Police are investigating the discovery of a decomposed body of a man floating in Mathare River, Nairobi. The body was found on February 5, 2026, by residents who alerted the authorities. Police said the man may have drowned or been killed elsewhere before the body ended up in the river. The body was taken to the mortuary pending identification and an autopsy.In Tharaka Nithi County, a middle-aged man was found dead on the roadside in the Kaanwa area, a few meters from Weru Market. Police reported that the man had injuries to his ear, face, and arm. The motive behind…
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A school van after it overturned along Charity Road in Endarasha, Nyeri County, on January 31, 2026/COURTESYSeveral students were injured on Saturday morning after a school van overturned along Charity Road in Endarasha, Kieni West, Nyeri County.Eyewitnesses said the van lost control before rolling into a ditch. The incident left the vehicle badly damaged, with its front section smashed, the windscreen shattered, and the seats dislodged. Some pupils were reportedly trapped inside, sustaining injuries of varying severity.Police confirmed that no deaths have been reported, and the injured were taken to hospital. Rescue efforts were swiftly mounted, with more than six…
Minor found dead in unused borehole in NyamiraPolice are investigating the death of a five-year-old girl whose body was found dumped in an unused borehole in the Nyamusi area of Nyamira County.The body was discovered on Thursday, January 29. Police said the motive for the incident had not yet been established.According to police, the child had strayed from her home before her body was found in the borehole. The body was observed to have an injury on the forehead. It was removed to the mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.In a separate incident in Nyali, Mombasa County, a 52-year-old man died…
Accident on Southern Bypass, Nairobi/SCREENGRABAt least one person has died after a fuel tanker caught fire following a road accident along Nairobi’s Southern Bypass, police said.The deceased was one of the drivers of the two trucks involved in the collision, which occurred near the Swaminarayan Tunnel Bridge behind the Carnivore Restaurant. Another driver was rescued and rushed to the hospital, Lang’ata Sub-County Police Commander Pius Mwanthi confirmed.The accident involved a lorry carrying bales of flour and a fuel tanker. Following the collision, the fuel tanker slid into the bridge and ignited.Accident on Southern Bypass, Nairobi/SCREENGRABEmergency services, including firefighters, Red Cross personnel, and…
Fuel tanker explodes into flames on Southern Bypass /SCREENGRAB Police and emergency service teams have been deployed along the Southern Bypass in Nairobi after a fuel tanker caught fire following a road accident. The road has been temporarily closed.Police closed the busy Southern bypass to manage the fire that billowed to the sky and threatened the nearby structures. The incident happened under a bridge on the road after an accident. Witnesses said some road users, including bodaboda riders, had rushed to the scene to scoop the fuel that had spilt after the accident. Nairobi police boss George Seda said they…
Detectives are investigating after the body of a 75-year-old man, who had reportedly been abducted, was found dumped in a thicket in Juja, Kiambu County.Stephen Gitonga Gacheru was allegedly abducted from a parking yard in Thika Town on January 22, 2026. His body was discovered in the Mugutha area on January 23, 2026.Police said he appeared to have been clobbered to death, but the motive for the killing was not immediately clear.The abductors reportedly demanded a ransom for his release, and the victim’s phone was allegedly used to contact family members. His son said he received a call from his…
Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony KibagendiKitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi was held by police in Nairobi on Tuesday in relation to assault claims and will be driven to Kisii for possible arraignment.He is accused of assaulting a man identified as Enock Omariba in Kisii Town on November 27, 2025.Omariba reported that the incident occurred at a restaurant where he was having breakfast with a lawyer friend.Kibagendi confirmed that he had been arrested and later posted about the incident on his Facebook account.In the post, he said: “I have been aggressively blocked by DCI officers and arrested, being taken to…
A police officer and a civilian woman were shot and killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Naisunyei area, Samburu County, police said.According to police, Constable Julius Muthaura was shot and killed while escorting a lorry carrying cattle from Lolnguniani Market to Achers Post area.The owner of the cattle, identified as 55-year-old Khadija Ibrahim, was also shot and killed at the scene.Police said the gunmen also wounded four men who were on the lorry during the ambush. The incident occurred on January 15 at about 5pm.Police reported that the attackers stole 17 heads of cattle from the lorry before…
Bomb disposal experts successfully defused a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) found under a bridge in Nyatike, Migori County, on Tuesday. The device, which was connected to a live wire, was safely neutralised by the bomb experts, according to police reports.During the operation, seven pieces of gel explosives were recovered from the scene. The multi-agency security teams, who had cordoned off the area for several hours, conducted the operation to ensure the safety of the public and allow the exercise to proceed without incident.No injuries were reported in the operation, and investigations are ongoing to determine the motive behind the…
At least two people were shot and killed on Friday in separate incidents linked to cattle rustling in Kuria, Migori County. Police said tension remained high in the area on Saturday amid concerns of possible retaliatory attacks.The deaths bring the total number of people killed in the area, extending to Angata Barrikoi, to six over the past week. Authorities said additional personnel have been deployed to the area to help restore order.In Kehancha, Sampson Ngera, 52, was shot in the chest and leg before being left at the scene. Police said the motive for the attack is not yet clear,…
