Police arrest suspect in connection with Rongai home break-in day after Matiang’i visit
A suspect in connection with the Ongata Rongai home break-in captured on CCTV has been arrested.
According to Police Spokesman Bruno Shioso, the suspect is helping officers with investigations into the incident that has elicited a lot of public outcries.
“Police officers are conducting intensive investigations into the matter and so far, one suspect has been arrested. He is giving police information that will help us close in on the other suspects,” he stated.
The arrest comes after Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, accompanied by Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, paid an impromptu visit to Lemelepo in Ongata Rongai yesterday to assess the security situation, following a spate of robberies reported in the area.
During the visit, the CS addressed a shocking violent robbery caught on CCTV, in which six heavily armed men attacked a female motorist as she drove into a home.
The AK47 rifle-wielding gang was captured on CCTV as they attacked the woman who was driving into her residence.
In the 2 am incident video that has since gone viral on social media, two of the thugs are seen wielding pistols, another an AK-47, and the other a machete that he used to break the window of the car the lady was in.
The thugs were also seen taking her to the house where they ransacked for valuables.
Matiang’i assured residents of maximum security, stating that work on a Kandisi police post, which could be upgraded to a police station, would begin immediately.
The CS also directed that all criminal activities recorded on the Occurrence Book (OB) be forwarded to his office by this morning.
A special team will be deployed today, according to Matiang’i, to examine the CCTV footage and possibly aid in the arrest of the thugs.
Meanwhile, the National Police Service says officers in Kajiado are in pursuit of the remaining thugs.
“National Police Service officers in Kajiado are working round the clock to bring the culprits to book. Our sympathies go out to the innocent lady, her family, and friends,” the NPS said.
“The National Police Service shall continue to partner with the public under our signature program, Community Policing Initiative, in order to enhance the security and safety of neighborhoods while providing an enabling environment for information sharing based on trust.”
