Three arrested, kidnap victim rescued after 14 days in Meru

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim after 14 days of abdu...

DCI , Kangeta Police Station , kidnapping , meru county

DCI warns parents of criminals luring children for nudes, exploitation during online classes

By Citizen Reporter,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has warned of an increase in reported cases of offenses against children during online learning. A state...

coronavirus , DCI , online learning , Zoom

Three cops linked to Ugandan escapee freed on Ksh.200K bond

By Dzuya Walter,

Three police officers accused of helping a Ugandan escapee have been freed on Ksh. 200,000 bond each with a surety of the same amount. Vacity Kemer...

kamukuni , ugandan escapee , wasike

3 police officers arrested for freeing Ugandan suspect who kidnapped Kenyan cop

By Citizen Reporter,

Three police officers have been linked to the escape of a Ugandan suspect who was in custody for kidnapping one of their colleagues. The Directorat...

ugandan suspect , wasike

Court gives Kamukunji OCS 2 weeks to arrest suspect who ‘disappeared’ from custody in police kidnap case

By Dzuya Walter,

Kamukunji Police Station OCS Shamir Yunis has been given two weeks to arrest a Ugandan suspect who escaped from the police cell where he was being det...

Kamukunji Police Station , kidnapping , Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot , OCS Shamir Yunis

Mystery as suspect charged with kidnapping police officer escapes from cell

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has summoned the Kamukunji Police Station OCS after a suspect accused of kidnapping a police officer escaped from the police cell wher...

Kamukunji Police Station , kidnapping

Freed Italian aid worker Silvia Romano returns home on special flight

By Reuters,

Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped 18 months ago in Kenya, landed in Rome on Sunday a day after being freed. Gunmen seized Romano, who ...

Silvia Romano

Italian aid worker kidnapped in Kilifi in 2018 finally freed

By Reuters,

Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped in Kenya 18 months ago has been freed, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Satur...

Italian kidnapped , Silvia Romano

Four men who kidnapped Chinese man, asked for Ksh.100M gunned down in Dagoretti

By Hassan Mugambi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have rescued a Chinese national who was kidnapped by unknown people on Thursday at th...

chinese , Kidnap

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

30 killed in Nigerian millitant attack

By CNN,

At least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, are dead after suspected Boko Haram militants set fire on sleeping travelers in Borno state...

Boko Haram

Mobile phone leads to the arrest of 6 suspects in the murder of a lorry driver

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested 6 suspects in connection with the murder of a lorry driver in Kikopey. Kyalo Munguti,...

DCI

Man found dead in Machakos 3 months after he was abducted in Kwale

By Nicky Gitonga,

The body of a 28-year-old man from Kibundani village in Ukunda, Kwale County has been found at the Machakos County Referral Hospital mortuary three mo...

KWALE

Garissa residents call for Mohamud Saleh’s return following Al Shabaab attacks

By Citizen Reporter,

The Clergy and Garissa County locals are calling for the former North Eastern Provincial Commissioner Mohamud Saleh to be included in security matters...

Four Kenyans killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Garissa

By Reuters,

Four Kenyans were killed in a gunfight on Tuesday between police and al Shabaab militants in Garissa, police said. A teacher and a child were among...

shabaab

Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping two girls in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police officers in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, are holding a middle-aged man accused of kidnapping two girls. The suspect was arrested on Saturday afte...

Kidnap , Kirinyaga County. , mwea

DCI boss Kinoti disbands Flying Squad unit, forms new team

By Paul Ombati,

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has disbanded the dreaded Flying Squad police unit in a move aimed at ensuring effective and efficie...

DCI , Flying Squad Unit. , Special Crimes Prevention Unit. , Special Service Unit , Sting Squad Headquarters

GSU officer arrested after kidnap of Safaricom employee over Ksh.500K loan

By Citizen Reporter,

A GSU officer from Baringo has been arrested after he was linked to the kidnap of a Safaricom employee in Malindi. Detectives from the Directorate ...

abduction , Kidnap

Rape map, murdered women: South Africa’s republic of sexual abuse

By Imani Mitchelle,

With its own currency, passports and a blood-stained map, the Republic of Sexual Abuse is a creation of a group of campaigners in South Africa. The...

sexual abuse

Boy mysteriously disappears three days after circumcision

By Jathan Kamau,

A boy was on Sunday reported mysteriously missing barely three days after undergoing circumcision in Tayari area, Molo. Speaking to Citizen Digital...

circumcision , Missing person , molo