A 47-year-old man is in police custody in Nairobi after allegedly defiling and brutally assaulting his nine-year-old daughter, who later died from her injuries. According to KBC, the incident occurred on September 6, 2026, after officers at Kibra Police Station received a distress call reporting that the suspect, identified as Norman Swahili, had seriously assaulted the child in Kibra.

A Milimani court has ordered three additional suspects linked to the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso to remain in custody for 30 days while police complete their investigation. Authorities transferred Police Constable Collins Bett Kiplangat and civilian Pius Muiru Mbugua from Uganda to Kenya on Tuesday to face murder charges, and the two appeared before the Milimani Law Courts on Wednesday. A third suspect, Samuel Karanja Gathoni, challenged the prosecution's custodial request and denied claims that he posed a flight risk.

Juma Ramadhan, a 21-year-old, has been arrested by the Dar es Salaam Special Police for allegedly murdering his father, Ramadhan Jaffary, aged 47, and burying him in the deceased's house. Police Commander Jumanne Muliro reported that on June 16, 2026, they received a report from relatives about Jaffary's disappearance. Following an investigation, authorities discovered the body buried in a room of his house in Kwembe Luguruni, Ubungo District.

Police in Iganga District, in collaboration with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces Defence Intelligence Security, have arrested six individuals accused of impersonating President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his daughter, Natasha Karugire. The suspects allegedly operated a criminal syndicate that defrauded members of the public through social media and mobile money schemes.

The Village Head of Kulodo community, his eldest son, and four other victims were buried after a deadly bandit attack in Kulodo and Kwamtsi villages in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to Daily Trust, five victims were killed in Kulodo village, while another resident was killed in a neighboring area.

The family of a 62-year-old retired Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) officer is calling for prompt investigations into his death, which they claim involved him being beaten and set on fire under unclear circumstances. The deceased, originally from Rabai in Kilifi, had his body released from the mortuary at Coast General Teaching Hospital, according to Kenya News Agency.