This archive report was first published on 11 November 2019.
On November 11, 2019, police in Kitui County made a significant breakthrough in a robbery with violence case, arresting four suspects, including three ex-convicts.
The suspects, identified as Musembi Musyoka, 42, Kasola Nzulya, 46, Peter Mwendwa, and Sylvester Onyango, 35, were apprehended after a pursuit by detectives.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects had committed a robbery at Nguuni Trading Centre, where they attacked and robbed a man of Sh 70,000, three mobile phones, and Safaricom credit cards, leaving him injured.
During the arrest, detectives recovered a Patchet SMG sub-machine gun with several rounds of ammunition, two pangas, and an M-Pesa operation phone.
The suspects' getaway vehicle has been impounded, and a manhunt for the two fugitive suspects continues.
