Robbery with Violence Stories

Court of Appeal slams Kenya’s mandatory death penalty law, cites sentencing inequality
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

Justices John Mativo, Mwaniki Gachoka, and George Odunga observed that while some convicted murderers are given lighter sentences, those found guilty...

Makadara court frees minors arrested during Starehe protests, grants DCI two days to charge adults
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 09, 2025

The minors were among over 100 individuals arraigned in court, where the DCI sought orders to detain them while investigations into the robberies cont...

Court to rule Wednesday on detention of four Eastleigh robbery suspects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 09, 2025

The four face several charges, among them robbery with violence, unlawful possession of firearms, and being in Kenya illegally, in the case of the thr...

Robbery suspect who killed accomplice over stolen phone finally arrested
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 08, 2025

Mohamed Abdirazak Abdisamad will remain in Pangani police station cells as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigates the murder of...

13 suspects arraigned over mugging in Eastleigh's Maries Stopes area
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 27, 2025

The suspects were found armed with the offensive weapons in circumstances that indicated they prepared to commit robbery with violence on June 26 at a...

Collins Ouma: How guard who faced wrongful arrest, police brutality ended up getting justice after 12 years
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 21, 2025

In 2017, four years later, the court unconditionally released Ouma and Atelu, finding them not guilty of any wrongdoing. Justice John Mativo ruled tha...

Three suspected hackers charged with stealing Sh3.4 million from Eastleigh businessman
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 20, 2025

The alleged robbery took place along the Kariokor–Pangani road on April 10, 2025. The suspects are said to have been armed with a metal rod and a shar...

Three men sentenced to death for violent robbery and killing two cousins
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 15, 2025

The court heard that the accused—John Ekwuam, Wilfred Njoroge, and Zachariah Lomunyien Kibet, alias Mrefu—while armed with dangerous weapons including...

Campbell Scott murder: How a gang has been using dating apps to rob and kill wealthy men
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 07, 2025

Bernard Mbunga Mbusu from Machakos County has been leading a gang using "honey traps" to lure wealthy but love-starved men into secluded places before...

Man jailed for 35 years over robbery that claimed Greek national’s life
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 11, 2025

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives from the Kilimani division swiftly launched investigations, which led to a b...

How mobile phone stolen from robbery victim landed saleslady in court
Joseph Ndunda  |  Nov 08, 2024

Mutunga remanded the suspects in custody until November 13 when he will set their bail and bond terms.

Man arraigned over claims of robbing friend Sh350,000 at gunpoint
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 17, 2024

Nyandege, who hails from Ekerenyo village in Nyamira, lured Omwenga from Nakuru to Nairobi under the guise of selling him a car.

Suspected Nairobi serial robber charged with four counts of robbery with violence
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 01, 2024

Gregory Wasike Simiyu was charged at the Makadara Law Courts with robbing four people including some at gunpoint on diverse dates between May and Sept...

Court allows DCI to detain six men suspected of robbing passengers in Nairobi
Joseph Ndunda  |  Sep 19, 2024

Most of the cases were reported at the Parklands Police Station in Westlands Sub-County and one at the Shauri Moyo Police Station in Kamukunji.

Police hunt for robber who stabbed two women to death
Waweru Wairimu  |  Apr 17, 2024

A preliminary probe showed the criminal was attempting to break into a workshop when the deceased persons met their death.

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