European stock market with a minimum contribution of Ksh.65,000.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court in Malindi acquitted a man convicted of raping a mentally ill woman after finding the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution drafted defective charges under the wrong statute. Justice Francis Kyambia faulted the ODPP and lower court for failing to properly establish the victim's vulnerability and for charging under Section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act instead of Section 146 of the Penal Code.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
A 92-year-old man in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of defiling a 10-year-old girl. The court heard that he, known to the child as a family friend, led her to a secluded area within his compound where he sexually assaulted her.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Paul Mukasiali Shilaho and Billy Otieno Obango have been charged in connection with the alleged loss of Ksh.1.5 billion from the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT), with Shilaho facing six counts of fraud and Obango facing 45 counts. Both suspects were granted bail or bond by the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Martin Mugendi Gitonga appeared in Mombasa Law Courts and denied conspiracy to traffic narcotic drugs charges. Prosecutors allege he conspired to traffic 14,321 grams of methamphetamine valued at Ksh.114,568,000 between November 21-24, 2025, in a case linked to a larger drug haul involving six Iranians already before the courts.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Loitoktok Magistrate's court convicted a 70-year-old man of defilement and imposed a 20-year custodial sentence after he lured a minor to his house in January 2026. The victim's father, alerted by a neighbour, arrived in time to find the accused in the act, leading to immediate arrest.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Mombasa court has withdrawn charges against Matilda Kinzani, who had been accused of defamation and cybercrime by businessman Abubakar Joho (elder brother of Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho) for allegedly circulating claims about the brothers stealing from Mombasa County. The office of the director of public prosecution withdrew the charges after a court of appeal ruling dated March 6, 2026, determined the charges were unconstitutional.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Tanzanian truck driver and a Kenyan national have been charged with trafficking cannabis worth more than Ksh 10 million. The suspects were arrested after anti-narcotics detectives intercepted a truck in Kilifi County and recovered 333.35 kilograms of the drug.
24 June 2026 · Capital News →
In the Shakahola massacre case at Shanzu Law Courts, an accused woman testified that her six dead children willingly fasted to death to "meet their Creator" and dug their own graves before dying, expressing belief they are "happily in heaven."
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution is seeking a warrant of arrest for a couple living in the United States to face charges of conspiring to murder five family members, including their mother. The prosecutor noted a mutual legal agreement between Kenya and the USA that would facilitate deportation of Amos Wanjiru and Alice Muya to face the charges.
21 May 2026 · The Standard →
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl in Eldoret between October and November 2024. Principal Magistrate Caroline Wattimah found him guilty; he is the mother's boyfriend and also declared a dangerous sexual offender.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Mathioya MP Francis Njakwe Githiari was arrested for allegedly defrauding a couple of Ksh.6.4 million in a land scam involving the sale and construction of property in Ngong, where he presented himself as both seller and contractor.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →