A team of detectives from the DCI headquarters’ Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) and the Operation Action Team (OAT) apprehended three individuals infamous for a string of robberies in Nairobi and its surrounding areas.
In one incident on January 23, 2026, a Chinese national reported a harrowing experience where she fell victim to a robbery while driving along Kyang’ombe old Mombasa Road.
She was flagged down by a dark grey car, occupied by two men clad in what appeared to be traffic police uniforms.
Under the guise of authority, they demanded her driving license.
As she handed it over, the assailants seized the opportunity, jumped into her vehicle, and made off with Sh2,140,000 in cash, money she had just withdrawn from both the DTB Bank Mombasa Road branch and the Standard Chartered Bank Sameer branch.
In another incident on March 17, 2026, a complainant visited Equity Bank Utawala Branch to withdraw Sh4.2 million to fulfil an order for steel near Gateway Mall along Mombasa Road.
While en route, he was intercepted by a gang of four men dressed in blue police uniforms and reflector jackets, two of whom brandished pistols.
They falsely accused him of trafficking narcotic drugs, handcuffed him, and forced him into their vehicle, hooding him before robbing him of the Sh4.2 million hidden in a bag in his car, dumping him in the Karen.
Another complainant recounted a terrifying encounter after being entrusted with Sh1,400,000 by her boss at KCB Bank, located along Mombasa Road in the Airtel building, for payment to her colleagues. She took a motorcycle, heading towards the Sayan Business Park.
Upon reaching Cabanas Interchange, they were ambushed by four men in a grey Mazda CX-5, who claimed to be police officers.
After forcing them to get off the motorcycle and into their vehicle, the assailants roughed them up, blindfolded them, and stole the Sh1.4 million along with their mobile phones, later discarding them near the modern Komarock Hospital in Utawala.
Driven by the urgency to bring these criminals to justice, detectives launched a thorough investigation. Forensic evidence led them to the three suspects: Boniface Kilonzo Mwaniki, apprehended along Lusaka Road; Josphat Musili, arrested at Dandora Phase IV and Muia Mutune, arrested at Kalawa Shopping Centre in Makueni County.
Upon their arrest, authorities recovered their getaway vehicle, a Mazda CX-5, along with a military jungle hat and three reflector jackets.
It has become clear that these suspects are part of a larger, more organised gang that frequently alters the number plates of their escape vehicle to evade arrest.
The suspects were detained for processing pending arraignment.
Meanwhile, detectives are hot on the trail, pursuing additional leads to identify and apprehend more members of this group still at large.
There has been a surge in cases where people are attacked and robbed after leaving banks with cash.
Police said they believe some of the attackers work in the banks or hang in banking halls to monitor transactions before alerting their accomplices for attacks.
