CRIME

Nairobi, January 4, 2026 – What started as a quiet lunch at one of Nairobi’s most exclusive spots turned into a heart-stopping drama yesterday when Kileleshwa MCA Robert Onyango Alai…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has intensified its festive season anti-bribery crackdown, arresting two traffic police officers in Murang’a and Mtwapa over allegations of extorting motorists along major highways.…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested three traffic police officers attached to Sondu Police Station for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes from motorists along the busy Kisumu–Kisii Highway,…

What was meant to be the crowning moment of a promising legal career has ended in unspeakable tragedy, after a Kenyan legal officer was murdered barely hours after attending her…

In breaking news out of Bondo, police have arrested three prominent local figures in connection with a grisly murder tied to a long-simmering land dispute. The suspects include Professor Francis…

Detectives in Nairobi have smashed what is believed to be a key link in a counterfeit currency network after seizing a large consignment of fake US dollars and arresting a…

A 72-year-old woman is counting her luck after surviving a chilling daylight robbery in Karatina, Nyeri County, where she was kidnapped and robbed of Sh1.1 million moments after withdrawing the…

Police in Siaya have launched an intensive search for a 35-year-old Bodaboda rider accused of committing the gruesome crime of defiling and killing two youngsters in Ulafu sub-location of Alego-Usonga…

Kisumu City Manager Michael Abala Wanga cut an unusually relaxed and reflective figure in the dock as his much-anticipated corruption case took yet another dramatic turn, with plea taking deferred…

A chilling discovery in a quiet riverside village of Chemelil has plunged Kisumu County into shock, fear and speculation after a beheaded body, wrapped in a green sack, was spotted…

A familiar but painful story has once again thrust Kenya’s Bodaboda riders into the national spotlight—this time after one of their own died while in police custody, reigniting debate over…

Dreams were soaring and mortarboards flying—until reality came crashing down. A dramatic scene unfolded in Changamwe, Mombasa County, after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters’ Serious Crime…

Award-winning rapper Ghetts, real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, has admitted causing the death of a 20-year-old Nepali student in a high-speed hit-and-run collision in north-east London — a revelation that has…

A wave of dread swept through Rarieda, Siaya County on Wednesday after 28-year-old Bodaboda rider George Ouma was found dead in Aram, apparently attacked after picking up passengers and heading…

In a stunning development, fresh reporting has revealed that the Kenyan government secretly handed over Ksh 120 million (about £700,000) to the family of Julie Ward — the British tourist…

A chilling dashcam video showing a Kenyan taxi driver in Dubai violently attacked by a passenger has blown up on social media — and stirred a fierce storm of outrage…

Alego Usonga, Siaya County — A quiet Sunday morning in Kadenge sub-location erupted into shock and grief after villagers discovered the lifeless body of a 35-year-old man hanging from a…

Detectives from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) have arrested a woman believed to be a key link in a terror-support network operating within Nairobi’s Eastleigh district. The Friday, November 21…

In a dramatic turn of events that has rattled the electoral sector, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has hauled a former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) employee to…

CCTV footage from Meridian Apartment in South B has laid bare the harrowing final minutes of delivery rider Antony Otieno, whose bound body was later discovered stuffed under a bed…

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised the alarm over a controversial KSh10 billion unsecured loan disbursed to Kenya Airways (KQ), exposing glaring accountability gaps within the National Treasury. During…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has spoken out with raw emotion and unmistakable outrage after his daughter allegedly suffered domestic violence at the hands of her husband — an…

A dramatic police operation along the busy Mombasa–Nairobi highway on Friday saw officers from Samburu Police Station arrest a suspected drug trafficker and seize an SUV loaded with sacks of…

Family’s desperate search ends in heartbreak as body of missing teacher discovered at morgue The search for Maricus Owino, a Mathematics teacher at Lela Secondary School, has ended in tragedy…

Tension has gripped Kasipul Constituency after two people were killed and several others injured when suspected goons attacked a political rally for Kasipul MP aspirant Boyd Were at Opondo area,…

Ten days after the puzzling disappearance of former Tinderet parliamentary aspirant Shadrack Maritim, the case has taken a bizarre twist — with his mobile phone showing recent financial activity and…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has delivered a hammer blow to corruption, arresting five traffic police officers caught red-handed accepting bribes on the Kisumu-Busia highway. The officers, stationed near…

Police in Nambale, Busia County, have arrested a suspect and seized six kilograms of cannabis sativa in a major drug bust along the Nambale–Mumias Road. The operation, carried out by…

Police in Port Victoria, Busia County, have recovered a stolen bull and arrested two suspects in a well-coordinated operation that stretched into Siaya County, amid growing concern over a surge…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a TikTok content creator accused of spreading false information on social media. The suspect, identified as Roy Otieno Odhiambo, was…