Crime

Police have launched investigations after a 34-year-old woman was shot and seriously injured during a robbery in Utawala, Nairobi. The woman was attacked by two men on a motorcycle who robbed her of her belongings, including fruits she had just bought. During the incident, she was shot in the thigh. …

Mystery surrounds the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a grocery shop in Athi River. Detectives are probing the suspected killing of 25-year-old Precious Kanari, who had been reported missing since March 20 before her body was found two days later. Her remains were discovered hidden inside …

A woman has turned herself in to police after allegedly killing her 11-year-old son at a lodging in Mumbuni, Makueni County. Authorities said she spared her two other children, aged six and three, during the March 22 incident. The motive behind the killing remains unclear. Click here to join our …

Police have arrested a couple following the death of a 28-year-old woman, Vallery Okumu, whose body was discovered in their home in Njathaini, Nairobi County after a dispute. Okumu sustained multiple stab wounds to the chest, face, head, stomach, eye, breast, and leg. Reports indicate she had visited the couple’s …

Police in Moyale, Marsabit County, have arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of playing a central role in a cross-border human trafficking network. Authorities say the suspect had been under surveillance over claims that he lured vulnerable Kenyans with promises of jobs in Europe. He was apprehended on Wednesday while allegedly …

A woman has been taken into custody after allegedly killing her husband during a domestic altercation in Nairobi’s Kabiria area. Police said the victim, identified as 36-year-old Maurice Mwenda, succumbed to injuries after being stabbed during a disagreement with his wife. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The incident …

Detectives in Thika have arrested two foreign nationals in connection with a suspected stupefying offence, an incident that has once again highlighted concerns over drug-facilitated crimes in Kenya. The two suspects, aged 56 and 40 and believed to be from the Middle East, were apprehended after allegedly attempting to carry …

A police officer was killed on Friday evening after being stabbed by a colleague during an altercation at Salama Police Post in Laikipia West Constituency. Police said Constable Abel Kivoto Kimanzi succumbed to stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by Constable Victor Chesang’ Mengich, 42, while both were on duty. …

A 31-year-old man has handed himself over to police following the alleged murder of his girlfriend in Sigowet Sub-County, Kericho County, according to authorities. Police reports filed at Sondu Police Station indicate that the suspect arrived at Kericho Police Station around 11:15 p.m. on December 16, confessing to killing his …

Police have arrested the key suspect in the killing of Seth Nyakio Njeri, whose body was discovered at a friend’s residence in Biafra Estate, Thika, on October 14, 2024. Investigators say the suspect fled immediately after the alleged killing of the 23-year-old, who was the daughter of a politician from …