This is even as it intensifies investigations into a wave of fraudulent "genital disappearance" claims that have spread panic across the Coast region.
Coast Regional Criminal Investigations Officer Benson Kasyoki said detectives are reviewing CCTV footage, mobile phone recordings and other forensic evidence to identify everyone involved in the killings in Kwale and Mombasa counties.
The warning comes as police reveal that 19 cases linked to the bizarre claims have been reported across Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa counties, with 17 already before the courts.
According to the DCI, the false allegations have resulted in two deaths after innocent pedestrians were attacked by mobs accusing them of causing the disappearance or shrinking of genital organs through physical touch.
Police said the victims were lynched before officers could intervene.
The DCI said anyone found participating in the attacks, inciting the violence or cheering on the mobs would face murder charges.
"Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage and mobile phone recordings from the two fatal incidents in Kwale and Mombasa. Anyone identified as participating in, inciting or cheering mob justice will be arrested and charged with murder," Kasyoki said.
The DCI dismissed the claims of disappearing or shrinking genital organs as a dangerous hoax exploited by organised criminal syndicates to commit robberies and create public disorder.
Investigations conducted jointly with the Ministry of Health and county medical officers found no evidence to support the allegations.
According to the DCI, all complainants underwent comprehensive clinical examinations.
Forensic medical findings confirmed there was no physical injury, anatomical alteration or loss of organs in any of the reported cases.
Police intelligence has established that criminal gangs are deliberately staging the incidents to distract members of the public before carrying out thefts and robberies.
Under the scheme, an individual falsely claims that their genital organs have disappeared after coming into contact with an unsuspecting member of the public.
"As crowds gather and often turn violent against the accused, accomplices take advantage of the confusion to pickpocket bystanders, rob pedestrians and flee with valuables," he said.
The DCI also blamed the rapid spread of unverified social media posts for fuelling public panic and encouraging vigilantism.
Authorities have launched a cybercrime crackdown targeting individuals behind the circulation of false and inflammatory content online.
Kasyoki warned anyone found deliberately raising false alarms about disappearing organs would be arrested and prosecuted for incitement to violence and creating a public disturbance.
The Coast region has recorded 19 reported cases so far, with Kilifi accounting for the highest number at nine, followed by Kwale with seven and Mombasa with three.
The DCI appealed to residents of Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa counties to remain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.
INSTANT ANALYSIS
The DCI's decision to pursue murder charges against those involved in the mob killings marks a significant shift from treating such incidents as spontaneous acts of vigilantism to holding every participant criminally accountable.By revealing that 17 of the 19 reported cases are already before the courts, investigators are signalling a coordinated crackdown on both the perpetrators of the hoax and those who exploit public panic.
