Tag: Mlolongo

Police recover gun from building under construction in Mlolongo

Police in Mlolongo, Machakos County, have recovered a gun in a building under construction. The gun, a Retay Falcoon loaded with 5 rounds of 9mm ammunition, is suspected to belong to a robbery gang. “Police in Mlolongo have mounted a search for suspect(s) following recovery of a pistol make Retay Falcoon loaded with 5 rounds […]

Tailoring student among 4 shot dead during protests in Mlolongo

A family in Mlolongo, Machakos County is in distress after their daughter died from a police gunshot during the opposition’s protests on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. 20-year-old Faith Wanjiru was among the four victims who succumbed to bullet injuries during the day-long violent anti-government demonstrations. Wanjiru was a student at St Joseph Catholic Tailoring College […]

Mlolongo: Over 5,000 litres of illicit brew destroyed in sting operation

Security officers in Mlolongo, Machakos, on Thursday, September 29, destroyed over 5,000 litres of illicit brew, also known as kangara, at Kinanie area. One suspect was arrested in the sting operation led by the Sub-county security committee on Thursday mid-morning. The liquor said to be prepared using cow dung and sewage water, was contained in […]

Passenger killed, 14 others seriously injured in Mlolongo road accident

One person died and 14 others seriously injured in a road accident involving a Bus and a lorry near Mlolongo, Mombasa Road, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The accident involved a Kitengela-bound bus which rammed into a moving lorry at around noon. Confirming the incident Athi-river Subcounty police commander Anderson Njagi said the bus owned […]

Several injured as Embassava matatu rams car on Nairobi Expressway

Several people sustained injuries after an Embassava Sacco bus rammed a private car on the Nairobi Expressway on Monday, July 4, 2022. The accident occurred at the Mlolongo Toll station exit on Monday evening. Witnesses said the Toyota Prado was waiting for clearance at the exit when the speeding Public Service Vehicle (PSV) rammed into […]