Detectives have arrested two men in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, suspected of robbing a couple and sexually assaulting the woman after posing as Good Samaritans following a road accident.

• The suspects, Kevin Ndereba Kilonzo and Shaban Warui Zainab, allegedly posed as helpers after the accident near Kikuyu Boys High School.
• The victims were robbed of valuables, forced to disclose their M-Pesa PINs, and money was withdrawn from their accounts.
• The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is widening the probe to explore links to other crimes in the area.

Two suspects, Kevin Ndereba Kilonzo and Shaban Warui Zainab, have been arrested in Kikuyu following a robbery with violence and gang rape incident. The arrests were made after the victims were involved in a road accident and approached by the men posing as good samaritans.

• The suspects robbed the victims of valuables, emptied their mobile money accounts using their M-Pesa PINs, and sexually assaulted the woman.
• The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Operations Action Team (OAT), Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), and Kikuyu County detectives collaborated on the investigation.
• Recovered items include the mobile phones used for the fraudulent transactions and two pangas believed to be weapons used during the crime.

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has vowed to dismantle criminal gangs across Kenya, emphasizing the government's commitment to ensuring peace and preventing political violence ahead of next year's General Election.

• The government is committed to eradicating criminal gangs and the "politics of anarchy and chaos."
• Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo made the vow in Kendu Bay Town Ward, Karachuonyo Constituency, Homa Bay County.
• The public is urged to collaborate with security agencies through information sharing and supporting community policing efforts to build a safer nation.

Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a stern warning against politicians and civilians deploying unauthorized groups to guard polling stations, emphasizing that election security is solely the responsibility of the National Police Service.

• Unauthorised groups acting as security at polling stations will be treated as illegal.
• The warning comes amidst intensifying political activity ahead of the 2027 General Election.
• The government maintains that while citizens can observe, they cannot establish unofficial security teams for election protection, contrasting with some opposition calls for vote protection initiatives.