This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
On June 25, a shocking video emerged of two thugs threatening a lone pedestrian with a knife and a gun before stealing his phone and bag in broad daylight along Lenana Road in Nairobi.
Less than a week later, on June 29, DCI detectives based in Kilimani arrested the two suspects, Timothy Jahan Muzami alias 'Timo', 27, and Humphrey Minyata alias 'Daddy', 23, who were tracked down to their hideouts in Kawangware, Gatina and Pangani estates.
According to the Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, the four suspects are in custody awaiting arraignment.
As the country grapples with a rise in cases of robbery with violence, the arrest of the two thugs is seen as a significant breakthrough in the fight against crime.
Robbers have been targeting liquor stores, M-Pesa shops, lone pedestrians and even homes across the country, with a combined team of detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau and the Nairobi regional DCI office arresting five suspects on suspicion of being behind a spate of robberies around Parklands last week.
