Three arrested in Kirinyaga for killing two brothers in case of mistaken identity
Two teachers and a member of Nyumba Kumi Initiative have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of two brothers at Gategi in Embu County. The suspects were seized at their respective homes on Monday evening and locked up at the local police station for questioning. Read More…
MP David Pkosing Arrested as KDF Operation Against Bandits Begins
Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested Pokot South Member of Parliament David Pkosing over allegations of incitement. The lawmaker was taken to the DCI Headquarters in Kiambu Raod for grilling as the investigative unit looked to uncover his alleged involvement in the outbreak of skirmishes in West Pokot County. Read More…
Al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya surged by 26% in 2022 – report
Attacks linked to the al-Shabaab terror group in Kenya increased by 26 per cent in 2022 and resulted in 116 fatalities. A report by the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) shows that the number of terror-related attacks over the period stood at 77 up from 51 reported in 2021. Read More…
Robbers steal Sh1.1m, laptops, mobile phones and gold jewellery from CS Aisha Jumwa’s Loresho home
Three suspected robbers on Thursday raided the home of Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aisha Jumwa in Loresho, Nairobi and made away with Sh1.1 million in cash, gold jewelry, two laptops and three mobile phones. Police say the robbery took place on February 16 at 1:45am, when the CS was away on official duties. Read More…
Expectant teacher gang-raped as bandits unleash terror in Turkana
An expectant teacher at a school along the border of Turkana and West Pokot Counties was Sunday night gang-raped by armed bandits who are currently unleashing terror on residents and security officers in Kainuk. The school head teacher reported the matter at Kainuk Police Station on Monday. Read More…
Guns surrender amnesty yields poor response as crackdown begins in restive North Rift
A thorough security cleansing in the bandit-hit North Rift Valley announced by the government is expected to commence fully on Friday, following the expiry of a three-day illegal arms surrender amnesty on Thursday, which received a poor response from civilians residing in the region. By 3 pm on Thursday, the Nation team had established from county bosses that no guns had been surrendered in Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, and Laikipia counties that were Monday declared ‘dangerous and disturbed’ by Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki, as he spelt out security interventions to be undertaken in the region. Read More…
Aden Duale Appointed Regional Chairperson of Council of Defence Ministers
Defence Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, was appointed chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) on Thursday, February 16. In a statement, Kenya’s Ministry of Defence indicated that the CS took over the role during a Policy Organs Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read More…
Lift travel advisories, Coast tourism players tell US, UK
Stakeholders in the hospitality industry at the coast have protested last week’s travel advisories by the United Kingdom and the United States warning their citizens to avoid parts of the country deemed as prone to terrorist attacks. They said the sector, which is still recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 restrictions, would suffer further damage. Read More…
Cops Lay Trap, Shoot Dead Most Wanted Nairobi Thug
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) shot dead a notorious city thug who had been terrorising residents in select Nairobi estates. In a statement dated Wednesday, February 15, the detectives detailed how they hid in a drainage trench to apprehend the criminal while in the act. Read More…
Rising juvenile crimes leave Naivasha parents, police worried
Parents, security officers and other authorities in Naivasha, Nakuru County, are worried about a rise of crime among young people, including secondary school students. Recently, a college engineering student and a Form Four leaver were among suspects arrested following a botched carjacking that left a taxi driver seriously injured. Read More…
IG Koome lands in Turkana ahead of security operation
Inspector General of police Japhet Koome landed in Kainuk, Turkana, Tuesday ahead of a planned security operation in the region. Security was tight as Koome and his team landed in the area and were scheduled to meet security teams in the operation. The area has been the hotspot of attacks by gunmen on security agents and motorists. Read More…
KDF officers kill three suspected Shabaab militants, two AK47 rifles recovered
Three suspected Shabaab terrorists were on Thursday killed by the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) at Sarira area near the Lamu-Somalia border. This is shortly after the three planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the route that saw a water bowser damaged slightly after it ran over it. Read More…
Truth Behind Video of Four Police Officers, Stripping, Beating Kenyan
A video of four police officers pinning a man on the ground with one of them kneeling on his chest is factual. Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Thursday, February 16, a man who filmed the clip confirmed that it happened at the Kasarani Stadium during a football match that took place on Wednesday, February 15. He explained that at 3 p.m, the man who is a fan of one of the teams breached the security protocol and accessed the stand where the manager and players were. Read More…
Family of missing Ugandan doctor identifies his body after exhumation from Kakamega farm
The family of the missing Ugandan doctor who is reported to have been kidnapped and murdered in Western Kenya identified his body during a post-mortem conducted on Monday night at the Kakamega County and Referral Hospital Mortuary. The post-mortem, conducted by Kakamega County pathologist Dickson Mchana, indicated that Dr Gideon Wamasebu Simiyu, 62, died of strangulation. Read More…