Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
A security guard was murdered during a violent robbery at Dukes Apartment in Mwanzo Estate, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, in the early hours of Friday. According to police, the victim was found seriously injured by unknown assailants.…
Police launched investigations after a decomposing body of an unidentified man was discovered at the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. The grim discovery was made at around 1:00 p.m. Friday by an excavator operator who was offloading waste from…
A 31-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his father and brother in a family dispute before an angry mob retaliated by burning down four houses at a homestead in Lusumu Village, Navakholo Sub-County, Kakamega County. According to…
An elderly herder was shot dead and dozens of livestock stolen during a raid in Meru County, prompting a security operation that culminated in a fierce exchange of fire between security officers and suspected raiders. According to police,…
Police in Nyeri County are investigating murder following the discovery of a mutilated female body dumped in a farm along the Nyeri–Ngangarithi Road. According to police, the incident was reported by members of the public at about 9:00…
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…
