Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Police in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, are investigating murder after the decomposed body of an unidentified woman was discovered inside a 75-foot-deep well in Inorero Village, Karani Sub-location. The body was discovered on Tuesday…
Detectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) have arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals who had been reported missing after arriving in Kenya on August 5, 2026. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said…
Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, launched a manhunt for a man after his wife was found dead inside their rented single-room house in Kihunguro. The body of Mercy Kananu Bundi, 33, was discovered on Monday, August 10, 2026, after her younger…
A 70-year-old man was hacked to death by his nephew while clearing a piece of land for planting in Kuria East, Migori County. Police identified the deceased as Peter Barante Mogesi, who was attacked at Kogori Village on Sunday, August 9,…
Police in Narok East arrested two women in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man who was found dead inside a rented room at Ilkiragarien Trading Centre. The deceased was identified as James Memusi, a Maasai man who was found lying…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested five current and former senior Nakuru County Government officials and a land vendor over alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land valued at Sh95 million for the proposed…
A Mombasa court convicted and sentenced two men to each serve seven years in prison for their role in the robbery of a police officer’s AK-47 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition during a night attack at Bonje Industrial Park in Jomvu,…
The High Court allowed an application seeking a 30-day detention of a police officer and two civilians in connection with the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso. Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, driver Daniel Njoroge and…
Detectives have seized cannabis sativa worth an estimated Sh1.19 million in separate operations in Meru and Kilifi counties, with one suspect arrested as two others escaped during a police interception. In Meru County, detectives from…
A suspected phone snatcher was fatally injured during a pursuit after a group of four young men allegedly robbed a passenger in a moving vehicle along a highway in Githurai, Nairobi. The incident was reported at Githurai 44 Police Post at…
A serving General Service Unit (GSU) corporal was hacked to death by masked attackers who raided his home in Bondo, Siaya County, in the early hours of Monday. At the same time, a 64-year-old man was separately killed in an attack in…
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death after attending a birthday party at a bar in Chiga Market, Kisumu East, in the early hours of Sunday. Police said Christopher Odhiambo Amonde had attended the birthday party with friends at Rio Bar…
One of the victims who were hit by bullets as police pursued suspected thugs in Gikomba market, Nairobi has died. The family of Moreen Nduku from Pipeline estate is crying out for justice after she was shot by a police officer at Gikomba…
Police in Bungoma County have arrested a man and seized 88.5 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa valued at an estimated Sh2.65 million. The suspected narcotics were intercepted on Saturday, August 8, 2026, during a routine patrol…
Police in Nakuru County have arrested seven suspected members of a criminal gang during a crackdown at Githioro Market. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects were arrested after officers received intelligence…
A truck driver was found dead inside his lorry at Bonje Shell in Samburu Sub-County, Kwale County, in an incident police are treating as a sudden death. The deceased, identified as Stephen Muinde, was estimated to be about 50 years old.…
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his five-year-old daughter before taking his own life in Gatundu North, Kiambu County. Police said the incident occurred at a homestead in Kamwangi on Friday night and was discovered by one of the man’s…
A man was shot dead after allegedly breaking into an armoury at Gatare Forest Station in Kigumo, Murang’a County, in the early hours of Saturday. Police said the incident occurred shortly after midnight after forest officers confronted the…
Detectives in Busia have seized cannabis sativa valued at an estimated Sh23.43 million during an intelligence-led operation in Busia Township. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the operation was conducted after officers…
A 49-year-old man died after he was allegedly attacked with a panga during a confrontation over a Sh150 debt in Kuria West, Migori County. Samuel Nyamohanga Mutundi was allegedly attacked at around 10:30 pm on Friday, August 7, in Bohorera…
A 33-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in Ruai, Nairobi, in a suspected murder incident in which a male suspect was arrested after allegedly attempting to take his own life. Police officers from Ruai Police Station responded to…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced a major breakthrough in the investigation into the fatal shooting of former Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health Director Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, revealing that…
Former Chesikaki councillor and aspiring Mt Elgon Member of Parliament Nathan Wasama Masai was shot dead by unknown assailants at his home in Tuikut, Cheptais, Bungoma County. According to preliminary reports, the attackers struck on…
Police in Nairobi are investigating the suspected murder of a 35-year-old bodaboda rider whose body was found outside a shop in the Riruta area of Dagoretti Sub-County. The incident was reported on Thursday by a local who told police she…
