Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Detectives launched investigations after the decomposed body of an unidentified man was discovered in an unoccupied plot in Athi River South Sub-county, Machakos County. According to police, the incident was reported on Thursday, July 2,…
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after detectives intercepted a Nairobi-bound bus along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway and recovered heroin valued at approximately Sh1 million. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…
Police in Samburu Sub-County, Kwale County, are investigating the killing of an unidentified man who was lynched by a mob following allegations that he caused a resident’s genitals to shrink. That is the latest incident to happen in the…
Police launched investigations following a robbery with violence incident at a coffee factory in Githunguri Sub-county, Kiambu County, that left one security guard dead and another tied up by the attackers. The incident was reported at…
Police in Kayole are investigating the theft of Sh470,000 that was stolen from a locked pickup shortly after the owner withdrew the money from a bank in Buruburu, Nairobi. Police said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:30 p.m.…
Detectives arrested a suspect in connection with alleged improper use of social media, following an intelligence-led operation conducted in Kazandani area of Mombasa County. The suspect, Halima Ngache, also known as Princess Halima, was…
A police officer is recovering in hospital after he was attacked with a panga during a night patrol in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area, prompting a fellow officer to fatally shoot the assailant. According to police, the incident occurred at about…
A 22-year-old man was arrested after his girlfriend was found dead in a rented house following an alleged domestic dispute in Juja, Kiambu County. According to police, the incident was reported on Monday night after the suspect’s father…
Police in Siaya County launched investigations after the body of a Ugandan national was found dumped in a thicket along the Wagusu–Abimbo Road in Bondo Sub-County. According to police, the incident was reported at around 12:20 p.m. on…
Police officers have intercepted approximately 3,600 litres of suspected uncustomed cooking oil during an operation in Marsabit County, dealing a blow to suspected cross-border smuggling activities. According to the National Police Service…
The Ol Kalou UDA candidate Samuel Muchina has condemned the destruction of his campaign Billboard in Captain town by rowdy youth. Muchina, who was accompanied by Presidential Special Project and Creative Economy officers, reported the…
A Form Four student at Maseno National School died from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after allegedly taking his father’s service pistol from home in Homa Bay County. According to police, the shooting occurred at around 4 a.m. on…
Missing Huruma youth Abdulaziz Duba Molu aka Zizo was in 2024 arrested by police over illegal possession of a pistol. Police had rounded up a gang of six and recovered two firearms and 18 rounds of ammunition, in a sting operation…
Two illegal firearms and several rounds of ammunition have been voluntarily surrendered by members of the public in Angata Barrikoi, Narok County, days after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen issued a seven-day ultimatum for…
A senior police officer was arrested after allegedly shooting a man during an altercation at a bar in Githioro Trading Centre, Nakuru North Sub-County. According to police, the incident occurred at about 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, when…
A 22-year-old boda boda rider was found dead near his home in Marani Sub-County, Kisii County. Police suspect he was murdered by people who escaped with his motorcycle. Police identified the deceased as Brian Onduko Machoni. His body was…
A man identified as Abdulaziz Molu Duba, also known as Zizo, was allegedly abducted by a group of armed men in Kiamaiko, Nairobi, on Tuesday evening, with his whereabouts remaining unknown. At last one person was killed, another shot…
Police in Mombasa are investigating the murder of a caretaker and the robbery of valuable gemstones after what is believed to have been a carefully planned fake mineral transaction in Nyali. The incident was reported on Saturday evening by…
Police in Meru County are searching for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend during an incident in Kinnameru Village, Mutuati Sub-County. The incident was reported on Saturday after members of the public had discovered a man…
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…
