National Police Service has condemmed the three shocking acts of violence reported in last 24 hours in Nairobi night and include the country’s worst petrol attack on a woman in Mwiki and attacks on traffic police by some civilians in Embakasi and Langata.
In a press statement issued by the Office of the Inspector General, NPS said a woman is currently fighting for her life at Kenyatta National Hospital after she was allegedly doused with petrol and set ablaze in the Mwiki area of Kasarani Sub-county on May 16, 2026.
According to preliminary investigations, the attack is suspecting to be politically motivated. Officers are reported to have indicated that the woman might have stirred the attackers upher political views might have antagonized them.
A special team from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters is now handling the probe. Another case concerns that of a motorist who was caught in a viral social media clip physically assaulting a traffic police officer while on duty in Embakasi.
The motorist has since been identified and proceedings are already in progress. There was yet another attack at Lang’ata on a Metro Shuttle bus crew that is said to have attacked the traffic policeman who was supposedly trying to ensure adherence to traffic regulations.
The police service labeled all three events “in the strongest possible terms”: because of this political intolerance and hostility towards police officers threatens the rule of law and national stability.
NPS further praised the officers involved for demonstrating restraint and professionalism despite facing provocation, while urging members of the public to cooperate with law enforcement officers in the execution of their duties.
The statement also read: ‘The Service will seek appropriate legal recourse and take strong action against those who breach police authority or hinder police officers in the performance of their duties.
‘ The police further called upon anyone with relevant additional information about the cases, to report this to the nearest police station or call police through toll-free emergency lines 999 or 911, or in anonymity, 22501.
