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Muthaiga Police Station

Police station in Nairobi where boda boda rider Eric Otieno died in custody in August 2026, sparking investigation by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority.

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  1. May 2026

  2. The Standard

    … es later extended the operation to House Number 04 at Mutete Flats, where they recovered additional green plant material suspected to be narcotics, along with packaging materials believed to have been used in wrapping the drugs.The suspect is being held at Muthaiga Police Station …

    Detectives arrest 68-year-old woman, seize suspected narcotics in Nairobi

  3. Capital News

    … KMPDU had earlier raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding his detention, saying the 83-year-old was arrested at his clinic parking bay in Nairobi and held at Muthaiga Police Station. …

    Havi ‘sad and annoyed’ over Dr Obwaka’s death, blames arrest by govt

  4. The Standard

    … He was detained for three nights at Muthaiga Police Station and charged alongside three others with allegedly falsifying a register of members of the Kenya Hospital Association, which runs Nairobi Hospital. …

    Nairobi Hospital Director Dr Job Obwaka is dead
Society

Phone trail leads to arrest in digital marketer's death case

The News

Eight months after 25-year-old digital marketing manager Derrick Omanga Tom's body was found near Roysambu roundabout, a 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the sale of Omanga's phone six days after he went missing in December 2025. Detectives made the arrest after months of digital tracking and surveillance, with a third suspect arrested earlier in Meru County helping lead investigators to the suspect.

29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 29 August

  1. Phone trail leads to arrest in digital marketer's death case

    Eight months after 25-year-old digital marketing manager Derrick Omanga Tom's body was found near Roysambu roundabout, a 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with the sale of Omanga's phone six days after he went missing in December 2025. Detectives made the arrest after months of digital tracking and surveillance, with a third suspect arrested earlier in Meru County helping lead investigators to the suspect.

    29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. NACADA seizes 101 cannabis sachets, arrests two suspects

    The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), working with the National Police Service, conducted intelligence-led operations in Nairobi's South B area that resulted in the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of 101 small sachets containing suspected narcotic drugs, along with related paraphernalia. NACADA's Legal Services Director warned drug traffickers that enforcement agencies are intensifying efforts to dismantle narcotics networks.

    29 August 2026 · Capital News →

  3. NACADA arrests two, seizes drugs in Nairobi crackdown

    Two people were arrested in South B, Nairobi after NACADA and police recovered rolls and 101 sachets of suspected narcotic drugs, Rizla papers, and a digital weighing scale in a multi-agency operation. The authority says it is intensifying enforcement against drug abuse nationwide, with particular focus on the capital.

    29 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Orengo and Babu Owino blame Ruto for Homa Bay violence

    Siaya Governor James Orengo and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino accused President William Ruto, Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, and Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma of orchestrating violence that disrupted the Linda Mwananchi political tour in Homa Bay on Sunday. Orengo claimed the national government was complicit, asserting that attacks of such scale could not have occurred without involvement or knowledge of security agencies.

    19 August 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 14 August

  1. Makueni MCA released on cash bail in cyber harassment case

    Makueni nominated MCA Urbanus Kyalo Wambua, accused of posting inciting remarks on TikTok, was released on Sh200,000 cash bail or alternative bond of Sh500,000 by a Nairobi court. The Wiper-linked politician is barred from contacting or interfering with prosecution witnesses in the cyber harassment case against Kibwezi MP Mutuse.

    14 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 13 August

  1. Kanja orders police interdiction pending custody death investigations

    Kenya's Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has ordered the immediate interdiction of officers on duty whenever a suspect dies in police custody, pending investigations. The directive applies to the Occurrence Book recorder, cell sentry, and duty officer, and follows the death of Gideon Makau at Kilungu Police Station in Makueni County.

    13 August 2026 · Capital News →

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Police IG orders interdiction of officers when suspects die in custody

    Inspector General Douglas Kanja has directed the interdiction of police officers on duty whenever a suspect dies in police custody, with the officer handling the Occurrence Book, the cell sentry, and the duty officer to be held accountable during investigations.

    12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 6 August

  1. Family demands CCTV footage from Muthaiga police station

    The family of Eric Otieno, aged 19, who died under unclear circumstances while detained at Muthaiga police station following his arrest along Thika Road, is pressing the National Police Service to release CCTV footage from the station. Human rights activists are also mounting pressure on police to release the footage.

    6 August 2026 · The Standard →

  2. Strategist criticises IPOA silence on boda boda rider death

    Communication strategist Odhiambo Otieno has criticised the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) for remaining silent following the death of 19-year-old boda boda rider Eric Otieno shortly after his release from Muthaiga Police Station. He warned that IPOA's silence on the matter encourages impunity within the police service and questioned why CCTV footage from the station had not been made public.

