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In June 2016, the chilling disappearance and brutal murder of Willie Kimani, a Kenyan human rights lawyer, alongside his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri, sparked national and international outrage. Their case revealed the dark underbelly of Kenya’s police force—a force long accused of extrajudicial killings and abuse of power. This article walks … Read more
In what has become one of Kenya’s most chilling true crime sagas, the mysterious death of Sheila Wegesha has left the nation in shock, confusion, and outrage. The chilling forensic findings, especially the toxicology report, have raised more questions than answers, unraveling a narrative that moves far beyond any ordinary cause of death. Sheila, a … Read more
For years, Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa bore witness to the silent rise of one of Africa’s most powerful drug empires — the Akasha cartel. Their name struck fear across borders, and their influence reached far beyond East Africa. From heroin-smuggling routes stretching to Europe and Asia, to chilling ties with Colombian and Afghan cartels, … Read more