NYALENDA B, Kisumu July 30 – A robbery with violence suspect was lynched to death on Wednesday morning, marking yet another tragic incident of mob justice in Nyalenda B area. Tonviolence Omondi Ochanda, 21, was reported to have suffered mob violence, according to his father, Daniel Ochanda. The incident occurred in the Kanyabala area of…
NANYUKI, Kenya July 30 –Police officers from Nanyuki Police Station, led by the Officer Commanding the Station (OCS), conducted a search operation on 29 July 2025 in Majengo Village, Laikipia East Sub-County, resulting in the arrest of two suspects. The suspects were found in possession of assorted items suspected to have been stolen during the…
ELDORET, Uasin Gishu July 30 – The High Court in Eldoret has handed down 35-year prison sentences to two former police officers found guilty of murdering a young man while in their custody. Emmanuel Wafula Barasa and Godwine Wekesa Sirengo, both formerly serving as police constables, were convicted of the death of 21-year-old Dennis Lusava…
MAILI NNE, Uasin Gishu, July 29— Police officers in Uasin Gishu County intercepted a lorry carrying bhang worth more than Sh3 million during an early morning operation in the Maili Nne area, on Tuesday. Two suspects were arrested while a third escaped on foot, prompting a countywide manhunt. The early morning sting operation was led…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 29 – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed the release on bond of 32-year-old Klinzy Barasa Masinde, a police constable charged with the murder of Bonface Kariuki during the June protests in Nairobi. Appearing before Justice Kanyi Kimondo, the DPP urged the court to deny the accused bond pending the…
MOMBASA, Kenya July 29 –Two young witnesses took the stand today in the ongoing manslaughter case against controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 94 co-accused. The first witness, a 16-year-old identified in court only as SBB for protection, described before Chief Magistrate Hon Alex Ithuku how his life was turned upside down after his mother withdrew…
KISUMU, Kenya July 28 –In a swift response, the Kisumu East police officers have arrested five suspects linked to the brutal attack of Kisumu-based journalist Kepher Otieno at his home in Nyamasaria, Kisumu East Sub-County, on July 25. The gang of unidentified assailants stormed his residence, broke down the steel door, and launched a series…
CAR WASH, Kisumu July 29 –Two suspected thugs were killed by a mob at Car Wash Estate in Kisumu after allegedly breaking into a house and stealing valuables. The incident that happened at the wee hours of Monday morning at around 4 am, where five armed robbers with crude weapons broke into the rented house…
MANYATTA B, Kisumu July 26 –Mourners in Daraja Mbili, Manyatta B area, were targeted by armed robbers at the homestead of the late Susan Achieng’ Otieno. Following a distress call from one of the mourners, officers from Kasagam Police Station on a foot patrol swiftly responded to the scene. With the assistance of the community,…
ELDORET, Uasin Gishu July 24 –In a stern address at the 18th Jukwaa La Usalama forum in Eldoret, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen declared a war on drug abuse among the youth, citing the presence of hard drugs such as marijuana and heroin in the county. To combat this menace, he pledged to collaborate with…