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Kwale residents call for urgent security measures as Diani faces gang violence surge
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2025

The residents claim that the criminal groups, mainly composed of machete-wielding gangs, have been terrorising traders, robbing shops, and harassing l...

Murkomen to release Jukwaa la Usalama report after 47-county security forums by month's end
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 09, 2025

Murkomen defended the forum's expenditures without disclosing the amount that went into financing the countrywide tours, saying the tours modelled as...

Government to establish police posts near colleges, universities to curb campus crime - CS Murkomen
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The measure is part of the interventions being planned to take criminal activities across institutions countrywide, amongst them the sale and distribu...

Police arrest suspected bandit, recover AK-47 in Garissa shootout
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 18, 2025

Officers in Garissa Sub-County were responding to reports of gunfire from members of the public when they encountered the armed suspects.

Lobby demands round-the-clock security as muggings rise in Nairobi CBD
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

Police statistics show a 22 per cent increase in street crimes this quarter compared to the same period in 2023. Nairobi County Police Commander Georg...

State blames underdevelopment for insecurity in 23 counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 05, 2025

Interior CS Murkomen said decades of economic neglect, not lack of police presence, are fuelling banditry, cattle rustling and communal conflicts.

State launches Sh37bn equipment upgrade project in war on organised crime
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 14, 2024

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced the ambitious project in Mombasa on Tuesday, when he commissioned 10 high-capacity armoured perso...

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