Crime
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ACID FOR LOVE… OR ACID FOR REVENGE? That is the chilling question at the centre of a calculated campaign of terror that left 25-year-old Claire Ochieng fighting for her life in hospital, her face, chest, and arms scorched by concentrated sulphuric acid. Elvis Opiyo, who is reportedly a NIS officer, is accused of orchestrating a […]
Two young women were arrested on Thursday night while taking part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate Gen Z victims killed during anti-government protests. The vigil, led by youth activist Valentine Waithera at the Ngurubani matatu stage in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, was disrupted by police officers from Wang’uru Police Station. Officers reportedly extinguished and destroyed […]
An attack on a ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz led the UN to suspend efforts to evacuate trapped mariners as the United States warned against Iran charging fees for passage through the vital waterway. The New York Times and other US media reported that Iran struck a container ship in the strait, and […]
A Kilifi court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old student. The accused, Mwakombe Katana Karisa, who worked as a barber, is reported to have accosted the student as she was heading to school on the morning of July 10, 2024 at Kasameni […]
Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy are expected to appear before the Kibera Law Courts to answer to 16 counts of murder arising from a tragic dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 schoolgirls. The students are accused of being involved in the fire that engulfed one of the school’s dormitories. The case was […]
Detectives are investigating murder after the body of a man was discovered along the banks of River Nyando in Nyando Subcounty, Kisumu County, under circumstances pointing to a suspected murder.The incident was reported on Saturday by a local who alerted authorities after spotting the body behind Karanda Primary School. Police officers visited the scene and […]
Fifteen police officers charged with the murder of two Indian nationals and a Kenyan have been released from the case after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) entered a nolle prosequi before the High Court in Kiambu. The accused, who were actively serving in various security agencies at the time of the alleged offence, included […]
Residents of Keroka are in shock following the death of 24-year-old Amos Manasseh, who was reportedly attacked by a crowd after being mistaken for a thief. According to information shared by locals, Amos had gone to collect a gas cylinder he had earlier given to his girlfriend when the incident happened. Before he could explain […]
Two suspects have been arrested in possession of 154 kilograms of cannabis sativa valued at approximately Ksh.4.62 million following a dramatic police operation along the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) intercepted a vehicle that was allegedly being used to transport the illegal consignment after […]
Amnesty International Kenya has called for the review and termination of criminal proceedings against human rights defenders and protesters following the submission of the framework for reparations for victims of human rights violations to the President. In a statement on Thursday, the Executive Director, George Morara stated that while reparations are necessary, citizens have a […]
