Two men linked to a robbery reported on September 20, 2026, were charged with firearm possession offences after being presented before the Makindu Law Courts.
The suspects, Dennis Kibet Nyamu and Collins Metto, were initially detained at Mbaraki Police Station under Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 898 of 2026 before being transferred to Mtito Andei Police Station on October 1.
Police said the two appeared before the Makindu Law Courts on October 5, where they faced charges under the Firearms Act, Cap 114 of the Laws of Kenya.
Nyamu was charged with being in possession of a firearm without a valid firearm certificate, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) as read with Section 4(3)(b) of the Act.
Metto faced a charge of being in possession of a firearm without a firearm certificate, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the Firearms Act.
Both suspects pleaded not guilty and were denied bond.
The case will be mentioned for October 12 before the Makindu Law Courts. The suspects are also scheduled to appear virtually before the Mombasa Law Courts on October 8.
Police further said the two suspects are required to appear before the Eldoret Law Courts to answer another matter linked to an outstanding warrant of arrest issued in Case No. E329/2026.
The warrant remains in force, according to the police.
The matter came to public after police intercepted a vehicle suspected to have been involved in terrorising members of the public at gunpoint in Mtito Andei.
This was after officials alerted security authorities in Voi about a suspicious vehicle, carrying four occupants who were reportedly armed.
According to police, the occupants had allegedly terrorised people in the Mtito Andei area, including passengers travelling in a Volkswagen Jetta belonging to the Public Service Commission.
The Jetta was reportedly travelling towards Mombasa when its occupants were allegedly confronted at gunpoint.
The suspicious vehicle subsequently left Mtito Andei towards Voi, prompting DCI officers from Voi to pursue it. Officers from Maungu Police Station were also alerted and mounted a roadblock to support the operation.
The vehicle was intercepted in the Maungu area, leading to the arrest of four occupants.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of several firearms and rounds of ammunition, including a shotgun with eight rounds of 12-gauge ammunition and 21 rounds of buckshot ammunition.
Police also recovered a Beretta pistol loaded with 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition, as well as assorted clothing.
The scene was processed and documented, while an inventory of the recovered firearms and ammunition was prepared. The exhibits were secured pending collection by the Officer Commanding DCI Mtito Andei.
And a 52-year-old Tanzanian national was arrested in Mombasa over alleged involvement in a cross-border mobile phone and laptop theft network.
The suspect, identified as Pascal Ibrahim, was arrested on October 5, 2026, at his house in the Sargoi area of Mombasa following an intelligence-led operation by DCI Urban officers.
Police said the operation was mounted after investigators received actionable intelligence linking Ibrahim to cases involving the theft and movement of mobile phones and laptops across the Kenya-Tanzania border.
During a search of the suspect’s residence, officers recovered 19 mobile phones, three laptops and computer components, 22 flash disks, 12 ladies’ handbags and seven laptop bags.
Investigators also recovered a Tanzanian passport bearing the name Geoffrey Pascal and a Boxer motorcycle believed to have been used in the suspected criminal activities.
Police suspect Ibrahim acted as a link between receivers in Kenya and buyers in Tanzania.
The suspect remained in police custody pending arraignment in court.
The recovered mobile phones are being examined to establish their ownership and determine whether they are connected to reported theft cases.
Investigations into the alleged cross-border network are ongoing.
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