Assault Stories

Cop charged with killing colleague during Gigiri bar fight to stand trial in February 2026
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

The state has assembled 15 witnesses to testify against the accused, including the injured colleague who has yet to record his statement.

Boniface Mwangi released on Sh1 million bond after being charged with possession of ammunition without valid firearm certificate
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

The activist, who appeared before Magistrate Gideon Kiage of Kahawa Law Courts, had been accused by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of bein...

Activist Boniface Mwangi set for arraignment today on terror-related charges
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Police claim the items they allegedly recovered at his office (two unused tear gas canisters and one blank round of 7.62mm ammunition) are evidence of...

Boniface Mwangi's wife, legal team accuse police of planting ammunition, tear gas canisters to justify terror charges
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 20, 2025

Njeri accused police of deliberately targeting Mwangi by raiding his office with a predetermined plan saying that authorities arrived already aware of...

Details of 7.62mm blank round allegedly found in Boniface Mwangi’s office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Unlike live ammunition, blank rounds do not fire actual bullets but produce noise and muzzle flash to simulate real gunfire, making them suitable for...

DCI says it recovered ammunition, tear gas during raid on Boniface Mwangi’s office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

DCI confirmed that the activist is being held at Pangani Police Station as he undergoes processing ahead of the arraignment scheduled for Monday.

KHRC demands immediate release of Boniface Mwangi as DCI says arrest linked to terrorism activities during June 25 protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Mwangi’s arrest occurred just a day after he and Ugandan journalist and lawyer Agather Atuhaire filed a human rights case at the East African Court of...

Arrest warrant issued for activist Boniface Mwangi
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 12, 2025

Mwangi was expected to appear before Milimani Court Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to answer to the assault allegation, but failed to show up.

Boniface Mwangi’s wife says Tanzanian authorities yet to decide her husband’s fate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

Mwangi had earlier warned that his life was in danger after armed men, claiming to be police officers, showed up at his hotel room in Dar es Salaam on...

Boniface Mwangi’s lawyers accuse police of cover-up in assault case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

Senior Counsel Martha Karua, who was present in court in solidarity with Mwangi, termed the charges a blatant cover-up and questioned the role played...

Ex-Eastleigh police boss, junior officer charged with torture of UK national
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 16, 2025

The charges against them arise from an incident in which they allegedly declined to arrest Jama for assaulting Ayni.

Seven in custody over assault of woman at Nyamira burial
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

The suspects are accused of forcing the victim to participate in a traditional burial ritual against her will and physically assaulting her when she r...

Pact of deceit? Government critic alleges abduction and assault despite Raila’s assurances
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 20, 2025

Several political observers have however registered pessimism in Odinga’s pact with Ruto as an avenue to ending political injustices and ensuring econ...

Senior IEBC official killed in suspected targeted robbery attack in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 05, 2025

The attack has left residents shaken, with many calling for increased security in the neighbourhood.

Administrators vow to eliminate gender-based violence in Nairobi’s Kamukunji
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 26, 2024

Hussein said they are currently working to come up with a solution on how to end the vice because several cases have been reported to his office throu...

Nairobi emerges as epicentre of child abuse in Kenya in latest report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

Of the 117,602 cases of violence against children recorded nationwide, Nairobi accounts for 16,855 cases with Kiambu following closely behind with 9,6...

Mombasa governor breaks silence over blogger's gang rape allegations
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 30, 2024

"It is shocking that it is now being suggested that I and my elderly mother are part of such a heinous act," the governor stated.

DCI in pursuit of man beating young boy in viral video
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jun 22, 2024

They identified the man as Kenneth Otieno and said he had gone into hiding with the son after learning that he was being trailed.

Denmark's Prime Minister Frederiksen assaulted in central Copenhagen, man arrested
Reuters  |  Jun 08, 2024

The assault came two days before Danes headed to the polls in the EU election. Three weeks ago, Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico, was seriously...

Victims permanently scarred as GBV cases rise at the Coast
Mishi Gongo  |  May 20, 2024

A similar pattern was traced to their lovers, who bragged about committing the acts to prevent them from finding love again.

Woman detained in Kwale after allegedly beating daughter to death
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 16, 2024

Police say Eunice Ndunge, a 30-year-old mother, is suspected of assaulting her seven-year-old daughter with a chapati board roller.

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