Arrest warrant issued after suspect in Ksh.11M game trophy case skips court since 2023

The court has issued an arrest warrant for Alfred Mbugua Gicheha for absconding court sessions for 14 months.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mbugua was initially arrested on May 24, 2023, in Sipili area of Laikipia West Sub-County for the illegal possession of game trophies. 

Detectives drawn from DCI Headquarters Serious Crime Unit intercepted a vehicle driven by the suspect and found 23 pieces of game trophies weighing approximately 110.5 kilograms with a street value of Ksh.11,050,000.

Following his arrest, Gicheha was charged before JKIA Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court on May 27, 2023, for the offence of dealing in endangered wildlife trophies. He was subsequently released on a Ksh.3 million bond.

The DCI noted that the suspect has since failed to attend court summons on multiple occasions, prompting the Presiding Magistrate to issue a warrant of arrest against him.

The detectives are now calling on members of the public to assist in delivering information that could lead to his arrest.