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Crime and justice in Kenya: courts, police, security and accountability stories. Fact-focused reporting for the public.

Five Killed in Mandera Border Attack Blamed on Al-Shabaab
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Five Killed in Mandera Border Attack Blamed on Al-Shabaab

Four security officers and a civilian died in a midday clash near the Kenya–Somalia border in Mandera, police and Nation reporting say.

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DCI Probes Fatal Shooting of Psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso in Upper Hill
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DCI Probes Fatal Shooting of Psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso in Upper Hill

Homicide and forensic teams are investigating the killing of clinical psychologist and mental-health researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso in Nairobi’s Upper Hill on 29 July 2026.

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PEV Rape Survivors Ask Supreme Court for Equal Compensation
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PEV Rape Survivors Ask Supreme Court for Equal Compensation

Survivors of sexual violence during Kenya’s 2007–08 post-election crisis have taken their fight for equal redress to the Supreme Court.

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Taiwanese man held at Isebania with 26 heroin capsules after K9 alert
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Taiwanese man held at Isebania with 26 heroin capsules after K9 alert

At Isebania One Stop Border Post in Migori, ANU and K9 officers arrested 29-year-old Taiwanese national Wang Hsiang-hui with 26 heroin capsules (~18.26g) after a sniffer dog flagged his bag from Tanzania.

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DCI arrests Geovany Agencies director over alleged Sh110,000 Qatar job scam
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DCI arrests Geovany Agencies director over alleged Sh110,000 Qatar job scam

DCI Serious Crime Unit arrested George Waweru Ngendo of Geovany Agencies Limited after a complainant allegedly lost Sh110,000 on a fake Qatar job offer; ODPP approved charges for Milimani on 27 July 2026.

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Kahawa court convicts Ibrahim Hussein Hassan on seven terrorism counts tied to Al-Shabaab
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Kahawa court convicts Ibrahim Hussein Hassan on seven terrorism counts tied to Al-Shabaab

Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage convicted Ibrahim Hussein Hassan on seven Prevention of Terrorism Act counts after forensic phone evidence showed Al-Shabaab membership and extremist videos; mitigation set for 29 July 2026.

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Eldoret: Finland–Canada scholarship victims storm Uasin Gishu HQ demanding refunds
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Eldoret: Finland–Canada scholarship victims storm Uasin Gishu HQ demanding refunds

On Tuesday parents and learners hit by the collapsed Finland and Canada overseas education scheme protested at Uasin Gishu County headquarters, rejecting appeals to pause demos after Mandago's court acquittal.

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High Court clears Maxine Wahome of Assad Khan murder charge after three-year trial
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High Court clears Maxine Wahome of Assad Khan murder charge after three-year trial

The High Court acquitted rally driver Maxine Wahome of murdering boyfriend Assad Khan, ruling the ODPP did not prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt after a trial lasting more than three years.

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Busy graft week: Sh800m health tender and Wa Iria Murang'a case among key hearings
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Busy graft week: Sh800m health tender and Wa Iria Murang'a case among key hearings

Courts face a packed anti-corruption week including the Sh800m Ministry of Health Estama tender matter, the Sh351.1m Murang'a case against former Governor Francis Wa Iria, plus Garissa, Homa Bay, Laikipia NG-CDF, KWS uniforms and land recovery files.

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