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Topic: Jail

Ex-KDF officer jailed for life over murder of his wife, two children

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-14 18:03:47

Former KDF officer Major Peter Mugure Mwaura has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his estranged wife and their two children in October 2019 in Nayuki.

Wetang'ula risks jail over alleged breach of court orders on political campaigns

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-13 16:46:05

The High Court has certified as urgent a contempt application seeking to have Speaker Moses Wetang'ula jailed for at least one month or fined Sh725,017 for each political engagement.

Ex-South Korea leader Yoon jailed 2 years over illegal polling

By AFP   2026-07-13 15:24:50

A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday to two years in prison for illegally receiving free opinion polls in exchange for political support.

Report to prison: Court upholds Kerich jail term

By Nancy Gitonga   2026-07-08 19:16:23

Suspended Nairobi County Finance Executive Charles Kerich was yesterday ordered to immediately surrender to prison after the High Court declined to suspend his three-month jail term.

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui jailed 30 years for Sh114.7 billion fraud

By Zena Achieng   2026-06-30 14:18:50

An exiled Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 30 years in a US federal prison and ordered to forfeit Sh114.7 billion after being convicted of orchestrating a massive fraud.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee jailed seven years, husband serving life sentence

By Joan Oyiela   2026-06-27 12:12:16

South Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption, joining her husband, ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who is already serving a life sentence.