Crime

Detailed, intelligence-driven forensic investigations have connected the murder of mental health researcher Dr. Victoria Mutiso to what the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) describes as a longstanding family land dispute. DCI Director Mohamed Amin revealed the findings on Friday while updating the public on the progress of investigations into the …

A 38-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area after allegedly stealing a mobile phone, threatening bystanders with a sword, and later attacking officers. Police say the incident unfolded on Tuesday evening along 1st Avenue in Eastleigh. According to a report filed by a resident, the suspect …

Detectives have arrested two suspects — a woman and her son — as investigations intensify into the assassination-style killing of prominent clinical psychologist and mental health researcher Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, who was fatally shot in a daring attack in Nairobi. The suspects were taken into custody on Thursday and …

A police operation to recover a stolen bicycle in Mbeere South Subcounty, Embu County, ended in tragedy after officers reportedly came under attack from a group of youths on Saturday night. According to police, officers tracked a suspect to a rented house at Mutuobare Shopping Centre, where they found the …

Police have launched investigations after a violent robbery at a coffee factory in Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County, left one security guard dead and another overpowered as attackers made away with coffee. The incident was reported at around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday after one of the guards informed authorities that his …

A man suspected of being part of an armed car theft ring was shot dead after a dramatic police pursuit and exchange of gunfire in the Muigai Inn area of Juja following a high-speed chase along Thika Road. The deceased, identified as 55-year-old George Wanjohi Kimani, was described by investigators …

Police in Nairobi are searching for a man suspected of killing his elder brother following a family dispute over Sh20,000 in Kawangware. According to investigators, the incident occurred on the night of June 10, 2026, in the Kawangware 56 area after a disagreement between brothers escalated into a fatal confrontation. …

Detectives in Makadara, Nairobi, have launched investigations into the killing of a 19-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed to death near a railway crossing footbridge in Mukuru kwa Njenga in what police suspect may have been linked to a love triangle. Police said the incident was reported on May 24, …

Former Matungu MP David Were is mourning the death of his son, Hannington Were, who was killed during a night attack in Kisumu on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The incident was reported the following morning at Obunga Police Station after the 39-year-old was confirmed dead. According to a witness, Hannington …

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says it is analysing video footage linked to the burning of a vehicle along Thika Road during Monday’s protests as investigations into violence and destruction of property continue. The incident involved a black Mazda CX-5 that was set on fire in Githurai amid demonstrations …