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During the raid, detectives recovered 150 mobile phones, 16 tablets, and six laptops. A Ugandan national arrested in Shauri Moyo had 75 mobile phones packed in three boxes sealed with yellow tape, along with two laptops. Police said she is suspected of linking buyers in Uganda to receivers in Kenya.
The operation was carried out by a joint team drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit, the Transnational Organised Crime Unit and Kiembeni Police Station. The officers moved in on a house concealed behind a high perimeter wall, pointing to efforts by the suspects to keep their activities hidden.
The report indicates that 390 cases are under active investigation, with 116 directly involving travel agents accused of cheating Kenyans hoping to find work abroad. In addition, 15 case files have been completed and submitted to the DPP for review and potential prosecution.
DCI said the inquiry into the crash, which occurred on the night of December 13, 2025, at the Karai area along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, is still underway and has been “wide-ranging and comprehensive.”
The Commission on Administrative Justice has now called for the immediate dismissal of officers who admitted wrongdoing and has referred both the implicated officers and bribe givers to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further action.
The driver and conductor, both Tanzanian nationals, were arrested after sniffer dogs from the Police Dog Unit detected the concealed narcotics during what the crew believed was a “routine roadside check.”
The arrests followed a joint operation by law enforcement officers targeting organized criminal activity in the area.
In the first operation, ANU detectives from Nakuru, acting on what police described as “credible intelligence,” teamed up with officers from the Dog Unit to intercept a silver Toyota Voxy along the Kabarak–Nakuru Road.
According to a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on January 18, 2026, the fake results slips have been circulating on social media platforms.
Police said the shopkeeper became uneasy after recognizing the pair as individuals suspected to have been involved in a similar theft incident at a nearby shop about a month earlier.
Police said the trio was caught in the act following a tip-off from members of the public who noticed suspicious activity at the station. Two 20-litre jerrycans and two 18-litre water dispenser bottles filled with petrol were recovered during the operation.
In a statement released on Saturday, January 17, 2026, by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Daniel Tanapua was apprehended in Tuum Location, Samburu North Sub-County, for killing his 16-year-old nephew, Alpha Lemoosa.