Singer Latinum, whose real name is Tonny Mbangira, has been arrested by police following a road accident on Nsambya road involving a Mercedes-Benz. Preliminary reports indicate that the owner of the vehicle claims that UGX 2 million in cash and a laptop went missing after the incident, leading to the theft accusation against Latinum.

A foreign towel hawker in Kenya says he lost all his belongings to robbers and is now struggling to afford travel home, with his mother reportedly preparing to sell land to raise his fare. According to Tuko, the man appealed to President William Ruto for more time to organise his departure amid an ongoing crackdown on foreigners in the country.

An online taxi driver, Duncan Gachanja Thuo, was abducted and robbed of his car by a gang in Kiambu, near Nairobi, after accepting an offline ride request, according to Tuko. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched an investigation into the incident. The case highlights risks faced by ride-hailing drivers in Kenya who take trips outside official app platforms, which bypass safety tracking features.

Tshwane businessman Lucas Legabe, a suspect linked to the theft of R200 million worth of cocaine from a Hawks storage facility in KwaZulu-Natal, has claimed he was tortured into implicating police officers in the heist. According to the TimesLIVE report, Legabe alleges the coercion was used to extract statements connecting officers to the high-profile theft, which saw the large consignment of drugs disappear from the elite police unit's storage.

The Cross River State Police Command said it arrested four men suspected to be part of a six-man gang over an alleged burglary at Royaline Technologies, a phone accessories shop in Calabar. According to police, property valued at about ₦49.15 million was stolen. The named suspects are Hassan Ahmad, 38; Jabiru Ibrahim, 35; Usman Isa Garuba, 22; and Abdullalim Hassan, 23. The allegations remain unproven, and details beyond the police statement were not provided.

A boda boda rider in Nyahururu has been left devastated after his motorcycle, which he relied on as his only source of income, was stolen, according to Tuko. The motorcycle bears the registration number KMFZ 545. The theft has left the rider unable to earn a living, and a public appeal has been made for assistance in locating the stolen vehicle. Anyone with information about the motorcycle's whereabouts is being urged to come forward to help the affected rider recover it.