This archive report was first published on 10 September 2021.
Published on September 10, 2021, two police officers are facing charges of attempted robbery with violence following an incident in Dagorreti, Nairobi.
Inspector Evans Soita and Constable John Kemboi, stationed at Spring Valley Police Station, allegedly stormed a shop owned by Stephen Kamotho in Dagoreti, where an altercation occurred, leaving the shop owner injured.
According to a police report filed by Stephen Kamotho at Kikuyu police station, the two men, who identified themselves as police officers, stormed the shop and brandished their firearms, attempting to handcuff the victim.
The victim resisted arrest and raised alarm, attracting members of the public who came to his rescue. The officers fired in the air as they escaped from the scene.
Inspector Soita lost his police communication pocket phone during the incident, but it was later recovered by police officers on patrol based at Kikuyu.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the communication gadget recovered from the scene had been issued to Inspector Soita, who is the in-charge of Lower Kabete patrol base.
The two officers were arrested, disarmed, and detained at the Gigiri Police Station, pending arraignment. The victim was rushed to Nile Hospital for treatment.
