phone theft Stories

Ex-New Mathare goalkeeper killed by mob in Pangani after alleged phone theft
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 08, 2025

A former New Mathare FC goalkeeper, Eric Wafula, popularly known as Jagoal, was killed by an angry mob in Pangani, Nairobi last week after allegedly s...

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...

Rwandan national arrested in Mombasa in phones theft crackdown
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 06, 2024

The arrest highlights ongoing police efforts to crack down on mobile phone theft in Mombasa.

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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