Mobile phone theft Stories

Nearly half of Kenyan mobile users targeted by scams - World Bank
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

In Kenya, 49 per cent of mobile owners received at least one scam call or message during the year, often prompting them to share money or personal inf...

Kitui MCA Cyrus Musyoka, alias "Wa Mathina" arrested again over suspected theft
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 06, 2025

Criminal records show that Wa Mathina had been charged several times at the Makadara law courts, Nairobi, and a warrant of arrest had been issued befo...

DCI city raids: Hundreds of stolen electronic devices seized, 26 suspects arrested
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 06, 2024

In Kamukunji, the detectives arrested three suspects and confiscated 19 suspected stolen mobile phones in two shops.

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