This archive report was first published on 3 December 2019.
On November 28, 2019, American national Philipe Chiliade traveled to Kenya from South Africa on the invitation of his Facebook friends. However, his trip turned into a nightmare when he was kidnapped at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Chiliade was taken to a rented room in Pipeline Estate in Embakasi, where he was assaulted and robbed of an unknown amount of cash in US Dollars, two mobile phones, and a Visa card. The suspects later called a relative, Fredrick Muendo Mutua, to cook for Chiliade and escort him back to JKIA after they escaped.
However, Chiliade raised the alarm while Mutua was escorting him back to the airport, and Mutua was arrested by members of the public. The other three suspects escaped.
Inspector Anderson Miriti of Embakasi DCI's offices obtained orders to detain Mutua for five days to assist in investigations, including searching for the three suspects. Mutua will be held until Monday next week.
According to Inspector Miriti, investigators are gathering evidence from JKIA and Kithyoko in Machakos County, where the other suspects are believed to be hiding the loot.
