Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared a one-month amnesty for individuals holding illicit small arms and light weapons, ammunition and associated items to voluntarily surrender them to the authorities. The amnesty was announced during the launch of Africa Amnesty Month 2026 at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi, where Inspector-General…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has set a six-month target for security agencies to disarm criminals and restore peace along the Turkana–West Pokot and Turkana–Baringo borders, signalling a tougher phase in the government’s response to banditry and armed conflict in the region. Murkomen said newly graduated police officers and recently procured security…
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…
