We take a look at some of the most notorious, heinous, funny and downright idiotic crimes committed in all 47 counties across the country
Mombasa 001
In 2008, a trader was arrested for massive potato fraud after selling hundreds of brown-painted rocks at Kongowea market.
Kwale 002
In 2005, a young man fraudulently acquired tens of thousands from unsuspecting residents after charging them to register on Facebook and Gmail.
Kilifi 003
In 2014, a man was chased out of a mall after placing mannequins in sexually compromising positions.
Tana River 004
Former MP Danson Mungatana was conned Ksh 76 million by Africans who promised to increase the cash to Ksh 1 billion.
Lamu 005
In 2016, Chinese road contractors were chased out from a village after all dogs in the area disappeared under mysterious circumstancees.
Taita Taveta 006
In 1978, an elite squad attempted to assassinate President Moi but they had all forgotten their guns at home.
Garissa 007
In 2021, two undercover police officers posing as weed buyers arrested another police officer posing as a drug peddler.
Wajir 008
Terrorists tried to move the Somali-Kenya border but got tired and abandoned the mission halfway through.
Mandera 009
During the 2016 KCPE examinations, one student copied from his deskmate and in the process copied even their name and index number.
Marsabit 010
In 2015, a wedding had to be delayed after it emerged the contracted tailor had not completed making the groom’s dress.
Isiolo 011
In 2017 a bandit got stuck in a chimney as he tried to sneak into a house. Owners of the house lit a fire forcing the bandit to beg for his life.
Meru 012
In 2012, animal rights activists protested a move by a dairy farm to put cows in a giant centrifuge attempting to make a new brand milkshake.
Tharaka Nithi 013
Mwai Kibaki won the 2007 presidential race after a well-orchestrated blackout and miscalculation of Tharaka Nithi Votes.
Embu 014
In June 2016, a monkey caused a four-hour nationwide blackout after tampering with a 180 MW power transformer. The monkey survived the ordeal which took place in the Gitaru dam.
Kitui 015
It involved a man and a goat that looked at him in a sexy manner. Do you really want to know more?
Machakos 016
A man was beaten to a pulp by sex workers after refusing to pay a Ksh100 service fee.
Makueni 017
A man died of over bleeding after attempting to circumcise himself for a second time.
Nyandarua 018
A teen spent six years digging underground home after a fight with his parents only to be displaced by the government after the discovery of minerals in the land.
Nyeri 019
In 2012, an inmate tried to escape from King’ongo Prison by digging a hole. The hole emerged at the warden’s office.
Kirinyaga 020
In 2016, Saloonist Josphine Kabura carried million of cash in sacks from NYS headquarters with help of Governor Anne Waiguru.
Murang’a 021
A greenhouse mogul once tried to direct all the sunlight in the region to his farm.
Kiambu 022
A couple of youths tried to carjack a vehicle not knowing it was ferrying Recce squad officers. The hijackers drove themselves to the police station.
Turkana 023
A woman pretending to be dead to avoid a robbery was shot dead.
West Pokot 024
Not much of a crime but infamy, a woman abandoned her husband in May 2021 to marry the holy spirit. She even scheduled a honeymoon in Uganda.
Samburu 025
A priest was excommunicated after sending his sex tape to a church WhatsApp group.
Trans Nzoia 026
Two men masquerading as police officers flagged down a real police car.
Uasin Gishu 027
In 2015, self-declared god Jehovah Wanyonyi died and went to be with himself in heaven.
Elgeyo Marakwet 028
A motorcyclist identifying as a cyclist won the National Cycling competition.
Nandi 029
In 2018, fake doctor Ronald Melly was apprehended in Kapsabet after performing eight successful surgeries.
Baringo 030
A woman was caught smoking bhang in a court parking lot after being summoned for marijuana possession.
Laikipia 031
In March 2021 a British soldier started a fire that ravaged more than 8,000 acres of Mt Kenya forest and killed two elephants.
Nakuru 032
In 2010, more than 130 people were killed in Sachangwan after an individual dropped a burning cigarette in the fuel they were siphoning.
Narok 033
In 2020 government chased residents of out of Mau forest to pave way for North Rangelands Trust to cut down more trees.
Kajiado 034
A man posing as a special needs patient deceived hospital nurses into washing him and changing his diapers.
Kericho 035
One John Karaimati was arrested after trying to sell a stolen car to the owner.
Bomet 036
19-year-old drunk driver Sally Maine almost choked to death after chewing her underwear thinking it would help her beat an alcoblow test.
Kakamega 037
Chokoras have severally smeared feces on people who refuse to give them money.
Vihiga 038
In 2009, a stranger terrorized parts of the region by shaving cats and dogs that came her way.
Bungoma 039
In 2021, a 32-year-old man impregnated his mother-in-law who was visiting to nurse his just-delivered wife.
Busia 040
In 2020, a millionaire faked his kidnapping for 75 days to avoid his family.
Siaya 041
A couple discovered a burglar in their house after the burglar laughed at the husband’s joke.
Kisumu 042
In 2021, a blogger complained about the high fish price in Kisumu and was consequently chased out of the area.
Homabay 043
In 2010, a man was arrested after going to the police station to report the theft of his 20KG marijuana stash.
Migori 044
A woman beat up her boyfriend after he orgasmed before her and refused to have her for another round.
Kisii 045
A son robbed his mother expecting to get away with it because he thought he could only be charged with burglary if done at night.
Nyamira 046
A lecturer slapped his student for not referring to him with his title as Professor.
Nairobi 047
In 2017, MP Babu Owino confessed to releasing hives of bees upon hundreds of demonstrators at the Milimani High Courts.
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