    6 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Boda boda rider dies after arrest at Muthaiga Police Station

    Eric Otieno, a boda boda operator, died after being arrested and detained at Muthaiga Police Station; an autopsy found he died from multiple abdominal injuries consistent with blunt force trauma. His family is demanding the arrest of officers allegedly involved and has called on the Independent Policing Oversight Authority to investigate what they describe as police brutality.

    5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Rights groups demand probe into death in police custody

    Rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of Eric Otieno, a boda boda rider who died shortly after his release from Muthaiga Police Station. A postmortem found he died from massive internal haemorrhage caused by injuries to his organs.

    5 August 2026 · The Standard →

  3. IPOA takes over investigation into Mathare boda boda rider's death in police custody

    Eric Otieno, a Mathare boda boda rider, died at Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital after allegedly sustaining severe injuries while in police custody at Muthaiga Police Station. The Independent Policing Oversight Authority has now assumed full responsibility for investigating the circumstances of his death, with the National Police Service pledging full cooperation.

    5 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 15 July

  1. NACADA arrests suspect, seizes cannabis and drug-laced edibles in Ruiru

    The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse arrested a 27-year-old suspect in Ruiru and seized 230 rolls of cannabis, 12 sachets of cannabis, 34 cookies, and six cakes suspected to be laced with narcotics, following raids at two locations linked to a suspected drug distribution network.

    15 July 2026 · Capital News →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. PS Jacobs' bodyguard released on bond in fatal shooting case

    PC Rashid Charo, bodyguard to Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs, was released on a personal bond of Ksh.20,000 pending investigation into the fatal shooting of Cecil Otieno Anyango in Kariokor on June 30. The case was mentioned at Makadara Law Courts and adjourned to August 10.

    8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Woman arrested for X posts tracking President Ruto's flights

    Halima Ngache, known online as "Princess Halima," was arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for operating an X account that published information tracking President William Ruto's flight movements. She was detained for three days and arraigned before Milimani Law Courts on investigation for cyber harassment under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act.

    1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 19 June

  1. KDF member dies at Kahawa Barracks Hospital

    A Kenya Defence Forces member, Lilian Kabengi, died while receiving treatment at Kahawa Barracks Hospital after allegedly falling from an undisclosed height. Police are investigating whether the death was a suicide or accident.

    19 June 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Nairobi anti-narcotics raid nets four suspects, suspected cannabis seized

    Anti-narcotics detectives arrested four suspects, including a Serbian man and a Tanzanian woman, at Denluck Apartments in Nairobi following an intelligence-led operation. Officers recovered suspected cannabis sativa and drug distribution equipment including weighing scales, packaging materials, and other items.

    9 June 2026 · Capital News →

Friday 15 May

  1. Two suspected drug traffickers arrested in Nairobi raid

    Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Transnational Organised Crime Unit arrested two suspects, Nasiim Abdallah and Trevas Mungai Okoth, at an auto spare shop in Ruaka following a raid that recovered four bales of cannabis sativa, 12 carrier bags of bhang, and 26 zip-lock bags of bhang.

    15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 14 May

  1. Police arrest seven, recover narcotics worth millions nationwide

    DCI officers arrested seven people across the country in four days and recovered suspected narcotics including cannabis sativa and skunk. In Mombasa, two suspects were arrested and narcotics worth Sh2.19 million were recovered; in Nairobi, a Nigerian national was arrested with narcotics of unknown value.

    14 May 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Nigerian national arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Nairobi

    Detectives arrested 29-year-old Christian Ikechukwu Uzochukwu, a Nigerian national, following a raid on his Kabarnet residence along Ngong Road, where 33 sachets of bhang ready for distribution were recovered. Police say the suspect is in the country illegally.

    13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 8 May

  1. DCI arrests 68-year-old woman, seizes suspected narcotics in Nairobi

    Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested a 68-year-old woman and recovered packages of dry green plant material suspected to be narcotic drugs during an operation in Nairobi. Officers intercepted a motorcycle at Mutete Flats following a tip-off and later extended the operation to a residence where additional suspected narcotics and packaging materials were recovered.

    8 May 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 2 May

  1. Havi blames government harassment for doctor's declining health

    Former Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi has claimed that government harassment, alleged interference in The Nairobi Hospital's management, and "trumped-up charges" contributed to the deterioration of veteran obstetrician Dr. Job Obwaka's health and his death at age 83. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale paid tribute to Dr. Obwaka as a respected figure who advanced Kenya's healthcare system.

    2 May 2026 · Capital News →

Friday 1 May

  1. Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director dies at 83

    Dr Job Obwaka, a veteran gynaecologist and director of Nairobi Hospital, has died at age 83. He passed away at the hospital where he worked for decades, six weeks after his arrest over disputed charges of falsifying hospital records.

    1 May 2026 · The Standard →

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