2 robbery suspects arrested, stash of looted treasures recovered
Two robbery suspects are cooling their heels in police custody for allegedly terrorizing residents of Mombasa and Mariakani. In a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday, August 8, 2024, it was revealed that Harun Kariuki 33, and Christine Nyakio Kinyua, 2o, are suspected of masterminding a series of heists in […]
Suspect killed, stolen OCS firearm recovered in Kasarani
Detectives have seized a firearm forcefully taken from Vihiga police station OCS during an attack by a criminal gang in December 2023 in Mwiki, Kasarani sub-county. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) narrated how the dramatic retrieval unfolded as one member of the gang, in possession of the stolen Jericho pistol, was […]
Police launch probe after another woman is found dead in Roysambu Airbnb
Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified woman, whose dismembered body was discovered at an Airbnb residence in Roysambu. The woman is said to have checked into the Airbnb with a man, who police are now treating as the main suspect in the killing. Confirming the incident on […]
IPOA launches probe after teacher was shot dead on Christmas eve
The Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into Kegonga police station over the death of a teacher on Christmas Day, bringing an end to two days of chaos. On Wednesday, IPOA and Kuria East MP Marwa Kitayama held a town hall meeting in Kegonga town, during which youths removed boulders and vacated […]
Suspect arrested as detectives recover stolen goods worth Ksh10M
Detectives from Nairobi and Kilindini have recovered a shipment of assorted cooking appliances worth over Ksh10 million that had been stolen while in transit from the port of Mombasa to Malindi. The recovery operation took place in the Saika area within Nairobi County. The container, filled with valuable cooking equipment, went missing under suspicious circumstances […]
Two cops die under unclear circumstances in Mombasa
Two police officers based in Mombasa County are reported to have committed suicide. In the first incident, police constable David Koech Kurgat was discovered dead, at Bandari Sacco’s perimeter wall where he had been assigned duties to guard the Saccos disputed land in Kisauni. According to a police statement by Ramadan Ali of Concordia Police […]
Machakos: Man kills wife in cold blood, leaves her lifeless body in their matrimonial bed
Detectives from Machakos are pursuing a 43-year-old man suspected to have killed his wife at their home in Kikumbo village, Kalama Sub-County. Harrison Mutisya, an auditor by profession, reportedly killed his wife on the night of Friday, March 24 by inflicting deep cuts using a sharp object on her body. DCI detectives from Machakos county […]