DCI seeks 14-day detention for five officers accused of firearms trafficking

Charles Lotira Ekidor, Ileli Cyrus Kisamwa, Samson Muriithi Mutongu, Wesley Sang, and Paul Kipketer Tonui were arraigned at the  Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court following their arrest on September 26, 2025 in Eldoret and Nairobi during a sting operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Operations Support Unit.

According to an affidavit by CPL Hillary Kimuyu, the officers were allegedly found with a Remington Rand pistol model No. 1911, serial No. 1364434, nineteen assorted magazines, and ammunition suspected to be linked to cross-border trafficking.

Preliminary investigations indicate some of the officers may have been involved in selling ammunition at the Lokichogio market, a known black-market hub near the Kenya-South Sudan border.

The prosecution has  opposed their release, arguing that the suspects could interfere with witnesses, tamper with exhibits in official armouries, or frustrate efforts to trace accomplices. 

The court also heard that two officers allegedly ferried ammunition from central stores in Nairobi, while another officer was tasked with transporting it to Lodwar. 

One was allegedly said to have been the custodian of the keys to the armory where the recovered munitions had been stored.