Pathologist Dr Benard Midia addresses the media on the postmortem results of the late Albert Ojwang at Nairobi funeral on June 10, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAISlain teacher Albert Ojwang died from head injuries, neck compression, and multiple soft tissue trauma, an autopsy revealed. Pathologists ruled out the narrative that self-inflicted injuries caused the death. He was hit in the head and strangled. Further, he had multiple injuries on hands. Ojwang, who died in custody at the Central Police Station, was assaulted and suffered multiple body injuries, a team of pathologists led by government pathologist Bernard Midia concluded. “He had head and neck…
Interior PS Raymond Omollo speaking at the opening of the RECSA Forum for Government Experts on SALW/HandoutKenya is challenging regional partners in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa to move from policy promises to practical solutions in the fight against illicit arms. The arms continue to destabilise communities and undermine development across the region. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo asserted that it is high time the 15 Member States of the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) matched words with action, citing the urgent need for a united and coordinated response to the escalating regional threat. Speaking at the…
The rescued teen/HandoutA teenage girl who has been kidnapped by suspected bandits in a raid at a home in Yatya, Baringo North Subcounty was found alive more than 100 kilometres from the point of attack . She was found three days after the incident on Sunday and reunited with her family. Her elder brother who was also kidnapped alongside her managed to escape, police and other officials said. This happened after gunmen raided their home on Friday. The motive of the kidnapping was not immediately established. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed the rescue of the Grade 7 girl and…
A mine/FileAt least four people were killed while five others were injured after a gold mine collapsed early Saturday morning at Karon village in West Pokot County.The injured were rescued and rushed to hospitals in the area. West Pokot subcounty Deputy County Commissioner Wycliffe Munanda said the miners had ventured into the pit around 3 am when the pit caved in, burying them under the debris. “We understand some nine people were inside the pit when it caved in. The five who were injured have been taken to Kapenguria County Referral Hospital for treatment,” he said. The bodies of the…
Police in Kisii are hunting for a group that allegedly beat a man to death in Nyatieko village.The man identified as Justus Omoni, 48, was found dead after a suspected assault by a group of community policing group. The group had intervened in a domestic quarrel between Omoni and his wife over an erected structure in their compound. It was then that the group was called to settle the matter and allegedly resorted to assaulting Omoni. According to police, they tied and beat him before abandoning him unconscious in a nearby school compound. His family picked him from the scene and…
Juja MP George Koimburi after he was found lying in a coffee plantation in Kiambu on May 26, 2025/ScreengrabMissing Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was Monday morning found dumped in a coffee plantation in Kibichoi area, Kiambu County. It is not clear who was behind the incident. He complained of being beaten up by his alleged abductors who picked him from outside a church in Kiambu on Sunday afternoon. Police have denied involvement in the drama. Police added that an investigation is ongoing into the incident after the family reported the said abduction on Sunday. Police said they want…
George Koimburi/FilePolice have denied involvement in the alleged abduction and subsequent release of Juja MP George Koimburi.The police claim they believe Koimburi staged his abduction and have launched an investigation into the incident. Koimburi was found alive, dumped in Jacaranda coffee plantation, Kibichoi, Kiambu and taken to hospital. He was picked up from the plantation on Monday morning, almost 12 hours after his family and friends said he had been kidnapped in Mugutha area. Police want to establish how those who found him in the said plantation learned of his presence there. “His mobile phone has been off since Friday when…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen/HandoutThe Operation Ondoa Jangili, which targets criminal groups in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, has done a lot in pacifying the region that had for long not known peace, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said. He said the exercise will continue. “The operation has thwarted several criminal activities and curbed the proliferation of small arms,” the CS said. The multi-agency team is grappling with illegal mining, drug and human trafficking as well as cross-border incursions. The CS was speaking to the media when he received a progress report of the operation at Marsabit Police Station. The…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen/FileLand titling and multiple claims of ownership are leading to insecurity in the Upper Eastern Region. Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has also taken issue with drugs and substance abuse, and human-wildlife conflicts, among other concerns. On his second day of the Jukwaa la Usalama, Upper Eastern Region Chapter, the CS noted that perennial land and border disputes have contributed to issues of insecurity in the region. Speaking to journalists after chairing a security briefing meeting at Tharaka Nithi county commissioner’s office, the CS stated that although counties have unique challenges, land and…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen/MINAInterior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has given an assurance that the case allegedly linking four filmmakers to the BBC ‘Blood Parliament” story will be impartial. According to the CS, he has full confidence in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the court to ensure the process is above board. “No brief has been extended to me. The DCI, courts and the DPP will dispense with this matter as stipulated in law. That’s why they are created for checks and…
Crime scene/FilePolice are investigating an incident where a worker died at a construction site in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. The victim, identified as Frankline Makori, 42, was among a group of masons at the site along Galore Street when he slipped and fell from the seventh floor. They were constructing the structure on Tuesday, May 6, when the incident happened. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival with broken limbs. Police visited the scene and ordered its closure pending an investigation. This is the latest such incident to happen in the industry amid calls…
