Detectives have recovered an AK-47 rifle stolen from a police officer during an armed robbery in Mavoko nine months ago after a suspected gangster was shot dead in a fierce gun battle in Machakos County. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Saturday, August 15, 2026, said the firearm was recovered in…
An M16 rifle suspected to have been used in a deadly trail of four murders across Isiolo and neighbouring Meru County has been recovered during an intelligence-led multi-agency operation. The firearm, loaded with five rounds of 5.56×45mm ammunition, was recovered in the Kakili area of Burat Location by a joint team of police officers from…
Police and other security agencies have recovered 470 stolen goats and sheep in Marsabit County after pursuing armed bandits involved in a livestock raid in Loiyangalani Sub-County. The National Police Service (NPS) said the recovery was made on Sunday, August 9, during a multi-agency operation launched after the animals were stolen from the Galgumbe area….
A Nairobi-based advocate of the High Court of Kenya has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani over an alleged Ksh69 million gold scam after being arrested by detectives following months of evading court summons. The person of interest was arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Nairobi Regional Office…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a temporary shutdown of its iTax platform for scheduled system maintenance, urging taxpayers to complete any urgent transactions before the outage begins. In a notice issued on Wednesday, KRA said the iTax system will be unavailable from 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, until 12:00 a.m. on…
Former company director and ex-nominated Member of the County Assembly (MCA) Salim Mohamed Busaidy was on Wednesday arraigned before a Nairobi court over an alleged fraud scheme involving Ksh 363.4 million belonging to First Assurance Investment Company Limited. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Busaidy served as a…
Kenya Airways has confirmed that one of its aircraft experienced a tyre burst after landing safely at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the cancellation of the return flight to Nairobi. In a customer update issued via X account on August 4, 2026, the national carrier said flight KQ784, operating from Nairobi to…
Detectives from Kayole Police Station have arrested one person of interest linked to a violent robbery that disrupted a women’s chama meeting at a salon in Saika, Nairobi, on July 26, 2026. According to an X statement on Tuesday, August 4, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspect, was apprehended during an intelligence-led…
