KISUMU, June 29, 2026 –Kisumu County Woman Representative Ruth Odinga has issued an urgent directive to local leaders and county security law enforcement agencies to convene an emergency meeting aimed at curbing the escalating wave of insecurity in the region. Speaking during the first phase of the Affirmative Action Empowernment Program in Kisumu, Odinga spotlighted…
Kisumu|18 June 2026 – Several residents, including over 200 youth, converged at Mama Grace Onyango Social Hall on Wednesday for the “Kisumu Let’s Speak” Crime Si Poa forum aimed at tackling rising insecurity in the city. Stakeholders identified unemployment, political exploitation, poor parenting, and drug abuse as the main drivers of crime. Areas such as…
Migori, May 2026-Police in Migori County have arrested a man found in illegal possession of a firearm during a FKF National Super League match piting Migori Youth FC and Equity Bank FC at the SONY Green Stadium in Awendo. The suspect, identified as Godfrey Otieno alias ‘Daddy’, allegedly attempted to force his way into the…
NAIROBI,3rd June 2026 -An influx of financial scams emanating from contraband mobile phones within Kenyan prisons had forced the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly to summon the Commissioner General of Kenya Prisons. Appearing today before the committee members, Principal Secretary of State Department for Correctional Services Dr Salome Beacco and Commissioner General…
NAIVASHA, June 3rd 2026 -The Naivasha Law Courts has ordered nine students suspected of involvement in the deadly Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire to be remanded for 21 days pending completion of investigations. Chief Magistrate Abdiqadir Mohamed delivered the ruling on Wednesday 3rd after prosecutors from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…
“These criminal elements often carry three to four pillion passengers and wield rungus to maim or kill innocent citizens for a soft life,” County Commissioner Mohamed Ramadhan warned as he added that their days are numbered. KISUMU, May 2026 –Kisumu County has declared a total war on criminal elements, with top leadership demanding a coordinated,…
…Both agencies aim to make Kenya a hostile environment for those seeking to hide or move corruptly acquired wealth. NAIROBI, May 11th –The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have moved to deepen their strategic partnership, signaling a unified front against public corruption, illicit financial flows, and organized economic…
KISUMU, 20th April 2026 –Thousands of inmates in Kenya’s heavily congested prisons could be released under proposed changes to the Penal Code. According to the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2026, Section 4 of the Penal Code should be amended to have life imprisonment substituted with thirty years in jail. This would mean that those who…
KISUMU, Kenya –Police officers based in Kisumu Central police station have recovered 65 kg of cannabis sativa worth Sh2 million, packaged into parcels that were destined for Mombasa from Ugunja, allegedly via the Nyamira Express bus. The package also contained about five tilapia fish and two SIM cards. Kisumu Central Sub-County OCPD Mr Peter Mulai,…
KISUMU, Kenya –The Kisumu Central police officers have this morning arrested two burglars and recovered the stolen electronics. The two are believed to be behind a string of burglaries reported in the Milimani area in Kisumu County. They were intercepted following a tip-off, with officers catching them in the act as they loaded suspected stolen…