Eight suspects arrested, AK-47 recovered in crackdown on criminal gangs in Kajiado

In a police report obtained by Citizen Digital, the officers targeted hideouts in Mwea and Kagio areas of Kirinyaga County, as well as Rimba in Kiserian, where the suspects had reportedly been operating from. 

Through an intelligence-led operation, the eight individuals were suspected of terrorizing members of the public with several complaints filed in various parts of Kajiado County. 

Those arrested during the crackdown include Peter Murioki Kabiru, Eliud Mwiruri Ng'ang'a, Peter Njoroge Lucy, Joseph Wahome Kinuthia, David Githamo Waititu, James Ndirangu Gitau, Alice Wangui Gitau, and Hesbon Majani.

During the operation, officers intercepted a black Honda station wagon with registration number KDK 864V, believed to have been used by the suspects to facilitate their criminal activities. 

A detailed search of the vehicle led to the recovery of various items, including sellotape, several assorted mobile phones, surgical gloves, a Maasai leso, jackets, and a traditional rungu.

Further, the detectives also combed through a residential flat in Rimba, Kiserian, occupied by James Ndirangu and John Mbugua Wanjiru, and recovered additional items, including two Airtel SIM cards, four Safaricom SIM cards, four smartphones, three button phones, and a loaded AK-47 rifle.

Officers also recovered one magazine, seven rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, a pocket phone, a panga, a small axe, a police-issue button, and a metal rod.

Senior officers, including the OCPD Ongata Rongai, visited the scene, which was processed and documented by the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) team from Rongai.

The suspects were immediately taken into custody and escorted to Kiserian Police Station, where they remain as investigations continue.