Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Dennis Wafula Wanambisi, a police officer stationed in Kibwezi over a robbery with violence incident that occurred in Mtito Andei on July 22, 2024.
In a statement on Monday February 17, 2025, DCI reported that the police officer was arrested by detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit, in collaboration with investigators from DCI Ruiru.
“On that day, police received reports of two robberies at Yikisaya Trading Centre within Kibwezi Sub-County. Responding quickly, officers discovered that a gang of four robbers, dressed in jungle uniforms and armed with a pistol, had entered 021 CLUB.
“They threatened bar attendants and customers, ordering them to surrender their belongings. In the course of the robbery, one bar attendant was shot in the stomach and sustained serious injuries, while the robbers made off with Ksh 50,000 in cash,” read part of DCI statement.
The gang then proceeded to Darajani Shopping Centre, where they forced their way into Seton Night Club. There, the robbers fired two shots into the air before robbing bar attendants and customers of Ksh 25,850 and two mobile phones.
Preliminary investigations indicated that Officer Wanabisi is connected to or may possess information regarding the two robbery incidents.
Following this revelation, his firearm was confiscated, and the empty cartridges recovered from the scenes of both incidents were sent to DCI Headquarters for ballistic examination. Analysis confirmed that the cartridges were fired from Wanabisi’s firearm.
He was arraigned before the Makindu Law Courts on Monday February 17, 2025, where investigators were granted a 14-day custodial order to complete their investigations.
Meanwhile, the DCI condemned such behaviour by police officers, maintaining that misconduct will be addressed with the full force of the law.
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