isiolo bandit attacks Stories

Mother, four children killed in suspected love triangle arson attack in Isiolo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Angry residents hunted down the suspected arsonist, lynched her and burned her house, located just a few metres from the scene of the initial fire.

Legal hurdles, missing bodies complicate Todonyang attack death toll confirmation - CS Murkomen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Murkomen said that Missing Persons Reports suggest higher casualty figures, but legally, the government cannot declare individuals dead without eviden...

Police in West Pokot recover 15 stolen goats in anti-theft operation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 13, 2025

According to police, the suspects abandoned the goats in Kaakali Village, located in the Kalemngorok area, after realizing that security officers were...

IG of Police Douglas Kanja bans firearms, orders immediate surrender in Marsabit's troubled zones
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The order, published in a gazette notice dated July 10, 2025, takes effect immediately and applies to 13 localities under the ongoing security operati...

CS Kipchumba Murkomen extends security operation in Marsabit’s 13 trouble spots for 30 more days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The extension was made under Section 106(6) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, and follows consultations with the National Security Council.

Suspects sought in teen’s killing at a water point in Marsabit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The victim, Dargicho Bagijo, was shot three times in the head and chest on July 2 in an attack that has raised concern among residents and local autho...

78 foreigners arrested, 58 guns seized in past three months in Isiolo security crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2025

Interior CS Murkomen warned politicians and security officers against aiding drug trafficking networks, saying those found culpable would face legal c...

Chiefs in five counties to be armed in fight against banditry
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 30, 2025

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the move is part of a broader government strategy to curb persistent livestock theft and improve se...

Todonyang attack: Two bodies recovered as search for missing Kenyans continue
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 26, 2025

CS Murkomen confirmed that the bodies of a man and a woman, both estimated to be aged between their late 20s and early 30s, had been found.

Police officer killed, 8 remandees escape in Samburu attack on convoy transporting prisoners
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 11, 2025

The eight escapees, facing serious charges such as defilement, gang defilement, firearm possession, murder, and robbery with violence, remain at large

One killed as security forces recover firearms, stolen livestock in Isiolo
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 21, 2025

The security forces, involved in the ongoing Operation Maliza Uhalifu, on Tuesday recovered two illegal firearms and 19 stolen livestock from the band...

Residents of six banditry-prone areas take to sports to enhance peace
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 04, 2024

Lilian Chepchumba, a youth champion and one of the five-day event's organisers, said the sports will provide an opportunity for different communities...

Isiolo morans turn to crop farming after quitting cattle rustling
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 30, 2024

The young farmers say feeding their families has become easier and the health of their children has improved as more food is available.

Isiolo widows join hands in eradicating poverty, drug abuse among youth
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 26, 2024

The group is committed to helping young people get out of poverty and using them as community anti-drug champions.

Turkana, Pokot peace committees advocate traditional compensation to end Bandit attacks
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 04, 2024

The two communities living in the troubled Loya-Naoyapong corridor have been involved in a longstanding conflict resulting in killings and livestock r...

Isiolo widows pick up the pieces after losing husbands to bandits
Waweru Wairimu  |  May 02, 2024

Kaltum wonders why criminals who raid, maim, kill, and steal livestock are never arrested.

KUPPET urges state to deal with banditry ahead of schools reopening
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2024

SG Misori said the escalating situation has led to a significant number of educators requesting transfers.

Bandit attacks: North Rift MPs propose victims compensation fund
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 14, 2024

Led by Tiaty MP William Kamket, the leaders expressed frustration that President William Ruto's promise of compensation has not materialised.

Isiolo banditry: Form 3 girl shot dead while travelling home for holiday
Waweru Wairimu  |  Apr 01, 2024

The student was aboard a public service bus plying the Isiolo-Merti route when armed criminals attacked.

Herder shot dead, 120 camels stolen in Isiolo bandit attack
Waweru Wairimu  |  Mar 24, 2024

Residents claimed four homes lost 120 camels in the incident at Mlango in Burat Ward, but police said the number was yet to be confirmed.

Massive crowds rally against banditry after Samburu MCA's killing
Issa Hussein  |  Feb 26, 2024

Protest leaders presented a petition to the President, asking him to revise the government's strategy in the ongoing Operation Maliza Uhalifu to preve...

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