Truck driver who reported theft of coffee bags now key suspect

By Citizen Reporter,

A truck driver who reported the theft of 324 bags of coffee enroute to Mombasa from Kampala is in custody as the key suspect in the case. The Direc...

Coffee , Theft , truck driver

Two foreign nationals, 4 Kenyans arrested over string of burglaries in Kiambu

By Ian Omondi,

A combined team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Kihara Police Station officers have arrested two foreign natio...

Burglary , DCI , Kiambu County

Bata shoes worth over Ksh.9.8 million stolen in Nairobi recovered at hotel in Nyamira

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have made another recovery of shoes worth over Ksh.9.8 million that had been stolen f...

Court orders gov’t to pay Kayole man Ksh.5 million for wrongful arrest

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has awarded a man Ksh.4.5 million as compensation and an additional Ksh.500,000 as punitive damages for wrongful arrest and prosecutio...

Kayole , robbery with violence

One Kenyan man’s experience on why you should never buy second-hand laptops, phones

By Tonny Ndungu,

A Tweep by the name Derrick Dre who runs a computer's shop in Busia is lucky to be alive and free following his arrest for handling a second-hand lapt...

second hand

Detectives nab 6 suspects who stole goods worth Ksh.29m from an Embakasi godown

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the DCI have recovered goods worth around Ksh.29M stolen from a warehouse off Mombasa Road. Detectives from the special service uni...

crime stories

Anthony Njenga Wanjiku arrested after public complaints that he sold non-existent electronics on Facebook

By Citizen Reporter,

Anthony Njenga Wanjiku has been arrested by detectives following several complaints by members of the public. The Directorate of Criminal Investiga...

false pretences , Online fraud

Kenya denies report claiming 6 million German army masks were stolen at JKIA

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has dismissed reports claiming that a shipment of 6 million coronavirus prevention masks meant for the German army mysteriously ...

German masks , jkia

Two arrested as TV sets worth Ksh.15M stolen in Athi River recovered

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the theft of electronic goods from a Godown in Athi River, Machakos County. The suspects w...

Athi River , TV sets

Five gangsters operating in Nyeri, Kiambu and Nairobi arrested

By Martin Munene,

Police in Karatina, Nyeri County on Saturday arrested five suspects believed to be part of a criminal syndicate operating between Nyeri, Kiambu and Na...

Criminal syndicate , nyeri

FBI busts Chinese ring importing fake iPhones, iPads worth Ksh.600M

By Paul Ombati,

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed a counterfeit ring involved in shipping fake iPhones and iPads across the world. The investigation...

ipads , iphones

Rai Cement boss murder: Three suspects freed, 3 charged with robbery with violence

By Bernard Rotich,

Three out of the six suspects who had been arrested in connection with the murder of Rai cement factory manager Chetan Vyas early this month have been...

chetan vyas , Kericho , Rai cement

Buy your laptops, phones from registered vendors to avoid arrest – DCI warns

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned the public against buying electronic gadgets including mobile phones, laptops and TV sets ...

DCI , laptops

KRA seizes three high-end vehicles worth Ksh.40M at Mombasa port

By Nigel Wafula,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Tuesday seized three concealed high-end vehicles worth Ksh.40 million at the Port of Mombasa. The authority, i...

KRA , Mombasa Port.

Five arrested for allegedly stealing goods worth over Ksh.2M

By Karanja Morgan,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday arrested five people suspected to have stolen goods worth over Ksh.2 milli...

Cornstar Maize Millers , DCI , robbery with violence

Man charged with conspiracy to steal Ksh.26M from Equity Bank

By Sophie Njagi,

A man was on Tuesday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi and charged with conspiracy to steal Ksh.26 million from Equity Bank Kenya. Th...

Equity Bank Kenya

Class 6 boy shocks court after confessing to committing crime for 2 years

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A 12-year-old boy stunned a court in Embu County after admitting to have been involved in criminal activities for the last two years at their home in ...

embu

4 suspects charged with stealing Huduma Namba registration kits

By Agnes Oloo,

Four suspects were Thursday arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts for allegedly stealing Huduma Namba registration gadgets. Appearing before Chief M...

Huduma Namba

Burkina Faso Plagued by Terror Attacks, Rights Allegations

By VOA,

The Burkina Faso government claims to have killed 146 jihadists in the country's north this week, but Human Rights Watch says it believes some of the ...

Burkina Faso , Terror Attack

Crackdown on suspected electronic banking fraudsters instensifies

By Agnes Oloo,

The crackdown on suspected electronic banking fraudsters has intensified with four more suspects being arraigned in court on Friday. Damaris Muthei...

chase bank , consolidated bank , electronic banking fraud , Stanbic Bank