Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
A senior official in the Kitui County Government and six company directors were arrested over an alleged Sh17.5 million procurement scandal involving conflict of interest, abuse of office and corrupt tendering practices. The Ethics and…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Busia and Teso South, working alongside officers from Adungosi Police Station, have seized 700 litres of chang’aa and arrested a suspect during a patrol operation in…
An advocate of the High Court of Kenya who had been on the run after allegedly failing to appear in court to answer charges linked to a Sh69 million gold scam has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani. According to…
Police in Meru County are investigating the death of a 47-year-old pharmaceuticals company manager who was found unresponsive inside his rented apartment in Kaaga on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Francis Karuiru, the manager of…
Detectives arrested a farm worker after the body of his colleague, who had earlier been reported missing, was exhumed from a shallow grave on a farm in Itabua, Embu West Sub-County. The deceased was identified as Lawrence Murimi Njiru, a…
Police in Migori County arrested a 25-year-old man accused of fatally attacking his 68-year-old grandmother following a domestic dispute in Nyankongo Village, Ntimaru Sub-County. The suspect was taken into custody after the incident, which…
72-year-old Teresia Wanjiku Wainaina was convicted at the Milimani Law Courts on multiple counts of forgery, uttering false documents and forcible detainer, following a protracted investigation into the fraudulent acquisition of land…
A 39-year-old construction worker was killed while two of his colleagues were injured after a trench collapsed at a sewer line construction site in Karen, Nairobi. The incident occurred at about 4pm on Tuesday in the Karinde area during…
Police in Makueni County have launched investigations after a 45-year-old suspect was found dead in a police cell at Nunguni Police Post in Kilungu Sub-County in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Gideon Makau…
Detectives arrested a police officer in connection with the recovery of ammunition from his residence in Nairobi. The suspect is an Administration Police Constable attached to the SGB Uhuru Camp. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…
Police in Bungoma County are investigating a brazen daylight robbery in which a family was ambushed by six armed men and robbed of more than Sh500,000 in cash and several valuables along the Chwele–Lwakhakha Road. The incident occurred at…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested the director of a college in Eldoret over allegations of issuing forged academic certificates, an act that allegedly cost one victim his job. In a…
Detectives are investigating the murder of a 24-year-old construction worker whose body was found in a mabati structure in Isinya, Kajiado County. The body of Benjamin Kingoo Mumdu, a casual labourer, was discovered on Tuesday behind World…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of a blogger associated with the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), a day after some political leaders claimed he had been abducted. In a statement, the DCI…
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of Kennedy Ngeno during a road rage incident in Nairobi. The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Githua Kiburi, was arrested on Tuesday morning along Bunyala Road by…
The management of Rose Avenue Apartments issued a stern warning to tenants following what it described as an increase in cases of violence, assault, intimidation and other forms of misconduct within the residential complex. This followed…
Detectives in Nanyuki arrested a 28-year-old woman after the body of her 66-year-old partner was allegedly found buried beneath the floor of their house in a suspected murder case. The deceased was identified as Jackson Mungai Kaburu, 66.…
Detectives launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found abandoned in a bush in Kitengela, Kajiado County. According to police, the body was discovered on Monday afternoon with multiple visible…
Two people were injured on Monday afternoon after a shootout erupted between police officers and suspected robbers at Gikomba Market in Nairobi. According to police, the incident occurred near Daraja Ndogo Bridge after officers on patrol…
Kenya is facing cybercrime threats linked to SIM swaps that resulted in the loss of Ksh500 million from digital wallets. According to the INTERPOL African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, fraudsters in 2025 targeted digital financial…
A man suspected of impersonating a police officer has been arrested in Nairobi’s Kilimani area after detectives recovered a firearm, 100 rounds of ammunition and several police-related items during an operation. In a statement, the…
A 30-year-old man was stabbed and killed in a road rage confrontation near Nyayo National Stadium along Mombasa Road, Nairobi County. The victim, Kennedy Ngeno, is said to have been attacked by an online taxi driver following a heated…
A man was arrested in the early hours of Monday after he was allegedly found impersonating a police officer while armed with a pistol at a casino in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. The suspect, was arrested at about 2.30 a.m. by officers from…
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Meru County after Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers intercepted him allegedly transporting a 9.5-kilogram elephant tusk valued at about Sh1 million. The suspect was arrested on Friday evening at…
