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Armed gang shoots M-Pesa attendant, steals Ksh.600K in Ruiru By Franklin Wallah September 12, 2026 09:27 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A local businessman is fighting for his life in the …
Armed gang shoots M-Pesa attendant, steals Ksh.600K in RuiruCitizen Digital
CCTV captures two women involved in 14-month-old baby abduction in Dagoretti By Franklin Wallah September 11, 2026 10:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize An agonising search is underway in …
CCTV captures two women involved in 14-month-old baby abduction in DagorettiCitizen Digital
Form Three student dies 5 months after being stabbed while breaking up classroom fight By Franklin Wallah September 11, 2026 02:14 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A Form Three student from …
Form Three student dies 5 months after being stabbed while breaking up classroom fightCitizen Digital
14-months-old baby abducted while playing at courtyard in Dagoretti By Franklin Wallah September 10, 2026 02:43 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A family in Kangondo Village, Dagoretti Sout …
14-months-old baby abducted while playing at courtyard in DagorettiCitizen Digital
Gang attacks, robs taxi driver lured into offline ride By Franklin Wallah September 08, 2026 02:25 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize An online taxi driver was abducted, robbed, and left tied …
Gang attacks, robs taxi driver lured into offline rideCitizen Digital
Comedian Eric Omondi arrested in Nairobi CBD By Franklin Wallah September 07, 2026 11:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Comedian Eric Omondi. …
Comedian Eric Omondi arrested in Nairobi CBDCitizen Digital
'It wasn't a robbery', Moja Expressway denies viral incident on Nairobi Expressway By Franklin Wallah September 04, 2026 12:10 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A photo collage of a politician's delegation sw …
'It wasn't a robbery', Moja Expressway denies viral incident on Nairobi ExpresswayCitizen Digital
How armed men trailed and abducted Standard Group Editor Alex Kiprotich By Franklin Wallah September 02, 2026 09:19 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The abduction of Standard Group Associat …
How armed men trailed and abducted Standard Group Editor Alex KiprotichCitizen Digital
Derrick Omanga murder: Stolen phone leads to suspect arrest in Lucky Summer By Franklin Wallah August 31, 2026 01:54 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Detectives investigating the murder of …
Derrick Omanga murder: Stolen phone leads to suspect arrest in Lucky SummerCitizen Digital
Uasin Gishu: GSU officer attached to Governor Bii allegedly shoots woman dead By Franklin Wallah August 31, 2026 11:57 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A 45-year-old woman was shot dead at …
Uasin Gishu: GSU officer arrested after allegedly shooting woman deadPolice in Nairobi arrested Citizen TV journalist Francis Ode on Tuesday afternoon while he was covering protests against high fuel costs at Kimathi Street; plainclothes officers roughed him up and ignored his press identification before briefly detaining him at the Central Police Station alongside activists. He has since been released.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Police in Nairobi arrested Citizen TV journalist Francis Ode on Tuesday afternoon while he was covering protests against high fuel costs at Kimathi Street; plainclothes officers roughed him up and ignored his press identification before briefly detaining him at the Central Police Station alongside activists. He has since been released.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A helicopter crashed at Kericho Golf Club on Monday afternoon amid heavy rains, with Environment Principal Secretary Festus K. Ng'eno among five occupants on board. According to the county police commander, no fatalities were reported, although several occupants sustained injuries and were taken to South Rift Hospital.
12 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two police constables attached to Kinjo Police Patrol Base in Meru County have been arrested following allegations that they defiled a three-and-a-half-year-old girl inside a police housing unit. The suspects were placed in custody after the child's mother reported the incident on October 11, 2026.
12 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Monica Wanjiku Kimani appeared in court facing charges of operating an illegal collective investment scheme without a Capital Markets Authority licence. Investigators allege she exploited people in her social circles to run a Ponzi-style scheme that promised 10 per cent monthly returns and collapsed in April; she was released on Ksh.5 million cash bail.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police Lazarus Opicho, Commandant of the Security of Government Buildings and VIP Protection Unit, has died following an illness while undergoing treatment at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. Inspector General Douglas Kanja described him as a dedicated and exemplary servant whose leadership will be deeply missed.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Activist Muteti Mulinge, who went missing for four days during Nairobi protests demanding the release of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, was found alive in Lukenya and hospitalized. He narrated being subjected to severe torture, physical abuse, and starvation by unknown men who abducted him.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An autopsy at City Mortuary has failed to determine the precise cause of death for Anthony Ochieng Otieno, a robbery suspect who died following a police encounter in Nairobi's Githurai 44 area. Pathologists have extracted samples for toxicology tests to establish what caused his death.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A multi-agency security operation in Samburu County aimed at recovering stolen livestock and curbing banditry resulted in the killing of hundreds of livestock, triggering protests and calls for investigation from local leaders and residents. The operation followed violent incidents across the Samburu-Isiolo border in which two ASTU officers, a National Police Reservist, and two civilians were killed.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detectives in Nairobi arrested eight suspects—seven Kenyan nationals and one Tanzanian national—and recovered assorted suspected stolen mobile phone parts during a raid at an apartment complex in Kilimani following public tips about illegal electronic operations.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A suspect died in a high-speed police pursuit in Nairobi's Kasarani area on Sunday night after officers intercepted a vehicle allegedly offloading stolen electronics. The crash exposed a regional stolen goods syndicate, with the driver losing control and hitting an electric pole before plunging into a ditch.