Murder Stories

Obado: I did not kill Sharon Otieno, I told my wife, son about my affair with her
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 23, 2025

Sharon was murdered in 2018, and Obado was charged with her murder alongside his aide Michael Oyamo and Casper Obiero. They all denied the charges but...

Probes into brutal killing at KNH ongoing as state vows justice, enhanced hospital security
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 22, 2025

While appearing before the National Assembly Security Committee on Tuesday, Murkomen confirmed that detectives are working to uncover the full details...

KWS officers to face legal action over killing of Issack Abdulla Jarso, CS Murkomen says
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 22, 2025

The CS was responding to a question by Garsen MP Ali Wario, who sought answers on the status of the case, the motive of the killing and what the gover...

Shakahola massacre: Court of Appeal reinstates 191 murder charges against Paul Makenzie
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The judges on Friday emphasised that the 191 charges stem from the same facts and form a single transaction, making them permissible under the law.

Supreme Court upholds Ruth Kamande’s life sentence for murder
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 11, 2025

She was convicted after stabbing Farid Halim 25 times, leading to his death.

Agnes Wanjiru's murder: Justice still elusive as Kenya grapples with legal, diplomatic quagmire
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 10, 2025

While the UK allowed a Kenyan multi-agency team to travel and interrogate the suspect, the outcome of that mission has never been made public by Kenya...

A silent farewell: Grieving mother reflects on final talk with murdered daughter
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor on Tuesday announced the post-mortem results, revealing that Kemunto died from strangulation, confirming i...

Government plans mass burials for Shakahola victims amid DNA identification delays
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 08, 2025

Since the exhumation of 429 bodies from the Chakama forest, the government has collected 336 DNA samples. However, only 66 bodies have been positively...

Police officer poisons three children, ends own life over marital, work frustrations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

The officer, identified as Police Constable David Okebe Goga, was off duty when the incident occurred at his rural home in Kagoga Village, Kadimu Sub-...

Court allows DCI to exhume body of teen Gaala Aden, who refused to marry old man in Wajir
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

A postmortem conducted on Gaala’s body showed 100 per cent burns, confirming that an open flame was used in the crime.

Court grants police 14 days to hold suspects in Gaala Aden’s murder case
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 01, 2025

Gaala, a refugee, was murdered after refusing to marry a 55-year-old man who is among the arrested suspects. She endured 27 days of beatings before su...

15 security officers seek to quash murder charges in case involving disappearance of Indians
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 28, 2025

Lawyer Mwale stated that there is no forensic proof, death certificates, or public notices such as obituaries or burial announcements to confirm the d...

Mackenzie helped secure release of follower who forced his children out of school, court told
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 26, 2025

Mganga said his father removed his siblings, who were in class three and form four, from their education as part of a broader pattern of ignoring soci...

Rights groups fear cover-up in Mukuru kwa Njenga mass deaths
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

Community members reported being blocked from recovering more bodies after six were retrieved from the water-filled quarry on July 12, 2024.

Suspect in British businessman Campbell Scott’s murder dies by suicide in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Preliminary investigations indicate that Musembi is suspected of first having taken some poisonous substance in an attempted suicide, but when did not...

Five men charged with murder of ‘Molo President’ Richard Otieno
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Investigators are continuing to search for other suspects, including the alleged person responsible for carrying out the murder.

Safaricom VIP protection police officer charged with murder after fatal bar shooting
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The deceased had been watching football and drinking at the establishment alongside his brother, Erick Ngolania Wambua, who is also a police officer s...

NACADA raises alarm over Airbnb turning into drug havens
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 10, 2025

NACADA CEO Dr Anthony Omerikwa said recent incidents have revealed that these premises are being misused for drug-fueled parties, illicit alcohol cons...

DCI seeks to detain police officer who allegedly shot and killed colleague in Ruaraka
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 03, 2025

Tarus opposed the application to detain him, arguing that it does not require his incarceration for the pending investigations to be conducted.

Court allows DCI to detain suspects in murder of Briton Campbell Scott in Embakasi
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 03, 2025

Kithuka had relocated to a different house after Scott's body was found and before he was arrested by the DCI's Homicides Unit.

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