This archive report was first published on 3 July 2019.
On July 3, 2019, a dramatic turn of events unfolded in Nairobi as police in Kileleshwa arrested a suspect of robbery with violence and recovered a stolen motor vehicle in Umoja.
The suspect is believed to be part of a three-man gang that had accosted Ms Kean Wamboi Kimani, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee, at her Kilimani home along Hamisi Road on Thursday.
According to a police report filed at Kileleshwa Police Station, Ms Kimani was gagged, tied, and threatened to be killed if she screamed. The thugs ransacked her house and stole several items, including a 52-inch TV valued at Sh40,000, a Canon printer valued at Sh30,000, three mobile phones valued at Sh60,000, and her ATM card.
Ms Kimani also reported that her gardener, Mr Patrick Mwenda, was assaulted and lost his mobile phone.
"One robbery with Violence suspect was last night arrested & a stolen motor vehicle recovered following an operation by @DCI_Kenya #SCPU Detectives at Umoja 1 in Buruburu," the DCI said.