Police van/FileA man was found dead after he had been stabbed by a woman believed to be his wife in a domestic fight in Kayole, Nairobi. The incident happened in Kioi area on May 7 dawn. The couple had a fight in their house before the woman reached for a knife that she used to stab him in the stomach. Police said the woman escaped after the incident. Neighbours rushed to the scene following screams from the woman and the man as they fought. The man was found in a pool of blood and rushed to hospital where he was…
Slain Kaipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were/FILEKasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was shot five times at close range. An postmorterm on his body showed vital organs including the heart were hit. Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said Were died from excessive bleeding, suffered five gunshot wounds with bullets in the arm and chest tearing through his vital organs. He added his survival chances were slim as bullets hit vital organs, including the heart. The autopsy was conducted at the Lee Funeral Home on May 5 as four suspects were presented in court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Magistrate Irene Gichobi allowed police to hold the suspects…
A section of the sugar plantation on fire in Angata Barrikoi./HANDOUTA large sugarcane plantation in Angata Barrikoi, Transmara South Sub-county, has been set on fire by unknown individuals, raising fresh concerns in an area already gripped by tension and tragedy. The fire, which engulfed an undisclosed number of acres, broke out under unclear circumstances and has left farmers counting heavy losses.There was little to salvage, witnesses said.Multi-agency teams are investigating the incident as emergency teams responded to the scene in efforts to contain the spread of the fire.A section of the sugar plantation on fire in Angata Barrikoi./HANDOUTThe inferno is suspected…
The alleged Friday arrest of four Kenyan filmmakers reportedly associated with the BBC documentary Blood Parliament has raised alarm among civil rights advocates, with questions mounting over the legality and motive behind the detentions.However, in a statement on Saturday from the BBC Press Office, the four filmmakers were not involved in the making of the exposé. “We have been made aware of the arrest of four journalists in Kenya. To confirm, they were not involved in any way in the making of BBC Africa Eye’s Blood Parliament documentary,” the statement from BBC reads in part. Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi also clarified that…
The four filmmakers outside Pangani police station./HANDOUTPolice has released the four filmmakers arrested Friday night and booked for “false publication” without charges. Nicholas Wambugu Gichuki, Brian Adagala, Mark Karubiu, and Christopher Wamae have been released on free bond but without their devices, lawyers say.There is no cashbail that has been demanded also. I want to appreciate the Defenders Coalition and Vocal Africa, which are the two organisations that were ready to assist and ensure that the cashbail had been posted incase it was needed,” Mutiso said.According to LSK Lawyer Ian Mutiso, the four will now go home and rest as…
Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, toured parts of Marsabit and Isiolo Counties./HandoutThe Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, toured parts of Marsabit and Isiolo Counties. He expressed satisfaction with the Quick Response Team’s efforts in supporting the ongoing Operation ‘Ondoa Jangili’. He said on Sunday the operation has recorded significant success in restoring law and order in the region.He commended the entire QRU team for their dedication to duty and urged them to remain vigilant in maintaining national security. “We are taming the gangs’ activities and we encourage you for this…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen meets various officials in Machakos/HandoutLand fraud and contracted squatters are a serious threat to national security, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has warned. Speaking during the commissioning of the newly built Machakos County DCI office, the CS noted that land issues are a cross-cutting challenge in all the Lower Eastern Region counties. After touring Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties, he stated land disputes range from invasion, competition for resources, to succession and fraud. He took issue with what he termed contracted squatters in Machakos, a protracted matter that he said is executed through…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen in Machakos/HandoutInterior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has said that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and former Public Service CS Justin Muturi were not under investigation for any breach.Murkomen, however, reiterated that it’s a requirement for state and public officers to comply with the Secrecy Act.The CS stressed that compliance enforcement is apolitical and does not target any individual, dismissing claims that Gachagua and Muturi are persons of interest. This is after Members of Parliament expressed concerns that ex-state and public officers are bound by the confidential law and should not be disclosing sensitive matters when they vacate office.Murkomen…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and PS Raymond Omollo in Machakos/HandoutThe government will crack the whip on those found culpable in the ongoing probe into alleged human trafficking in the country. Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen vowed to deal with those implicated in the investigations by competent agencies and act on the recommendations of the taskforce formed by the Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. The CS said that though the ministry is seized of the matter, medical practice in organ transplant is a specialized area that has agencies of oversight to ensure compliance. “We will be guided by…
Defence CS Soipan Tuya during the launch of a four-day training on counter-terrorism financing by the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) in Nairobi County on April 22, 2025/HandoutDefence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has challenged countries to address the financing mechanisms that sustain terror groups. Tuya said terrorism remains a threat as long as the financing issue has not been addressed. She said while countries made significant progress in disrupting terrorist networks and degrading their capabilities, one area remains a persistent and strategic enabler of terrorism financing mechanisms that sustain these groups. “Terrorist financing fuels recruitment, planning, logistics, and operations.…