KDF officer, two others arrested over gun theft

54-year-old William Kabuu Wageni, attached to KDF Kahawa Garrison, 25-year-old Salome Kimani and Benson Wanjau Wakiai were arrested by a joint operations team from DCI Juja and DCI Headquarters, at Windridge, Chai Estate in Juja on November 25, 2023.

According to the DCI, the incident unfolded when the 56-year-old unnamed victim, stuck in his Toyota Prado along a murram road in Kirinyaga County’s Kianda area, received assistance from the public to help free his vehicle.

"The male victim driving in his Toyota Prado had traveled to check on his shamba located in the county's Kianda area, and along the way got stuck in a murram road for hours," wrote DCI.

However, upon returning home, he discovered that his CZ pistol, loaded with 14 rounds of ammunition, was missing.

The victim then returned to the scene the same night in search of the firearm but was hindered by darkness and muddy conditions due to ongoing rainfall.

Subsequent police efforts led to the retrieval of the weapon the following morning in Juja, Kiambu County.

"He returned to the scene the same night searching for the firearm until 10pm but could do little to trace anything in the dark and trampled muddy passage from an ongoing downpour. Efforts to ask around the neighbourhood the following morning proved futile, until the ardent hawkshaws stepped in, exploring all intelligence leads until the recovery of the firearm in Juja, Kiambu County," stated DCI.

The trio, along with the recovered firearm, were taken to Wang'uru Police Station in Mwea East, where the loss had been reported.

Investigations are currently underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the expenditure of six missing rounds of ammunition from the firearm.