Police shoot dead two suspected gang members in Dandora, City Park
Police in Nairobi shot and killed two suspected gang members in separate incidents in Dandora and City Park. Firearms and stolen items were recovered from the scenes.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing security challenges and police efforts to combat armed robbery in urban Kenyan centers.
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Two suspected thugs were shot dead separately in Nairobi’s Dandora and City Park, and pistols found on them. This is as police intensified the war on crime.
Police said other accomplices managed to escape and efforts to trace them were ongoing.
In the first incident, a suspected gang member was fatally injured after an exchange of fire with police officers responding to a robbery incident along Councillor Opondo Road in Dandora, Nairobi.
The incident occurred on September 11, 2026, at about 11.30 pm.
The public alerted police of an armed gang comprising several men who were allegedly robbing pedestrians along the road.
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