CS Muturi records statement with DCI over son’s abduction
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has honoured an invitation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to record a statement about the abduction of his son, Leslie Muturi, which occurred in 2024. In a statement released on Tuesday, January 14, 2024, the CS revealed he had no hesitation in stepping forward to recount the […]
4 arrested as police target notorious Panga Boys in Mombasa
Police in Mombasa have arrested four persons of interest following a crackdown against infamous Panga Boys gang in the coastal county. In a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced that the arrests followed reports of an attack of two members of the public who were heading to the […]
Persons of interest in gruesome attack and murder of Kilifi IEBC official Aisha Abubakar arrested
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested three suspects linked to the gruesome attack and murder of Kilifi County Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official Aisha Abubakar. Aisha was murdered on January 5, 2025, after suspected robbers raided her home in Kilifi and attacked her while in the company of her son, who […]
At least 16 civilians killed in Nigeria military airstrike targeting gangs
At least 16 civilians in Nigeria’s north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom. The strikes targeted militant gangs in […]
‘Obstructing officers executing their constitutional mandate is a serious criminal offence’- DCI warns Kenyans
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has raised the alarm following an incident which went viral in the Kiamanyeki area of Mwea East where officers were almost overpowered and blocked from conducting an arrest. The incident happened on Sunday, January 12, 2025, when Kirinyaga Central detectives were deployed to pursue a person of interest linked […]
DCI nabs person of interest, seize dummy phones and 96 ID cards
Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are holding onto a person of interest who was nabbed with 10 dummy phones. In a statement on Thursday night January 9, 2025, DCI noted that a 30-year-old man was traced following a reported vehicle break-in on January 3, 2025. He was netted at his house […]
Mombasa: One arrested in hunt for drug traffickers
Detectives in Mombasa have arrested one person and seized several rolls of bhang of an undisclosed value. In the operation led by officers drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit, the officers acting on intelligence intercepted Dominic Oseko Ngisa as he was driving along the Mombasa-Nairobi Road. A search conducted on his vehicle revealed the confiscated bhang […]