Also known as: ASTU
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Capital News
… More than 1,000 security officers drawn from the General Service Unit (GSU), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and regular police formations had been deployed across the constituency to secure polling stations, election officials a …
Hundreds Escort Ballot Box Convoys as Ol Kalou Awaits VerdictCapital News
… Inspector General Douglas Kanja said every polling station would be secured by at least two officers, supported by rapid response teams and specialised units, including the General Service Unit (GSU), Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DC …
Ol Kalou by-election: Slow biometric verification causes long queues at polling stationsCapital News
… Inspector General Douglas Kanja said each polling station would be manned by at least two police officers, backed by standby response teams, while officers from the General Service Unit (GSU), Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been …
Voting begins in Ol Kalou by-election as UDA, DCP face off in Mt Kenya testThe Standard
… ction, which had been preceded by weeks of intense political campaigns and isolated incidents of violence.Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja had announced the deployment of more than 1,000 police officers drawn from the General Service Unit (GSU), the Anti-Stock Theft Unit …
Jubilant DCP supporters flood Ol Kalou streets as vote tallying continuesCitizen Digital
… The DCP leader also alleged that units drawn from the General Service Unit (GSU) and the Anti-Stock Theft Unit had been instructed to use force should unrest arise after the declaration of results. …
Gachagua: IG Kanja plotting to disrupt Ol Kalou poll with deployment of 2,000 policeCapital News
… To reinforce the operation, the Inspector General announced the deployment of four platoons of General Service Unit (GSU) officers, four platoons from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and four water cannons to respond to any public order challenges. …
Kanja assigns 1,000 police officers, tactical units and water canons to Ol KalouCitizen Digital
… A multi-agency response was mounted to contain the blaze, with police saying fire brigades from Naivasha joined the operation alongside the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and water bowsers from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the National Youth Se …
Ruto, Kindiki mourn Utumishi Girls fire victims as police say 16 dead, 74 hospitalisedCitizen Digital
… A multi-agency response was mounted to contain the blaze, with police saying fire brigades from Naivasha joined the operation alongside the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and water bowsers from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the National Youth Se …
Utumishi Girls tragedy: 16 dead, 74 injured as fire guts down dormitoryThe Standard
… e officers in Isiolo County, who are often required to intercept the raiders before they cross the river into Samburu County, a situation that has often led to the deaths of several NPR officers.He also called for the transfer of the officer in charge of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit …
Turkana leaders demand insurance cover, better welfare for NPR officersThe Standard
… It would be remiss, for instance, not to acknowledge the bravery displayed by National Police Reservists (NPR), the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), local leadership, and the Laing’o, all working in different capacities to restore much-needed order and safeguard communities.Recent r …
Why Cattle Rustling Is Not Just About CattleHundreds of Ol Kalou residents escorted sealed ballot boxes and election forms from polling stations to the constituency tallying centre at Ol Kalou Senior School following the close of polling. Officials began receiving and verifying results from the constituency's 114 polling stations, with the Returning Officer expected to consolidate results before announcing the final outcome.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Hundreds of Ol Kalou residents escorted sealed ballot boxes and election forms from polling stations to the constituency tallying centre at Ol Kalou Senior School following the close of polling. Officials began receiving and verifying results from the constituency's 114 polling stations, with the Returning Officer expected to consolidate results before announcing the final outcome.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Long queues formed at polling stations in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election after slow biometric verification using the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) delayed voting, with some voters reporting the process took up to 30 minutes per person.
16 July 2026 · Capital News →
Voting is underway in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, a high-stakes contest seen as the first major political test in Mt. Kenya since former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's split with President William Ruto. Nine candidates are running, but the race has narrowed to a two-horse contest between the ruling UDA and Gachagua's DCP, with over 1,000 police officers deployed across 114 polling stations.
16 July 2026 · Capital News →
Supporters of leading candidates gathered outside the tallying centre in Ol Kalou on Thursday night, singing and dancing while awaiting the official declaration of results in the closely contested parliamentary by-election. The IEBC had not declared a winner by publication time, though provisional results continued to arrive from polling stations across the constituency.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja of overseeing a security operation aimed at disrupting Thursday's Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, alleging the deployment of more than 2,000 police officers is intended to influence the outcome of the vote.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's National Police Service has deployed more than 1,000 officers, four water cannons and specialized tactical units to secure Thursday's Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, amid allegations of voter bribery and isolated violence. Inspector General Douglas Kanja said the operation aims to guarantee a peaceful, free and credible election.
14 July 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki have mourned students who died in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, with police reporting 16 dead and 74 hospitalized as investigations continue.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, claimed 16 lives and hospitalized 74 students in the early hours of Thursday. The affected dormitory block housed 220 students drawn from Grade 10, Form 3, and Form 4.
28 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Turkana community leaders in Isiolo County have criticized the Government of Kenya for inadequate welfare and lack of insurance cover for National Police Reservists, who frequently face bandits but struggle with medical expenses when injured and whose families receive no compensation when killed on duty. The leaders, speaking at a burial of an NPR officer shot dead in Isiolo, called on Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen to extend medical insurance and family compensation schemes to NPR officers similar to those announced for regular police officers.
20 May 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that cattle rustling's impact extends beyond missing livestock to disrupt families, women, and children's education and safety, with vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of conflict escalation.
1 May 2026 · The Standard →