Reports (Showing 1 of 4 pages of 75 reports)

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REPORT TITLE
DATE
LOCATION
VERIFIED?
 

Test Alert

Ushahidi Alerts Test
2010-03-09
Kawangware, Kenya
NO
 

Alerts are back

Hi all. Apologies for having had the alerts down for a while. It was due to some technical hitch but its now sorted. Thank you. Regards - the Ushahidi...
2010-02-28
Nairobi Central, Nairobi
YES
 

Robbery Incident.

On Tuesday, February 23, at approximately 10:45 a female Kenyan national was robbed at gunpoint while walking her dog along the perimeter dirt road behind...
2010-02-23
Near ISK.
YES
 

Carjacking Incident.

On 23 February, 2010 at about 7:20am, a driver was taking his employer and her son to school from Kiambu to Runda. About 400-500meters from Glory Road...
2010-02-23
Runda.
YES
 

Carjacking Attempt.

Just to caution you all that the cross road of Masari road going towards Chandarana, thugs are attacking when you are in traffic. My advice to you all...
2010-02-22
Masari Rd., Parklands.
YES
 

Hoax - Keyholder thug tactics.

The following email has been going around. Please note that it is a hoax. There is a syndicate of criminals presenting themselves as sales promoters...
2010-02-22
Nairobi.
YES
 

Police Sting Frees Canadian Kidnapped in Kenya

Kenyan police have freed a Canadian man kidnapped in the country by luring his captors into an ambush. The kidnappers seized the man Wednesday after he...
2010-02-22
Nairobi.
YES
 

Carjacking Incident.

This incident actually occurred behind Valley Arcade Shopping Centre on Hendred Road at 9pm. The victim was coming home, and as he entered his gated compound...
2010-02-21
Valley Arcade
YES
 

New Tactics thugs are using.

This incident is as reported by the victim: Yesterday afternoon I went through an experience, I would not wish any other person to go through....
2010-02-18
Baricho Road
YES
 

Carjacking.

On Thursday, February 18, at approximately 18:00, a female U.S. citizen and her daughter were carjacked along Limuru Road heading towards Banana Hill....
2010-02-18
Limuru Rd.
YES
 

Attack on By-Pass Road.

One of our readers reports that their children and driver were attacked at gunpoint on the Ngong Forest By-Pass road between Bomas of Kenya and Ngong...
2010-02-18
Bomas/Ngong Rd By-pass.
YES
 

Matatu hijacking

A matatu was hijaked in Westlands. Riders lost personal belongings including laptop, phones et al.
2010-02-17
Westlands, Nairobi
NO
 

Kidnappers snatch Canadian father in Kenya capital.

A Kenyan police official says a Canadian citizen has been kidnapped after dropping his child off at school in Kenya's capital. The officer said Friday...
2010-02-17
Nairobi.
YES
 

Matatu Scam

On the 111 Matatu from Prestige Plaza, 3 young men got an almost full Matatu. One of the men sat in front of me and the other two behind me. As we drove...
2010-02-12
Ngong Road, near Prestige Plaza
YES
 

Cops Shot in River Road Gun Drama.

Two policemen were shot by suspected gangsters while on a mission to foil an alleged bank robbery in Nairobi. One of the gang members was shot dead by...
2010-02-11
River Road.
YES
 

Carjacking Incident.

On Tuesday, February 9, at about 17:45, a woman associated with ISK was carjacked on Ngecha Road in the area of the stream between Peponi and Lower Kabete...
2010-02-09
Ngecha Road.
YES
 

Gangsters Raid Bar, Shoot Reveller.

Thugs raided a bar in Nairobi's Mukuru slums and shot a reveller after robbing others of cash and valuables. The victim was shot in the pelvis in an argument...
2010-02-08
Mukuru Slums, Nairobi.
YES
 

Ngong Hills robbery and assault

My cousin was in a group of 9 that went hiking on Ngong Forest on 7th February 2010 . Half way through the hiking, the remaining 4 got tired and decided...
2010-02-08
Nairobi , Ngong Hills
YES
 

Sh100,000 ransom ends kidnap ordeal.

Waweru, who works as a driver, was walking to his parent’s home in Ngong on Monday last week when a car stopped a few metres ahead and one of the occupants...
2010-02-08
Ngong
YES
 

Woman Charged with Theft of Sh. 20 Million.

Police have arrested a woman who has been on the run, over an alleged theft of Sh 20 million from two city banks. Ms Nancy Wangoi Mbuthia appeared before...
2010-02-08
Kibera.
YES