Cops rescue 1-month-old baby stolen from his mum at a salon in Homa Bay

By Citizen Reporter,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Bella Achieng Ogolla who had abducted a 1-month-old baby from his mothe...

baby stolen

Kenya raises security at children’s homes, hospitals after trafficking scandal

By VOA,

Kenya is increasing security at children's homes and hospitals after three medical officers were charged Wednesday with child trafficking. Also Rea...

baby stealers , BBC Africa eye , child trafficking

Gov’t to probe child trafficking syndicate after BBC exposé ‘The Baby Stealers’

By Erick Owenga,

The government has set up a multi-agency to probe child trafficking syndicate exposed by 'The Baby Stealers' BBC Africa Eye documentary. Labour and...

baby stealers , child trafficking , Maryana Munyendo , Missing Child Kenya

Buying a baby on Nairobi’s black market

By Guest Writer,

By Peter Murimi, Joel Gunter and Tom Watson  Babies are being stolen to order in Kenya to feed a thriving black market. Africa Eye infiltrated the...

BBC , BBC Africa eye , Black Market , Mama Lucy , Missing Child Kenya , Nairobi

Nurse arrested in Rongo over two-month-old baby stolen from hospital

By George Juma,

Two women accused of stealing a two-month-old baby in Rongo are in police custody pending further investigation. Rongo sub county police Commander ...

Homa Bay child theft , Stolen Baby

M-Pesa attendant kills daughter, commits suicide after being conned Ksh.120K

By Shadrack Ilava,

A 20-year-old woman on Sunday killed her two months old daughter before committing suicide after allegedly losing Ksh.120,000 at an M-Pesa shop she wa...

M-pesa

Two Ugandans arrested on suspicion of stealing child from Nairobi

By Paul Ombati,

Two Ugandans arrested on suspicion that they stole a child and a vehicle in Nairobi have been detained. Police said the suspects were waylaid at th...

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Woman who stole baby from KNH sentenced to 5 years in prison

By Ian Omondi,

A woman who stole a two-week old baby from the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in 2018 has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. While delivering t...

Baby Thief , KNH , Magistrate Roselyn Oganyo , Prince Ouko

Maid allegedly kidnaps six-year-old girl from Zimmerman, demands Ksh.10K ransom

By Allan Irungu,

Police in Nairobi are probing an incident where a maid allegedly kidnapped a baby from Zimmerman estate and asked for Ksh.10,000 ransom. In a text ...

child kidnap , maid , Tina Kagia's maid , ugandan maid

Missing 8-month-old baby found,suspected to have been sold by mother

By Ruth Leonorah,

An 8-month-old baby who had been reported stolen from her home three weeks ago at Mshomoroni in Mombasa County has been found. Speaking to the pres...

8-month old baby , Consolata Wambui , Johnston Ipara , molo , Mombasa County. , Susumula area

Nyeri: Nanny allegedly flees with employer’s one-year-old baby

By Ian Omondi,

A couple in Naromoru, Nyeri County, is distressed after their househelp allegedly fled with their one-year-old daughter. Daniel Kihiu Mwambia and h...

Karatina Market , Nanny steals baby , Naromoru , Naromoru Police Station , nyeri county

Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram survivors feature in film

By Reuters,

Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbi...

Boko Haram , Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign group , Chibok girls , hbo , Karen Edwards , Nigeria , Sasha Achilli , Stolen Daughters: 'Kidnapped by Boko Haram' the film

ODINGA: Elect more Kenyan women as Governors

By Citizen,

Women are makers and builders of nations. In Germany to date, there is a group called the Trümmerfrauen, the rubble women. These women are the ones...

raila odinga , women

Nurse arrested in Kisumu over child theft

By Allan Obiero,

Police in Kisumu are holding a nurse at Kondele Police Station who is suspected to have stolen a new born baby. The nurse was arrested by police o...

Henry Simiyu , Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital , kisumu , Kondele Police Station , stolen a new born baby

Five in court for stealing 3-day old baby

By Agnes Oloo,

A Makadara court has remanded five women in relation to theft of a 3-day old toddler two months ago. The mother of the toddler is a 17-year old gir...

Baby theft , Makadara court , Robina Kwangala

KNH horrific blunder: Brain surgery performed on wrong patient

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyatta National Referral Hospital is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time round, the country's largest referral h...

Baby theft , Brain surgery , Kenyatta National Hospital , KNH , Lily Koros

Woman arrested after stealing baby in church

By Kendi Njeru,

Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the theft of a 4-month-old baby that was allegedly stolen from a church in Kutus, Kirinyag...

meru county , Stolen Baby , Tharaka Nithi

Baby stolen from KNH found in Kawangware, woman arrested

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The baby who was stolen from Kenyatta National Hospital two days ago has finally been found in Kawangware, Nairobi. This after a neighbour contacte...

Anguish as two-week old baby is stolen at KNH

By Citizen Reporter,

A Nairobi couple is in anguish after one of their two-week-old twins was stolen from the Kenyatta National Hospital on Sunday, February 18. According...

baby stolen , Baby theft , Kenyatta National Hospital , KNH

Woman who sold baby for Ksh.15,000 jailed for 30 years

By Hyline Charo,

A Kisii Court has sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison after it found her guilty for trafficking a three-year-old girl. Kisii Senior Principal M...

Carren Asiago , Doris Kemunto , Kisii , Kisii Senior Principal Magistrate Nathan Lutta