Tents, chairs for hire business on the brink of collapse as politicians pick party colours
Many youth and women groups that own tents and chairs for hire in Laikipia and Nyandarua have been losing business during political functions due to the colour of their tents. Organisers of such events are so attached to colours of their political parties that they refuse to take anything that has a colour of a […]
Robbers take advantage of power blackout to rob, shoot dead Mpesa shop attendant in Rumuruti
An armed gang took advantage of a power outage to stage a robbery in Rumuruti town, Laikipia County where they shot dead a 22-year-old man and injured a woman. The man who was an attendant at a newly started electronic-cum-Mpesa shop died instantly after he was shot in the head at close range by one […]
Shock as man walks into Laikipia University, stabs female student several times before attempting to end his life
Police in Laikipia are investigating an incident where a stranger walked into Laikipia University and stabbed a first year student to death. In the incident, witnesses said that they heard screams coming from the hostels and when they rushed to the scene, they found the girl on the ground writhing in pain. The suspect is […]
Security beefed up as Matiang’i set to visit conflict-ravaged Laikipia County
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i will Friday September 10 visit conflict-ravaged Laikipia County. The CS is expected to assess the security situation and the ongoing operation in the area. The government has already declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy, as it intensifies its efforts of flushing bandits out in the war-prone zone. CS […]
KDF joins police in Laikipia to fight bandits
The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) has joined officers from the National Police Service (NPS) in an effort to quell the rising banditry attacks in Ol Muran area, Laikipia county. On Thursday, August 10, KDF Chief of Staff General Robert Kibochi and other senior officers from the military joined Interior CS Fred Matiangi and Inspector General […]
Police officer allegedly shoots dead his colleague and goes missing in Laikipia
A police officer is believed to have been shot dead by his colleague at Doldol Police Station, Laikipia County. According to a police OB report accessed by K24 Digital, the incident happened on Tuesday, August 17, around 10:30 pm. The case was reported by Corporal Wilson Nkabo Mutembei who is in charge of the Station. […]
Armed bandits storm police camp, shoot three officers in the chest, legs
Four police officers are nursing gunshot wounds after they were attacked on Saturday, August 14 by suspected bandits in Laikipia. According to police, the officers were relaxing inside a tent in Laikipia Nature Conservancy at 10pm when armed bandits ambushed them and started shooting at the officers who were unprepared. One of the officers was […]