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two masked armed men raided an M-Pesa and gas outlet in Ruiru, escaping with more than 600,000 shillings. A male attendant was shot in the chest and ribs as the suspects fled and opened fire on pursuing witnesses, and was hospitalized in intensive care.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A one-year-and-two-month-old boy, Dylan Muinde, was allegedly abducted in broad daylight from his home in Kangondo Village, Dagoretti South, on Monday afternoon. Police retrieved CCTV footage showing two women believed to be involved in the alleged abduction, and the family is appealing for public information to help identify the suspects.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Alex Owegi Ariango, a 17-year-old Form Three class prefect at Ruthimitu Mixed Secondary School in Dagoretti South, died on September 1, 2026, from severe internal medical complications caused by a stabbing he sustained in April 2026 while intervening in a classroom fight. The Chief Government Pathologist confirmed the stabbing incident directly caused his death.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 14-month-old boy was abducted on September 7 in Kangondo Village, Dagoretti South, when two women deceived older children into leaving him in their care and then fled with him into a nearby forest. The incident was captured on security cameras.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An online taxi driver in Nairobi was lured into an offline ride, overpowered by five suspects near Witeithie stage on Thika Road, and left tied up on a farm in Kiambu County after the gang stole his vehicle and smartphone.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Comedian and political activist Eric Omondi was arrested by plainclothes police officers in Nairobi's Central Business District while launching his "Punguza Mzigo" referendum campaign, which seeks to gather one million signatures to support reducing Kenya's counties from 47 to 8 and scrapping several legislative seats.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A viral social media image showing people gathered between vehicles on the Nairobi Expressway sparked robbery allegations, but Moja Expressway management and security authorities confirmed the incident was a brief logistics stop involving a political delegation, not a crime.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich was abducted by armed men near Gilgil Weighbridge on Tuesday evening after being trailed from Nairobi. The abductors have been linked to a Cabinet Secretary's office and Kiprotich was abandoned near Masinga Dam; this marks his second abduction attempt in 67 days.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detectives investigating the murder of Derrick Tom Omanga have arrested a second suspect, Jared Kulo Oduor, in Nairobi's Lucky Summer estate after recovering stolen mobile phones linked to violent robberies. The arrest followed the earlier apprehension of 17-year-old Brian Mwendia Kinyua, with investigators tracing Omanga's stolen phone to Kinyua and then to Oduor, who allegedly sold the handset to the teenager.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 45-year-old woman, Doris Murei Nandi, was shot dead at a GSU Mess compound in Naiberi, Uasin Gishu County, on August 30, 2026, following an altercation with Police Constable Nathan Kirwa, who serves as a bodyguard to Governor Jonathan Bii and was arrested after fleeing the scene.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 17-year-old suspect, Brian Mwendia Kinyua, was arrested in Meru after detectives traced a mobile phone belonging to Derick Tom Omanga, who was found dead near the Roysambu flyover on December 24, 2025. Kinyua has been detained for 21 days at Kasarani Police Station while investigations continue.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopter crashed at Mt. Ololokwe in Samburu County, killing all seven occupants. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the accident and said the Air Accident Investigation Department is leading investigations into the circumstances.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 25-year-old man was charged in Mombasa court with child cruelty after allegedly torturing and neglecting his three-year-old stepdaughter in Likoni between July 19 and August 15, 2026. He pleaded not guilty to the charge contrary to the Children Act, 2022.
18 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 19-year-old JKUAT student has accused an American national, King Nwachukwu, of rape following a Tinder date at an apartment in Westlands, Nairobi. Nwachukwu appeared before a magistrate and pleaded not guilty; police allege the encounter turned violent and resulted in sexual assault without consent.
17 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A seven-year-old Grade One pupil from Nairobi's Mukuru kwa Njenga estate disappeared on July 11 and was later found murdered and burnt beyond recognition along Maasai Road in Embakasi. Her mother alleges that Villa Police Station refused to provide an official report number when she initially reported the disappearance.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Grade 1 pupil, Jedida Mwende, disappeared in July 2026 and was later found murdered and burnt along Maasai Road in Embakasi. The mother alleges police negligence in response to the initial missing person report and faces a family dispute over DNA identification.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Mercedes Actros trailer collided head-on with two Toyota Hiace matatus at Mlima Punda near Lessos Junction on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway on Friday morning, leaving seven dead and eight seriously injured. The trailer was attempting to overtake while descending a hill when the crash occurred.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Inspector Kelvin Mwangi, Deputy Officer Commanding Station at Drive In Police Post, was arrested on Thursday night in connection with a kidnapping and extortion incident targeting a couple in Githurai, Nairobi. The officer is being held to assist investigations while detectives pursue other suspects still at large.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Five security personnel—four from the Special Operations Group and one National Police Reservist—were killed when their vehicle struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a main supply route in Arabia, Mandera County. No group has claimed immediate responsibility, though the region has a history of attacks by Al-Shabaab militants.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two gunmen stormed a hair salon in Saika estate, Kayole, on Sunday afternoon during a Queen's Women Chama meeting, making off with Ksh.50,000 and a mobile phone in a daylight armed robbery.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →