Dennis Wafula Wanambisi, a robbery with violence suspect, was on Friday, March 7 arraigned before the Makindu Senior Principal Magistrate in Makueni County.

The 37-year-old police officer stationed at DCI Kibwezi at the time was arrested in connection to a robbery with violence incident that occurred in Mtito Andei on July 22, 2024.

Following a 14-day custody order, Wanambisi was brought to court to face three counts of robbery with violence.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was granted a bond of KSh1 million, with a surety of the same amount, or a cash bail of KSh500,000.

Wanambisi is currently being detained at Machakos GK Prison.

The case is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on March 25, 2025.

What happened?

On the fateful 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.

A police report seen by TV47 Digital says that the gang 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 KSh50,000 in cash,” police say. “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 KSh25,850 and two mobile phones.

Investigations have so revealed that Officer Wanambisi 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 Wanambisi’s firearm.

He was on February 17, 2025 arraigned before the Makindu Law Courts, where investigators were granted a 14-day custodial order to complete their investigations.