Police have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of leading a gang that attacked and robbed a lorry driver and his salesman while they slept inside their vehicle in Kisumu County.
The suspect was arrested during a multi-agency security operation in Nyawita following investigations into the robbery, which occurred in the early hours of November 4, 2026, in the Lolwe area.
According to police, three armed men attacked the two workers as they spent the night inside their vehicle. The assailants smashed the vehicle’s door windows using crude weapons before assaulting and robbing the occupants.
In a statement, police said officers launched an intelligence-led operation in Nyawita after sustained efforts to identify and track down those behind the attack.
The operation resulted in the arrest of the 19-year-old suspect, who is believed to have played a leading role in the robbery.
Police subsequently conducted a recovery operation, seizing several weapons suspected to have been used during the attack.
The recovered items included a crowbar, hammer, metal bar, sword, arrows, two hand knives and a machete.
Officers also recovered two black jackets and a sweater believed to have been worn by the suspects during the robbery.
Further investigations reportedly linked the arrested man to two accomplices, with police intensifying efforts to track down and arrest the remaining suspects.
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