Police are investigating a violent robbery at a construction site along Kilungu Road in Kilimani, Nairobi, where three Chinese nationals were held hostage and valuables worth millions of shillings were stolen.
The incident occurred on Sunday night, October 25, 2026, at Luna Oak construction site, with the victims managing to raise the alarm at around 5am on Monday.
According to police, one of the Chinese nationals, whose identity was not disclosed, returned to the premises at around 11pm and found the site’s security guard dressed in civilian clothes instead of his usual uniform.
The guard was reportedly accompanied by three men who turned against the returning resident and attacked him with a kitchen knife.
The assailants allegedly took the house keys from his pocket, entered the residence, tied his hands and legs with a rope and confined him in a bathroom.
At around midnight, two other Chinese nationals, returned to the premises and were also held hostage.
The gang reportedly used crude weapons to break into other rooms, ransacked the house and stole mobile phones, a laptop, televisions, construction equipment and cash.
Among the items reported stolen were three mobile phones belonging to Chen, including an iPhone 13 Pro, an iPhone 10 and a Huawei phone, as well as a Huawei laptop and two televisions measuring 50 and 45 inches.
The suspects also allegedly stole 50 bags of scaffolding materials, two generators and Sh30,000 in cash from Chen.
The police said that Sh10,000 was transferred from his Stanbic Bank account, while another Sh87,000 was allegedly withdrawn through M-Pesa transactions.
Another man reportedly lost an Oppo mobile phone and Sh80,000 in cash, while Sh2,000 was transferred from his account.
A third victim reported the loss of two Oppo 13 mobile phones.
The suspects also allegedly disconnected and stole the premises’ CCTV surveillance equipment before escaping.
Police officers responded after the victims raised the alarm at around 5am on Monday. Scenes of Crime personnel processed the premises as part of the investigation.
The victims were taken to Nairobi Hospital, where they were receiving treatment and were reported to be in stable condition.
The crude weapons recovered during the incident were secured as exhibits.
Police are investigating the robbery, including the alleged involvement of the security guard and the identities of the other suspects.
And a total of 49 Chinese nationals deported from Madagascar transited through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi before departing for Guangzhou, China.
The group, comprising 41 men and eight women, arrived at JKIA at 7:45am on Monday, October 26, 2026, aboard Daallo Airlines-chartered flight FJE 101 from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The deportees were escorted by Madagascar police officers during the flight to Kenya.
Upon arrival, they were temporarily held at Gate 23, where they were handed over to a Chinese police escort team for onward transportation.
The Chinese escort team had arrived aboard a China Southern Airlines flight, which landed at JKIA at 6:47am.
The 49 deportees subsequently departed Nairobi for Guangzhou at 1:35pm aboard China Southern Airlines flight CZ634.
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