Inspector General of Police — Kenya's top police officer who heads the National Police Service and receives legal directives on investigations, prosecutions, and personnel matters.
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Capital News
… The opposition leader called on the Inspector General of Police to deploy adequate security personnel to Tseikuru and surrounding areas, and demanded a full criminal investigation into the attack. …
Kalonzo Blames Govt Over Deadly Tseikuru Bandit Attack, Demands AnswersThe Standard
… He called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately deploy adequate security personnel to the affected areas and demanded a full criminal investigation into the attack, including the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. …
Kalonzo blasts government over deadly Tseikuru attackCitizen Digital
… They said they have sued individuals allegedly holding fake title deeds and are also pursuing legal action against senior government officials, including the Inspector General of Police, over alleged failure to protect the property and compensate for damages caused. …
Paradise Lost land owners claim decades-old ownership, allege fraudulent takeoverResidents of Iranya in Nyamira County held peaceful demonstrations after Dennis Oremo Osiemo, 24, died in Narumoru Police Station. Police claimed he hanged himself using a mattress cover, but his family rejected the account and demanded an independent investigation by the Inspector General of Police and IPOA.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Residents of Iranya in Nyamira County held peaceful demonstrations after Dennis Oremo Osiemo, 24, died in Narumoru Police Station. Police claimed he hanged himself using a mattress cover, but his family rejected the account and demanded an independent investigation by the Inspector General of Police and IPOA.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has awarded IT expert Ndiangui Kinyagia Sh5 million after ruling that a police raid on his home, which preceded his disappearance during the June 2025 Gen Z protests, was unconstitutional. Justice Patricia Nyaundi found that police violated Kinyagia's rights to privacy, property, dignity, freedom and security of the person by entering and searching his home and seizing his property without meeting legal requirements for a warrantless search, and barred the Director of Public Prosecutions from prosecuting him on the basis of investigations arising from the unlawful operation.
22 September 2026 · The Standard →
Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji has been granted Ksh.1 million anticipatory bail by the High Court in Embu, blocking his arrest until he appears before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. The court ordered that if arrested, the MP be released on the bond or an alternative of Ksh.500,000 cash bail, conditional on reporting to the DCI Headquarters in Nairobi on September 21.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lawyers for Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji have written to the Inspector General of Police and Director of Criminal Investigations demanding an impartial investigation into last weekend's deadly violence at Nembure Ground, saying the state has sent contradictory signals about whether their client is under investigation.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Kwanza leaders warned against escalating political violence and tribalism ahead of the 2027 General Election, urging rival camps to allow political meetings to proceed without disruption and calling for political competition to be centred on ideas and development.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
City lawyer Benard Odero Okello was arraigned at Kibera Law Court on Friday on 10 forgery-related charges involving the Kenya County Government Workers Union, but a High Court order barred his prosecution and required his immediate release. Justice Bahati Mwamuye restrained the DPP, DCI, and IG from arresting, detaining, charging or prosecuting Okello and staff at his law firm over transactions involving the union.
12 September 2026 · The Standard →
Safina Party leader Jimi Wanjigi has criticised the government for failing to pay more than 400 former Kenya Air Force personnel dismissed after the 1982 attempted coup, despite court orders directing compensation of up to Ksh.9 billion.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Nairobi court has found that Gen Z protester Evans Kiratu Karobi died from unlawful blunt-force trauma during the June 2024 Finance Bill demonstrations, but investigations failed to identify the person responsible for his fatal injuries.
4 September 2026 · The Standard →
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has alleged that Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin are illegally occupying their offices after exceeding the 60-year public service retirement age, citing violations of the Public Service Act by President Ruto's administration.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece questioning President William Ruto's commitment to ending goonism and lawlessness, noting that political violence recurred during the Ol Kalou by-election in July where two people were killed and over 20 were injured, despite his repeated assurances upon returning from abroad.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece questions President William Ruto's ability to tackle political violence and goonism, noting that he is often out of the country when such incidents occur and has repeatedly promised action without apparent results.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
The National Police Service has vowed to pursue individuals who organised, financed or facilitated violence during a Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay County on Sunday. The incidents included attacks on journalists, damage to five police vehicles and several civilian vehicles, and one police vehicle lost control resulting in a death.
17 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Media Council of Kenya says at least 18 journalists and two drivers from different media houses have been assaulted and injured over the past two months, citing physical assaults, equipment destruction, and online harassment by security agents, goons, and political party supporters. The council has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions and Inspector General of Police to investigate and prosecute those responsible, warning that the escalating attacks threaten media freedom and democracy ahead of the 2027 General Election.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Linda Mwananchi movement called for investigations into violence that disrupted its tour of Homa Bay County on Sunday, accusing the National Police Service and National Intelligence Service of involvement in what it described as a coordinated attack on its leaders and supporters. The movement alleged it encountered blocked roads, police roadblocks, and armed individuals positioned in bushes who fired at its convoy.
