Crime
Police have denied reports that Murang’a Governor Irungu Kangata’s driver was shot during the Linda Mwananchi rally in Nyahururu on Sunday, July 12, after the rally was marred by violent moments. It started before ending abruptly. In a statement moments after the incident, the National Police Service (NPS) said that violence was experienced during the […]
A fire broke out at Jomo Kenyatta Boys’ High School in Bahati Constituency, Nakuru County, early on Monday, July 13, destroying property of unknown value. Preliminary reports indicated the blaze erupted in the wake of student unrest at the school, although the exact circumstances leading to the incident were not immediately clear. Videos seen show […]
A senior Al-Shabaab commander has reportedly been captured during a military operation conducted by Somali special forces near the Kenya-Somalia border. According to sources privy to the information, the operation was carried out in Baghdad town, about 42 kilometres outside Hosingow in Somalia’s Sub Sector Central, an area located towards the Kenyan border. Security agencies […]
Two young girls aged four and five have been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Nkura 3 Village, Nyangoge Sub-location, Kisii South Sub-county. The victims, identified as Annah Bahati and Stacy Nyanchama, reportedly disappeared while playing together at around 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday before their lifeless bodies were discovered at about 10:00 p.m. in a […]
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested four suspects accused of operating a fake recruitment syndicate that allegedly conned job seekers by promising them employment at the National Intelligence Service (NIS). According to the DCI, the arrests followed investigations into a complaint by a victim who reported losing Ksh600,000 after being promised an NIS […]
A routine night patrol in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area turned violent after a police constable was slashed several times with a panga, forcing a fellow officer to shoot dead the attacker.The dramatic incident unfolded at about 8.30 pm on Monday along Racecourse Road, where police said an unidentified man armed with a panga launched a sudden […]
A sombre mood has gripped Kabong’o Village in Kokwanyo East Location, Rachuonyo East Sub-county, following the brutal murder of a Maseno University finance officer who was killed in what is suspected to have been a land-related attack. Dr. Daniel Odhiambo Dondi, an employee in the university’s Department of Finance, was hacked to death on Saturday […]
Kevin Wakaba, the prime suspect in the murder of slain West Pokot procurement officer Ekidor Ekure six months ago, has been charged with murder at the High Court in Eldoret. Appearing before Justice Martha Mutuku, the middle-aged man pleaded not guilty to the murder charge levelled against him. Wakaba is said to have committed the […]
Shock has gripped Kamweli Village in Makutano, Mwea, Mbeere South, Embu County, after a man allegedly killed his wife before taking poison under unclear circumstances. The deceased have been identified as Christine Mbene, 31, and her husband Lucas Muthusi, 32. Speaking in Ngurubani, Mwea, Kirinyaga County, after viewing the bodies, the mother of the deceased […]
Police in Homa Bay have arrested 40 juveniles who are suspected of being members of the Rock Boys gang. The gang has been linked to rising cases of insecurity and criminal activities in Shauri Yako slum within Homa Bay Town in the past six months. The teenagers, including a grade nine pupil, were arrested following […]
