Crime

Kenya police have arrested seven suspects in connection with a gang rape of a woman in western Bomet county. The incident, captured in a viral video, happened in Chebanyi village last December, the police said. The clip trending as “sigor boys” on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows several men in a dimly lit room…

Detectives have recovered a firearm alleged to have been robbed from an OCS in Vihiga in Kasarani. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations in a statement on Tuesday,  stated that the officer in charge of Vihiga police station was on patrol on December 21, 2023, when he was attacked by a gang and his firearm was…

A man has been found stabbed to death near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He was found unresponsive at 05:51 BST in Northumberland Park in Haringey, north London, said the Met Police, which has launched a murder inquiry. The man suffered a number of stab injuries and, despite receiving CPR, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sunday…

Detectives have summoned several officials from government agencies responsible for handling the distribution of fake fertilizer. The first group to undergo questioning, from Friday through Sunday, included representatives from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) and suppliers. Those from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) are expected at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) …

At least two people were on Saturday morning killed and  10 others were seriously injured after a bus they were traveling in was involved in a road accident. Police blamed poor visibility among other causes at the time of the accident which occurred at Muguga area in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. Kikuyu Police Commander Ronald Kirui…

A Congolese man who allegedly received Sh151 million to export tantalum niobium to China and instead sent a heap of soil was on Thursday arrested in Nairobi. Part of the said minerals, which turned out to be fake was intercepted at the Mombasa port on January 30, 2024, police said. Police said the prime suspect…

Police are investigating claims by a man that he was robbed of Sh750,000 moments after he had withdrawn the cash from a bank in Nakuru town. The victim is a manager at a children’s home in the Subukia area, police said. He told police he had gone to a local bank in Nakuru and withdrew…

Musician KarehB, the mother to a son who died in the Chavakali Boys bus accident has spoken. In an emotional post on Facebook, KarehB mourned her son with questions. Her 17-year-old son passed away in an accident that left 33 students injured. “I need answers am breaking apart,” KarehB said. KarehB questioned the Ministry of…

The bodies of two children aged ten and two years were found decomposed in their house days after they went missing in Mwihoko area, Githurai, Nairobi. Their father who was last seen with them is still missing, police said. Police said the bodies were discovered in the house on Tuesday two days after a missing…

Police have joined the hunt for a murder convict who went missing from Manyani Maximum Prisons in Taita Taveta County. The incident happened on Monday April 2, officials said. The convict identified as Samuel Njule Maghanga, 28 had been convicted for murder and was serving 30 years jail term. Officials at the facility said they…