17 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Legal Trust Fund has filed a High Court suit against the Director of Public Prosecutions, Inspector General of Police, and Director of Criminal Investigations, alleging they have failed to prosecute the financiers and perpetrators of tribal tensions and clashes mentioned in the Akiwumi Report.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
Lawyers for Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia raised a preliminary objection to his arraignment before a Milimani Magistrate's Court, arguing that proceeding would violate an active High Court conservatory order directing his immediate release upon payment of Sh100,000 police cash bail. The defence also alleged the MP had been denied access by family and legal counsel after his Monday arrest by DCI officers over alleged inflammatory remarks made at a political gathering in Kieni, Nyeri County.
4 August 2026 · Capital News →
Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia said his overnight detention by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations would not derail his political activities, after he was arrested over remarks allegedly made during a political rally in Nyeri County. His legal team said they had not been formally informed of the specific offences he was alleged to have committed, and authorities had not publicly disclosed the charges he was expected to face.
4 August 2026 · Capital News →
Kiambu High Court Judge Lady Justice Njoki Mwangi ordered the release of Mukurweini MP John Philip Gichohi Kaguchia on Ksh100,000 cash bail after his arrest over remarks made at a weekend rally in Nyeri. The substantive hearing is set for September 16.
3 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lawyer Ndegwa Njiru has sued three police officers — Inspector Nancy Chemelil Mwaura and Police Constables Geoffrey Cheruiyot and Victoria Nyambura — for alleged abuse of power after they detained and arraigned him following his vehicle stalling on Thika Road. The Director of Public Prosecutions declined to approve the charges and the court released him; Njiru claims the officers sought a Sh20,000 kickback and is seeking personal compensation, legal fees, and an order declaring them unfit for public office.
3 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has resolved to direct the Inspector General of Police to arrest and produce Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo before senators on August 6, accusing him of repeatedly defying summons to explain audit queries after he skipped a Monday session and sent a last-minute reschedule request.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Nyandarua Senator John Methu has accused Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen of fueling political violence and described him as "a recipe for chaos" ahead of the 2027 General Election. Methu alleged that the same individuals disrupted an opposition church meeting in Witima, Nyeri County, and were involved in violence during the Ol Kalou by-election, claiming they operate as a parallel militia outside the National Police Service.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Newly elected Member of Parliament Sammy Kamau said the Ol Kalou by-election outcome should serve as a warning that public confidence in the Ruto administration is waning, reflecting electorate dissatisfaction and signaling what could happen in the 2027 General Election.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Newly elected Ol Kalou Member of Parliament Sammy Kamau, a Democracy for Citizens Party candidate, said the by-election result reflected public dissatisfaction with President William Ruto's administration and signaled what could happen in the 2027 General Election.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen warned that anyone found to have instigated violence during the Ol Kalou by-election will face the full force of the law, and that security officers who act unlawfully or use excessive force will not be spared. Heavily armed masked men in unmarked vehicles assaulted journalists and dispersed residents with teargas during the by-election.
16 July 2026 · Capital News →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed security agencies to investigate allegations of violence and disruption during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, insisting that those found responsible must be arrested and prosecuted regardless of affiliation.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chaos erupted at multiple polling stations in Ol Kalou Constituency during a parliamentary by-election on Thursday, with hooded armed men clashing with crowds, teargas fired, journalists assaulted and cameras confiscated. Journalist Enos Teche was injured and had his camera taken by armed hooded men in five Toyota Prado SUVs outside Ol Kalou Comprehensive School, allegedly with police present.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Media Sector Working Group has raised alarm over shrinking media space in East Africa, condemning rising attacks on journalists and media houses and calling on governments to respect press freedom. The outfit declared it will not sit back as the Fourth Estate is "being dismantled" in the region, citing military-backed closures and internet blackouts.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Standard criticizes President Ruto for not addressing a rising culture of goons in Kenya, noting his silence contrasts with public outcry following violence at political rallies in Nyahururu and Kisumu that left 2 people dead. Deputy President Kindiki spoke on the matter, but the President has remained largely quiet and presidential directives to deal with goons have been infrequent.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has called on the political class to abandon the culture of political violence and the use of hired goons to disrupt public meetings, warning that such acts pose a threat to Kenya's democratic gains ahead of the 2027 General Election.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kisumu Central MP Joshua Oron has condemned a violent robbery attack on students living near Uzima University that occurred Sunday night, in which suspected criminals assaulted and robbed occupants of student hostels. Oron called on police and security agencies to swiftly identify and prosecute those responsible, and expressed sympathy with the affected students.
13 July 2026 · Capital News →