This archive report was first published on 7 November 2019.
On November 6, 2019, police in Kirinyaga County launched an operation to apprehend a group of suspected gangsters who had been terrorizing the area.
According to reports, the gangsters had earlier robbed a women's group at Kabare village in Kirinyaga East Sub County at gunpoint and escaped with their cash.
Detectives from the flying squad unit tracked down the gangsters at Njegas area and challenged them to surrender, but a shootout ensued, resulting in the deaths of two suspects.
Confirming the incident, Kirinyaga central sub-county Police Commander Dorin Oduol said the officers managed to recover an AK-47 rifle loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition and a car suspected to have been stolen.
Area residents say the region has witnessed increased cases of criminality in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, police in Kakamega County are holding a middle-aged man in connection with a spate of robberies in the area.
29-year-old Charles Odhiambo alias Omaree was arrested in possession of a pistol and other crude weapons.
