More suspects have been apprehended in an ongoing manhunt for goons who looted and torched Chieni supermarkets in Nyeri and Nanyuki counties during the nationwide protests on June 25.
The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Thursday that the four suspects were flushed from different hideouts in Nanyuki and were found in possession of some of the stolen goods.
Chris Wamuhu, 24, was arrested at a rental house and was found in possession of a stolen Hisense fridge, Uken water dispenser, coffee cups, teaspoons, hotpot dishes, luminarc plates among others.
"This is after his image was captured in circulated phone recordings stealing from the supermarket," said DCI.
Moses Gachwe, 30, was found in another house and 22 pairs of khaki trousers, 9 T-shirts, 24 undergarments (boxers) and sandals were recovered from the premise.
"In the outskirts of the town at Asian Quarters, 35-year-old Charles Kaariri Mumbi was also arrested with a junior ride bike, while John Ndirangu Ndirirtu, 41, was found with six vacuum flasks, a shopping trolley, an LG fridge and several luminarc plates and cups," said DCI.
The four will join other suspects who are already in police custody as officers vow to further crackdown on the suspects.
In an ongoing investigation into the breaking and torching of Chieni supermarkets in Nyeri and Nanyuki, police in Nyeri and Laikipia counties have recovered several stolen goods and arrested a number of suspects found in their possession.
Among the recoveries include washing pic.twitter.com/V2mDa7Y1rS— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 4, 2024