This archive report was first published on 13 June 2020.
On Friday, Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives based at the Kamukunji police station arrested five notorious thieves in Nairobi.
The five suspects were accused of brutal muggings around Ronald Ngala Street, Luthuli Avenue, River Road, and Racecourse Road.
According to the DCI, the five were arrested after a businessman in River Road positively identified them.
The suspects were detained until July 7, when a mention for their bond will be considered.
These arrests come after a similar crackdown in February, when police in Nairobi arrested three suspected thugs alleged to be reigning terror on residents in the Nairobi CBD.
Despite previous claims of eliminating all gangs from Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) in 2019, the city continues to experience mugging incidents.
