This archive report was first published on 7 August 2019.
On August 7, 2019, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested five men suspected of stealing goods worth over Sh2 million from a maize miller in Makuyu.
The suspects, Duncan Kihumba (41), Stephen Ng'ang'a (39), Patrick Mwangi (38), Anthony Kimani (23), and Edward Mwangi (34), were arrested in Utawala and Thome estates in Nairobi.
Police recovered 387 bales of Cornstar flour and other assorted items, which will be used as an exhibit in court.
If found guilty, the five men risk life imprisonment according to the penal code.
Earlier, three other suspects connected to the robbery had been arrested and charged, as tweeted by the DCI.