Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Police in Kibwezi Sub-County, Makueni County, have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was discovered submerged in a water well under suspicious circumstances. The grim discovery was made on Saturday morning after…
Police in Kitui County have launched investigations into the death of a 35-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a farm on Sunday morning. The deceased, identified as Kambua Kiviu, was found lying naked inside a pigeon peas farm in…
Police in Lari Sub-County, Kiambu County, have launched investigations into the suspected murder of an elderly woman whose body was discovered in a garden near her home. Police said Grace Wanjiru Kagwe, had not been answering phone calls…
A tragic family incident in Rachuonyo North Sub-County, Homa Bay County, left two young children dead, two others injured, and their mother dead in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. The incident was reported on Sunday, May…
Police in Kwale County e launched investigations following the murder of a 66-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a farm in Samburu Sub-County. The deceased, identified as Mbodze Nyamawi Njamo, was reportedly discovered by her…
A social media advertisement helped police dismantle a suspected mobile phone theft ring in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), leading to the recovery of 22 mobile phones and the arrest of two suspects. The breakthrough came after…
Police in Kiambu East Sub-County launched investigations into the death of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found inside her house alongside a foetus, in an incident being treated as a suspected abortion procurement case. According to a…
Detectives have arrested a man identified as David Onyango Elgon, alias MC Adek Tatu, over allegedly insensitive and inflammatory social media posts that authorities say sparked widespread public concern. According to the Directorate of…
A 15-year-old boy was shot dead on Friday evening in Loosuk, Samburu County, after he was allegedly mistaken for a security threat by a National Police Reservist (NPR) guarding a private residence. The incident occurred in the Loosuk area…
Police in Nairobi rescued a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of armed youths and arrested four suspects linked to the incident. According to police, the teenager was abducted on Friday afternoon while walking along Jam…
A 25-year-old bar attendant was stabbed to death following a scuffle at a bar in Magena Market, Kenyenya Sub-County, Kisii County. According to police, the incident occurred at 045 Bar in Magena Market, Police officers who visited the…
Police in Nairobi are investigating the loss of a civilian firearm belonging to a licensed gun holder following a domestic dispute and the disappearance of his driver. According to the police, the licensed firearm holder told police that…
Police in Nakuru are investigating a suspected murder-suicide incident after a man and his nine-year-old son were found dead inside their rented apartment in Section 58 estate. The incident was reported at around 9.45pm on Thursday after…
Police in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, are investigating an alleged stealing by servant incident after a Belgian tourist reportedly lost 5,000 Euros, (approximately Sh752,000), from his residence at Villa Marina Apartments in Mtwapa Township.…
An 18-year-old Ugandan teenager who had been missing for a week was found dead floating in River Malaba in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County. According to police, the body of Fahad Munini was discovered on Wednesday afternoon in the…
Police in Kisii County are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man whose body was found inside a water well in Kisii Central Sub-County. A relative said her brother, Jared Oraro, had gone missing from their homestead earlier in the…
Police in Changamwe, Mombasa County, are investigating an incident in which thieves broke into a parked vehicle and stole Sh450,000. This happened shortly after the owner withdrew the money from a bank, police said. The incident happened…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters Investigations Bureau brought before court nineteen individuals linked to a sophisticated fraud scheme that saw a Sacco lose over Sh14 billion. The matter came…
Security officers in Mandera County repulsed an attack by suspected al-Shabaab militants targeting a border police camp in Lafey Sub-County on Sunday evening. According to police, the incident happened after militants launched a probing…
Police in Nairobi are investigating the loss of a firearm belonging to an officer attached to a former Member of Parliament after it allegedly disappeared from a spa along Moktar Daddah Street in the city centre. According to police, a…
A 33-year-old man was stabbed to death while trying to stop a fight in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. The victim, identified as Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, was attacked at Lamushkil area within California Estate after intervening in a dispute…
A 10-year-old boy died in Butere, Kakamega County, after allegedly being beaten by his mother as punishment for loitering at a local market. Police said the incident happened in Ebukuti village in Manyalla location. A team of police…
Police are investigating an incident where former Matungu Member of Parliament David Were lost his son following a brutal night attack in Kisumu. Hannington Were, 39, died after he and a friend were attacked late Saturday night while…
Police in Kisii County have launched investigations into the murder of a 62-year-old man who was found unconscious with serious head injuries near Kisii State Lodge. The incident was reported on Friday morning after family members received…
