Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Police in Nairobi are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old woman who was allegedly stabbed to death inside a butchery in Umoja Two, with the suspect reportedly confessing to the killing moments later. The incident was reported to…
A 49-year-old murder suspect accused of killing his wife with an axe in Siaya County has died while undergoing treatment after an alleged suicide attempt. Police said Dan Ochieng Ndenda succumbed to poisoning-related complications on…
Three suspected members of a robbery gang have been arrested in Kisumu County following a targeted operation by detectives, with police recovering assorted items believed to have been stolen during violent robberies, including a toy pistol…
Detectives in Kisii County launched investigations after the body of a 24-year-old man was found submerged in a river in what is suspected to be a murder. The body was discovered on Saturday morning in Nyakumisaro River near the Canaan…
Police have launched investigations into the murder of a 45-year-old man whose body was found at a sports ground in Kariobangi, Nairobi. The incident was reported on Saturday after the body was discovered at the Kariobangi Sports Ground.…
Police launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to the murder of a four-year-old girl whose body was found dumped in a thicket in Busia County. The victim was identified on Friday by her mother as a four-year-old girl from Cheptais in Mt…
Police have arrested one suspect after dismantling a cannabis cultivation site in Kajiado County, recovering suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of Sh2.37 million. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…
Police have seized 4,000 litres of the illicit brew Kangara and 100 litres of chang’aa during a crackdown targeting illegal alcohol and narcotics in the Soweto area of Kahawa West, Kasarani Sub-County. In a statement, the National Police…
Presidential aspirant Rose Mbithe Mulwa and her son, Chris Mulwa, have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts over the fatal shooting of prominent psychologist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The two appeared before Senior Principal…
Nine people, seven of them employees of the Nakuru County Government, have been charged with 19 counts over alleged procurement irregularities involving tenders worth approximately Sh120 million. The accused persons face charges including…
A man and a police officer were arrested after a couple engaged in online business was allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a gang posing as buyers in Nairobi. Police said the incident was reported after the couple travelled to Baba Dogo at…
A 40-year-old woman was killed in a suspected domestic attack in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, in the early hours of Thursday, while her husband is fighting for his life after allegedly attempting suicide. The deceased, identified as…
A fifth-year student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) died after suffering convulsions while asleep at his rented house in Juja, Kiambu County. According to police, the incident occurred on the night of…
US authorities are seeking the extradition of six Kenyan nationals over an alleged business email compromise fraud. Prosecutors say the group deceived American institutions into sending money to accounts the syndicate controlled. USA wants…
Prominent Kenyan clinical psychologist and mental health researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso was shot dead by gunmen in a suspected targeted attack in Nairobi on Wednesday morning. Police said Dr Mutiso was ambushed near Kenyatta…
A 38-year-old man was shot dead by police in Eastleigh, Nairobi, after allegedly snatching a mobile phone, threatening members of the public with a sword and later confronting police officers. According to police, the incident occurred on…
A burial ceremony in Murang’a County descended into chaos on Tuesday after an angry mob disrupted the funeral, dumped the deceased’s body at a police post and torched two houses and a cow in an apparent act of retaliation. According to…
A group of 40 Chinese nationals deported from Uganda passed through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday morning while on transit to China under a coordinated security operation. The group, comprising 39 men and one woman,…
A police officer attached to the Kisii Central Sub-County Police Headquarters was found dead on Tuesday morning in what authorities suspect was a suicide. The deceased, identified as Corporal (W) Marjorie Bosibori, 42, a police signaller…
A 23-year-old man was arrested after allegedly confessing to killing his three-year-old brother in Ndanai, Sotik Sub-county, Bomet County. Police said the suspect, walked into Ndanai Police Station on Monday evening and confessed that he…
A bystander was shot and injured after a robbery incident escalated into a struggle between police officers and a violent mob in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area on Monday evening. The incident occurred at about 7.55 p.m. as the victim, an…
The High Court temporarily stopped the arrest, charging and prosecution of three individuals over the collapse of Manzil Towers C in South C, Nairobi, pending the hearing of their judicial review application. In orders issued by Justice…
Two men have been sentenced to death after a Wajir court found them guilty of robbing a local boda boda rider. Senior Principal Magistrate Eric Malesi convicted Abdiaziz Ali Ahmed, alias “Odi,” and Abdiwahab Mohamed Hassan, alias “Steam…
A Taiwanese national was arrested at the Isibania One Stop Border Post (OSBP) in Migori County after police allegedly found him in possession of suspected heroin while entering Kenya from Tanzania. Police said the suspect was intercepted…
