Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Police in Homa Bay County have launched investigations into the murder of a Maseno University professor whose body was found outside his home on Saturday night. The incident was reported. after the body of Daniel Odhiambo Odondi, a…
Police in Bumula Sub-county, Bungoma County arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 34-year-old woman whose body was found at her home on Saturday afternoon. Detectives visited the scene, where they found the body of…
A driver was shot and wounded on Friday evening after an alleged hit-and-run incident and a subsequent pursuit in Nairobi’s Dagoretti area. According to police, the incident occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on June 26, 2026, at the…
A night-time raid by suspected thieves at a gold leaching site in Migori County ended in the brutal murder of a security guard after the gang’s alleged attempt to steal processed carbon was thwarted. The incident occurred on the night of…
Police in Meru County arrested five youths on Thursday morning for allegedly attempting to cause chaos as Kenyans marked the second anniversary of youth-led anti-government protests that claimed dozens of lives and left many others…
A wanted robbery with violence suspect was shot dead by police after he allegedly attacked and seriously injured a detective during an attempted arrest in Lamu County on Wednesday evening. According to police, the incident occurred on June…
A 59-year-old man arrested over suspected traffic and insurance-related offences died shortly after being taken into police custody at Mirangine Police Station in Nyandarua County. According to police, the incident began on June 24, 2026,…
Detectives in Nyamira South Sub-County launched investigations into the murder of a 32-year-old man whose body was found inside his house in Bosamaro Masaba. According to the police, the incident was first after residents discovered the…
Detectives are investigating an incident where a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officer was found dead in a suspected suicide incident at Honeymoon Camp within Nakuru National Park, police have said. According to police, the incident was…
An unidentified man was found dead floating in the Nairobi River beneath Biafra Bridge in Nairobi’s Eastlands area on Wednesday morning. According to police members of the public alerted authorities at about 8:11 a.m. after spotting a body…
Eight of the nine girls accused in connection with the fatal fire at Utumishi Girls High School in Gilgil will be charged with 16 counts of murder at the High Court in Nairobi on Friday, June 26. This is after the State dropped charges…
A 57-year-old man died while receiving treatment following an alleged assault by his wife and son in Sensi Location in Marani Sub-County, Kisii County. According to police, the deceased, identified as Douglas Nyangena Tai, succumbed to…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has explained only one charge of murder was dropped against 13 police officers linked to the suspected killing of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver. He said the charges of…
Authorities have identified the two people who died in the fire that swept through Gikomba Market in Nairobi on Sunday. This came as government officials visited the scene to assess the destruction and reassure affected traders. The…
Police in Nyatike Sub-County, Migori County, are investigating a murder incident in which a 26-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained during an alleged fight at a local entertainment joint. The incident was reported on June 21, 2026.…
Police in Lunga Lunga Sub-County, Kwale County launched investigations following the robbery and murder of a 33-year-old businessman who was attacked while travelling to his place of work. The incident was reported at Lunga Lunga Police…
A police officer attached to the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) in Lamu East Sub-county died in what authorities are treating as a suspected suicide. The incident happened on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at about 12:30 p.m. Fellow officers…
A 78-year-old man was brutally murdered in his farm in Magarini Sub-County, Kilifi County, in an attack that police believe may be linked to a planned land transaction. The deceased, identified as Charo Kambi Mwambire, was found dead with…
Police in Homa Bay County arrested a man and his son after they allegedly exhumed the body of the man’s wife from her grave and reburied it elsewhere following a family dispute over her burial site. The incident was reported on Saturday at…
Police have launched investigations after the body of a man was discovered along the banks of River Nyando in Nyando Sub-county, Kisumu County, under circumstances pointing to a suspected murder. The incident was reported on Saturday by a…
A police officer was shot dead during a fierce exchange of gunfire between security officers and suspected cattle rustlers in Trans Mara South Sub-county, Narok County. The incident happened on June 19 Friday afternoon, police said. The…
Detectives have launched investigations after the mutilated body of an unidentified man was discovered in bushes near a molasses plant in Kisumu West Sub-county. According to police, the body was found on Friday afternoon after a pupil at…
Detectives arrested a 50-year-old woman in connection with the investigation into the killing of three family members whose bodies were discovered in Kathiani Sub-County, Machakos County. The arrest follows investigations into the June 14…
Detectives in Mwingi East Sub-County, Kitui County, have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 47-year-old man whose body was found along the Nairobi-Garissa Highway. According to police, the incident was reported on…
