Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Chaos erupted at Nembure Stadium in Manyatta Constituency, Embu County, on Saturday after youths clashed with police outside a political meeting addressed by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
The return of Kenya’s old police uniform has raised an intriguing question: why has Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, been appearing in different forms of the General Service Unit (GSU) uniform?
Two suspected thugs were shot and killed separately in Nairobi’s Dandora and City Park, and pistols were found on them. This comes as police intensify the war on crime. In the first incident, a suspected gang member was fatally injured…
Multi-agency security personnel repelled suspected bandits who raided grazing fields near Kainuk Game Reserve in Turkana County, thwarting an alleged attempt to steal livestock. The incident occurred on September 11, 2026, at about 3pm.…
A police officer shot and killed a 25-year-old man after he allegedly attacked him with a wooden club during a confrontation at Mutune Shopping Centre in Kitui Central Sub-County. The incident occurred on Friday, September 11, 2026, after…
Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested a surveyor based in Narok County over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe.
UPDF on Friday denied withdrawing Tooro Royal Guards and placing the Royal Family under house arrest, as claimed by Queen Mother, Her Majesty Best Kemigisa, in a statement a day earlier.
Suspected Al-Shabaab militants on Thursday night attempted to attack an Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) camp in Elram, Mandera County, but were repulsed by security officers. A similar incident happened at a General Service Unit camp in…
A 31-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Muthathia area of Buuri West, Meru County, on Thursday morning while reportedly heading to the toilet. The deceased, identified as Charity Kinya, was attacked at around 5am near Full Gospel…
Police in Kilifi County have launched investigations after a 36-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and murdered at Mbuuni area of Sosoni Ndogo Centre in Magarini Sub-County. Police said Neema Charo Nchengo was allegedly lured from a…
EACC have arrested two DCI officers in Kipkelion, Kericho County, over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe to terminate a murder case.
A police officer who testified in the case involving former minister Raphael Tuju said she was never told by him that he had been abducted, but recalled that he reported a vehicle trailing him.
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a wanted suspect allegedly linked to cases of abduction, gang rape, and a series of phone-snatching incidents in Thika.
A Nairobi court has granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) four additional days to hold two suspects as detectives race to complete investigations into the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso that has seen several people…
According to police, the gang was armed with crude weapons and attacked two night watchmen, Oscar Masika and Paul Wanyonyi, leaving them seriously injured. The
A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in a suspected love triangle at Menyinkwa Trading Market in Kisii Central Sub-County. Dorcas Oiruru was found dead outside a block of rental houses at the market on Wednesday evening, September 9,…
A 33-year-old man was stabbed to death while attempting to separate two people who were fighting in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, September 9, 2026, at around 9pm in the 4th Street area of Muyuyu, according…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Thika West have arrested a wanted suspect believed to be linked to cases of abduction, gang rape and a series of phone-snatching incidents in the area. The suspect,…
China said on Wednesday that US accusations of Chinese labs stealing the capabilities of American models were "groundless", as the two countries race for tech supremacy.
A 37-year-old woman was found dead in a house in Rongo, Migori County, on Wednesday morning following an alleged domestic dispute with her husband. The body of Lilian Akinyi was discovered at Kolondo area in Kamukuyu Sub-location after…
A protected witness in the Albert Ojwang' murder case is dead.
Three suspects behind an alleged gang-rape scheme have been arrested from their hideout in the Benedicta area, Ruai.
Detectives in Nairobi have arrested four suspects linked to the “Nyamakima Business Community” group, alleged to have descended on foreign-owned businesses in Nyamakima area, demanding hundreds of thousands of shillings under threats of…
Law enforcement officers in Siaya have arrested 12 suspects following a chaotic incident in which a group of rowdy youth allegedly attempted to obstruct a convoy of dignitaries in Siaya town. The incident occurred on Tuesday, September 8,…
