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Franklin Wallah

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  1. May 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Kahawa West family left homeless after goons torch homes in land dispute By Franklin Wallah May 11, 2026 09:11 (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 Kamuthi village within Nairobi’s

    Kahawa West family left homeless after goons torch homes in land dispute
Society

Seven killed, eight injured in Nakuru-Eldoret highway crash

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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

Yesterday

  1. Seven killed, eight injured in Nakuru-Eldoret highway crash

    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

  2. Senior police officer arrested in Githurai kidnapping case

    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

Tuesday 28 July

  1. Five police officers killed in Mandera roadside bomb attack

    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

Monday 27 July

  1. Armed robbers raid Kayole salon, steal from women's group

    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

Friday 10 July

  1. Grade 9 student arrested for murder of two girls in Kisii

    Police arrested a Grade 9 student as the prime suspect in the murders of two young girls, aged 4 and 5, who disappeared while playing in Nkura Village, Kisii South. Their bodies were discovered in a banana plantation; preliminary investigations suggest the minors were abducted, defiled, and poisoned.

    10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 9 July

  1. DCI hunts gang linked to armed robberies in Westlands and Watamu

    Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have launched a manhunt for an armed gang behind daylight robberies at high-end restaurants and shopping malls in Nairobi's Westlands and coastal Watamu. Forensic analysis of communication trails and phone records linked suspects in both regions to the same organized criminal syndicate, which used identical tactics and targeted high-value electronics, jewellery, and cash.

    9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 8 July

  1. Three arrested after 26-year-old killed in nightclub

    A 26-year-old man was fatally assaulted by club attendants in Kawangware, Nairobi, over a disputed Ksh.1,000 bill. Detectives have arrested three suspects, including a bartender and security officer, as part of a murder investigation.

    8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 27 June

  1. Armed robbers target specific customer at Watamu coastal mall

    Four armed men on a motorcycle robbed a restaurant at Watamu Mall in a one-minute daylight operation, targeting customers at a specific table rather than the mall's banks or shops. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon and has prompted the Director of Criminal Investigations to order arrests.

    27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Johana Tonui named GSU Commandant in major police reshuffle

    Inspector General Douglas Kanja has approved a major reshuffle of Kenya's senior security units. Assistant Inspector General Johana Kiplangat Tonui has been moved from the Kenya Police Service Directorate of Operations to become the new Commandant of the General Service Unit, with Assistant Inspector General Fredrick Egesa Nyongesa transferred from the GSU to serve as Deputy Commandant.

    10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Multiple bodies discovered in suspected mass grave in Kitui

    Detectives arrived in Mwingi town, Kitui County, on Tuesday following the discovery of multiple human bodies in a suspected mass grave, sparking fears of a serial killer or criminal syndicate. The discovery comes after a dismembered body was found on Monday and two mutilated bodies were found in the same area a month prior.

    9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 11 May

  1. Nairobi family left homeless after armed gang torches homes over land dispute

    A family in Kahawa West's Kamuthi village was left homeless after about 50 armed men demolished and torched their houses in an overnight attack linked to a dispute over a one-acre parcel the family claims is ancestral land. A victim said his pregnant wife was forced to flee and required hospital treatment after the attack.

    11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

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