Crime

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 …

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 …