Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has raised alarm over increasing cases of academic fraud, plagiarism, and fake academic certificates among young people, warning that the trend is undermining integrity and eroding public…
Detectives from Imenti North have arrested three additional suspects in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme that siphoned more than Sh22.4 million from a savings and credit cooperative society (SACCO). Investigations revealed a…
Five suspects have been arrested in connection with a brutal attack in Tharaka Nithi County that left two people dead and two others seriously injured, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has said. In a statement, the DCI said…
Police in Athi River are investigating a robbery with violence incident in which armed criminals made away with Sh1.7 million and several mobile phones from a Safaricom super agent. The incident was reported at Athi River Police Station…
A 60-year-old man was shot dead and dozens of livestock stolen during a bandit attack in Amwathi Ward, Mutuati Sub-county, Meru County. According to police, the raid occurred at around 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday in Leeta Village when an unknown…
A suspected armed robber was shot dead by police during an early morning operation in Nairobi’s White Castle area off Juja Road. Police said his accomplice escaped with injuries. A team of police officers who were on foot patrol at around…
Former Tigania East Member of Parliament Josphat Gichuge Mwirabua, popularly known as Kabeabea, has been arrested in connection with an alleged land fraud scheme that investigators say cost unsuspecting buyers more than Sh56 million.…
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested four suspects, including two foreign nationals, in an intelligence-led operation targeting narcotics trafficking…
Police officers have arrested a suspected notorious criminal in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area and recovered a homemade firearm and a knife during the operation. According to a police statement, officers on patrol along Lamu Road in the Majengo…
Fear has quietly engulfed many women in Nyahururu as the increasing number of femicide cases reported across Kenya continues to spark anxiety and uncertainty. For many women in the town, simple routines such as walking home in the evening,…
Kapenguria MP Samuel Moroto has slammed students of twin national schools in his constituency for causing tension and leading to their indefinite closure. Speaking at Kapenguria School after assessing the losses caused by a fire that…
Police have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the ocean at Bofa Beach in Kilifi County. According to police, the incident was reported at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday after members of…
Two people were killed and a woman seriously injured following a cross-border attack by suspected armed militia in Mandera County, police have said. According to police, the attack occurred at about 3:00 a.m. on June 8 when approximately…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested and arraigned a clerical officer attached to the Uasin Gishu Lands Office over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe to facilitate land subdivision services. The…
Police have recovered a consignment of cannabis sativa following a road accident along the Chemelil–Miwani–Kisumu Road in Kisumu County. In a statement, police said officers from Miwani Police Station responded to the accident at Ombeyi…
Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives have dismantled a suspected drug trafficking network in Mombasa, arresting three suspects and seizing cannabis valued at approximately Sh6 million. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal…
Police in Machakos County have launched investigations into the murder of a 48-year-old woman whose body was found with multiple stab wounds near the Joska-Kamulu Bridge on Sunday evening. The victim, identified by relatives as Agnes…
Police in Bungoma County are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a 23-year-old woman and her one-year-three-month-old son were found dead inside their home on Sunday morning. According to the police, the woman’s husband returned…
Police in Gatundu North Sub-County, Kiambu County, are investigating a suspected murder and serious assault incident linked to a violent confrontation involving a military officer and a prison officer at Mariani Shopping Centre. According…
A man killed his wife and two children before he died by suicide following a suspected domestic violence at Runda area in Thika West Sub-County, Kiambu County. The incident also culminated in an arson. Police said the incident happened at…
Police in Mombasa are investigating a theft incident in which more than Sh2.5 million was stolen from a locked vehicle parked outside Aga Khan Hospital. The complainant, a resident of Kizingo and proprietor of City Motors showroom along…
A 29-year-old herdsman was shot dead while grazing livestock in the Itimba Ithei water point area of Tseikuru Sub-County, Kitui County, in an incident that police are treating as murder. According to police at Kwa Kamari Police Station on…
Police in Kisii South Sub-County are investigating the death of a man who allegedly died after being forcibly taken from his home and assaulted. According to police, four individuals are alleged to have gone to the deceased’s home on the…
Two schools in Kiambu County are among the several that have already been closed over serious indiscipline concerns, with authorities warning that rising cases of unrest among learners could jeopardize the future of many young people if…
