Crime reports, safety updates, and community policing news from Vihiga County and the wider Western Kenya region.
A middle-aged man identified as Benja was killed in a suspected mob attack in Surumbi, Mbihi Sub-location, Vihiga County, on Saturday night after residents accused him of attacking a local resident.
A 65-year-old man from Lusuka Village, Mbihi Sub-location, has been arrested following public tip-offs over allegations involving a Grade 9 pupil. The suspect and pupil were taken to Mbale Police Station as investigations continue.
Mary Nanjala and Roselyne Nyongesa face up to 14 years imprisonment or KSh 5 million fine after allegedly refusing to return KSh 33,000 mistakenly sent via M-Pesa.
Police and local administration uprooted 1,327 cannabis plants concealed in a maize plantation in Wakigunyi Village, Vihiga County. The plantation owner escaped arrest and remains at large as investigations continue at Mbale Police Station.
Derrick Omollo, a 21-year-old JKUAT student and TikTok content creator with over 106,000 followers, died after falling into a 40-metre deep quarry while fleeing from four knife-wielding men who attacked him and colleagues during a content-shooting picnic in Juja, Kiambu County on Tuesday.
A 60-year-old man from Munzatsi village in Gisambai Location, Vihiga County, has been arrested at Gambogi Police Station after allegedly setting fire to his own house in a domestic dispute with his first wife.
Police in Luanda, Vihiga County, are investigating after the body of a 47-year-old man who had been missing for two days was found in a pool of stagnant water in Ebwiranyi Village.
Two Technical University of Mombasa students died and 29 others were injured after a bus carrying mourners overturned near Ahero while travelling to the funeral of former student leader Elvis Otieno.
A Form Four student identified as Mitchell died after collapsing at Vokoli Girls High School in Vihiga County
A 21-year-old man was killed by residents in Ishieyu Village after a 5-year-old girl's body was found in a sugarcane plantation.
A crash at Lunyerere Bridge on the Mbale–Chavakali highway left a boda boda rider and passenger fighting for life. Locals demand urgent safety measures and investigations continue.
A quiet night in Rongai ended in tragedy after a domestic dispute turned fatal. The chilling details emerging from the scene have left many searching for answers.
The Court of Appeal overturned convictions and death sentences for two men convicted in a 2009 Kivagala robbery, citing a procedural error involving a judge's jurisdiction. The men have been ordered released.
Kilifi County communities from Malindi to Watamu report a rise in panga attacks involving young people. Residents and authorities call for tighter community action and investigations.