Crime

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 …

Police are probing the death of a 32-year-old man who was stabbed during an altercation with a neighbour in the Gichagi area of Ngong Town, Kajiado County. The victim, identified as Boniface Onyango, suffered stab injuries to the abdomen and back. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was …

Two suspected robbers were fatally shot by plainclothes police officers on Tuesday after allegedly robbing a man of cash along Moi Avenue in the city center. Police confirmed that a gang of five attacked a bank customer shortly after he withdrew an undisclosed amount of money. Officers on patrol were …

A woman suspected of supporting and soliciting for a terrorist organization has been arrested in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The suspect, identified as Asho Kassim Hassan, was apprehended during a raid conducted by detectives from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The Directorate of Criminal Investigations …

Six suspects were arrested on Sunday after an attempted house break-in in the Jokim area of South B, Nairobi. Police say the group — which included a woman and a Tanzanian citizen — is suspected of being part of a wider burglary ring targeting several Nairobi estates, among them Westlands, …

Kenya Police have apprehended two men suspected of trafficking cannabis sativa along the Kisumu-Kericho highway. The arrest came after a public tip-off led officers to intercept a suspicious motorcycle believed to be transporting the drugs for distribution. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel During the operation, authorities recovered a …

Detectives in Nyali, Mombasa County, have arrested a woman accused of masterminding a robbery against her British boyfriend after luring him to her apartment in what investigators have dubbed a “romantic date gone wrong.” According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the woman had been chatting with the Briton …