Police have arrested three people described as the most wanted criminals in connection to a series of livestock thefts in Maganjo Village, near Sagana Township, Kirinyaga County.
Confirming the incident, Kirinyaga West (Ndia) Sub-County Police Commander Moses Koskei said the suspects were apprehended after stealing two cows worth more than Kes150,000 from Purity Waruguru Njeru's homestead.
Koskei revealed that after Waruguru unsuccessfully mobilized her neighbors to search for the stolen livestock, Ms. Njeru reported the incident to Sagana Police Station.
Further, he said that upon receiving the report, officers from Sagana Police Station swiftly launched an operation based on intelligence leads.
The operation led them to Ndindiruku and Kiumbu villages in Mwea-East Sub-County, the home of John Kariuki, alias "Mzee wa Mkuki," aged 51.
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During the raid, police recovered various items believed to be used in the thefts, including two hammers, a panga, a weighing machine, a star screwdriver, a sisal rope, a sharp-pointed metal rod, a poisonous substance known as Fukokil, and methanol. These items were found concealed in a sack.
Following Kariuki's arrest, the police proceeded to the home of Robert Mwangi Kamau, where they arrested him and recovered two motorcycles with bloodstains at one of his butcheries.
Similarly, Joseph Githinji Gakobo was intercepted while attempting to escape on a motorcycle, and a sack containing two cow skins, one black and one brown, was recovered in his possession.
The three suspects are currently being held at Sagana Police Station.
The police plan to present them at Baricho Law Court, where they will seek permission to detain them longer to continue investigations.
