Kenya has extradited Sancho Kibutu to the United States to face sentencing for a fatal drunk-driving offence after remaining a fugitive for 13 years. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said Kibutu was handed over to US authorities in Nairobi and flown to California following an extradition request by the US Department…
Former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi has been convicted in a Sh1.35 billion land fraud case involving a 7.39-hectare parcel in Lower Kabete, Nairobi. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) announced that Chelogoi was found guilty of five counts linked to an alleged scheme to defraud three landowners of the property…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested 29 suspects and seized suspected counterfeit and contraband goods valued at more than Ksh 62.7 million following a three-day nationwide crackdown targeting illicit trade, human trafficking and other organised crimes. In a statement posted on its X account on Thursday, October 15, 2026, the DCI said the…
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of being behind a series of house break-ins in Tabuga and its environs in Nakuru County, recovering electronics, household items and ammunition during a raid at his home. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the person…
Detectives have arrested two men in Narok Town over allegations of impersonating a senior government official and conning unsuspecting members of the public out of money. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Sunday, October 4, 2026, identified the suspects as Geoffrey Kipngetich Ngeno and Kipkurui Peter Tonui, who were arrested while…
A 47-year-old man has been arrested in Kibra, Nairobi, following the death of his nine-year-old daughter, whom police allege he defiled and subjected to a brutal assault. The person of interest, identified was arrested on Sunday, September 6, 2026, after officers at Kibra Police Station received a distress call reporting that the girl had been…
Detectives investigating the assassination of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso have arrested three more suspects in a coordinated operation spanning Nairobi and Kampala, Uganda, marking a breakthrough in the high-profile murder probe. In a statement on Sunday, August 30, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said a specialised team drawn from the Crime Research and…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a fresh attack on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), accusing the agency of attempting to shield police officers allegedly linked to the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. In a strongly worded statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday, Gachagua claimed he had received information…
A 52-year-old man has been arrested in Nakuru over alleged inflammatory remarks and threats of violence linked to the 2027 General Election. In a statement on Saturday , June 13, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives from Nakuru West apprehended Isaiah Murithi Andrew following the circulation of a viral video in which…
