This archive report was first published on 12 December 2019.
Published on December 12, 2019, a 20-year-old man was charged with robbery with violence for hijacking a Kayole matatu and allegedly robbing its conductor while armed with a pistol.
Daniel Omusai Amiyunzu is accused of robbing Brian Makamu Khamuka of his phone after carjacking a matatu belonging to Forward Travelers Sacco in Dandora, Nairobi.
Amiyunzu has also been charged with handling stolen property after he dishonestly retained Khamuka's phone.
The suspect and his two accomplices boarded the matatu at a stage posing as passengers before turning against the crew and passengers.
Amiyunzu is said to have drawn a gun and demanded cash from the driver.
Police shot dead one of the carjackers but Amiyunzu and the other accomplice escaped before he was traced and arrested by the police and members of public.
Amiyunzu denied the charges before Makadara Law Courts' Senior Principal Magistrate Angelo Kithinji.
He was freed on a bond of Sh 1 million with a surety of similar amount.
