National Crime Research Centre Stories

Wave of elder killings in Coast counties sparks alarm on abuse awareness day
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 16, 2025

The Haki Yetu Organisation has revealed that at least 89 older people were murdered in Kilifi and Kwale counties between 2023 and 2025, with many of t...

Report: Deep-rooted police issues fuel public distrust despite years of community policing
Mary Wambui  |  May 21, 2025

Community policing was first introduced in the country in 2005 by the late former President Mwai Kibaki in realisation that NPS, as an agent, is not t...

How Kenyans are sustaining criminal gangs in the country
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 17, 2025

The report is based on a survey conducted in 11 counties where the centre established that a majority of citizens willingly fail to report gang activi...

Fresh protests put Kenyan police on focus over brutal handling of public dissent
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 30, 2024

In true reflection of the concerns raised by Kenyans, the country is back to the dark days of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and killings.

Normalisation of bhang abuse aiding its prevalence in the country- Study
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 15, 2024

According to the report, traffickers have adopted sophisticated methods to evade capture, including lacing food and snacks with cannabis.

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