A man has been arrested in connection with a recent robbery with violence incident in Sagana area, Kirinyaga County.

Samuel Kirweru Kinyua was arrested by Kirinyaga West detectives for his alleged role in the January 23, 2025 incident where a family was robbed at knife point.

On that fateful night, the 29-year-old and an accomplice, armed with a knife, reportedly slipped into the complainant’s home through the rear kitchen door.

“The unsuspecting homeowner was fast asleep in her bedroom, unaware of the danger lurking just steps away. The intruders, bold and menacing, confronted her with the knife, issuing a stern warning that any attempt to raise an alarm would be met with brutal violence,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reports.

At the time, they claimed they had been sent by a former house help, who had recently left the household after a disagreement, to collect an alleged unpaid salary balance of KSh1,800.

While one of the assailants kept the homeowner at knifepoint, the other moved swiftly to a nearby bedroom, where the new house help was sleeping. He silenced her by gagging her mouth and binding her hands with pieces of clothing, leaving her helpless.

With the owners of the house subdued, the duo embarked on a brazen looting spree. They made off with two mobile phones, a 50-inch television, a microwave, and the complainant’s sky-blue Honda Fit registration number KCD 472A. A police report says that inside the vehicle was a purse containing KSh12,000, an ID card, and other personal documents.

Following the incident, detectives launched investigations in earnest, and using forensic leads, their efforts led them to a hideout in Kiawara area, where they executed a well-coordinated raid, catching Kinyua off guard.

Detectives arrested him, recovering the complainant’s stolen vehicle in the process.

Kinyua is now in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment as authorities continue their search for his accomplice, determined to bring all involved to justice.