Insecurity Archives - Nairobi Wire

Three Gangsters Gunned Down While Robbing Undercover Cop in Kahawa West

Police officers working undercover on Wednesday shot dead three suspected robbers in Kahawa West, Nairobi County. Following complaints of rampant insecurity in the area,

March 10, 2022

News·TL

Robber Lynched by Mob After Being Shot By Cop in Ruai

A suspected robber died at the hands of an angry mob moments after he had been shot by a cop. The incident happened Tuesday

October 7, 2021

News·TL

Gun-toting Robber Gunned Down in Shoot Out with Dandora Cops

Dandora based detectives on Sunday morning gunned down a gun-toting man who was on a robbing spree in Harmony area. The suspect was part

October 5, 2021

News·TL

Mystery of 2040 Bullets Found in Abandoned Car Riddled With Bullets in Utawala

Crime busters attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched a manhunt for the owner of a car that was abandoned in

September 16, 2021

News·TL

DCI Detectives Arrest 3 For Defiling Minor, Raping and Killing House help in Ruiru

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Ruiru arrested three suspects on allegations of rape, defilement and murder. The suspects are said

October 21, 2020

News·TL

Police Spokesman Addresses Spate Of Crime In Kilimani Area

Police Spokesman Charles Owino has addressed the recent spate of crimes in Nairobi’s Kilimani suburbs, denying that politicians are involved. Speaking on Sunday, August

September 1, 2020

News·TL

Detectives Arrest Suspects Who Gangraped Woman As Husband and Children Watched

Police have arrested four out of five suspects who on July 3, 2020, raped a woman in turns as her husband and children watched.

July 8, 2020

News·OMG·TL

Two Gangsters Killed in Exchange of Fire With Police in Nairobi

Police officers in Nairobi have gunned down two suspected armed robbers during an exchange of fire in Mathare area. The undercover detectives from the

August 28, 2019

News·TL

Nairobbery: How Cop Lost Sh450,000 After Being Lured With a Threesome

The old adage – ‘A fool and his money are soon parted’ – became a real-life testimony for a Nairobi-based cop who was hopeful

August 22, 2019

News·OMG·TL

Nairobi Court Hears ‘Suspects Used Stupefying Drug to Rob Woman Sh370K in CBD’

Three suspects were presented in court yesterday for drugging and stealing Kes370,000 from a woman in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). The culprits: Bernard Mbatia

July 25, 2019

News·TL

Nyeri Woman Stabs to Death Robber Who Attempted to Rape Her

A bungled robbery attempt in Nyeri Town on Thursday resulted in the death of one of two robbers. The thugs are said to have broken into

May 24, 2019

News·OMG·TL

My Story: I Wished Police Would Have Killed my Criminal Dad Instead of Arresting Him

Damaris Muthoni endured a scarring childhood thanks to her criminal dad who not only walked out on them but also subjected them to abuse, physically and

April 29, 2019

featured·lifestyle·TL

Undercover Cops Dressed as Church Women Gun Down Two Suspects in Dandora

Police officers in Nairobi resorted to dressing as women in religious garb during a manhunt for a five-man gang that has been terrorizing residents of Dandora

April 26, 2019

News·TL

CCTV Footage Leads to Arrest of Notorious Kilimani Gang of House Burglars

DCI detectives have arrested four suspected members of a gang that has been terrorising residents of the upmarket Kilimani estate in Nairobi. The four; Peter

February 26, 2019

News·TL

Man Shot Dead Trying to Stop M-Pesa Robbers in Athi River, Another Hospitalised

A man was shot dead by armed gangsters and another hospitalised after they attempted to stop the fleeing criminals in Athi River on Monday. The

January 16, 2019

News·TL

CS Matiang’i: ‘Disco Matanga’ No Longer a Cultural Event

That man Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has done it again! The firebrand Cabinet Secretary has this time banned night-mourning events popularly known as “Disco Matanga” in

January 9, 2019

News·TL