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DCI officers in Meru arrested ex-convict Jason Kobia Mucoka, 47, over alleged violent robberies in Igembe, recovering a loaded submachine gun in a miraa plantation during a joint security operation.
shared with the committee indicated that the Kenya Police Service accounts for the largest number of pending cases at 276. The Administration Police Service has 94 unresolved claims, while 23 cases are linked to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
According to the DCI, the transfers target strategic units including investigations, forensic services, personnel management and training — areas considered central to the agency’s mandate.
The suspect, believed to hold a Canadian passport and originally from Somalia, was briefly roughed up by worshippers before being handed over to the authorities.
The DPP said the prosecutions include both private health facility owners and a council employee accused of abusing office and misusing digital systems.
The court ruled that the suspects do not pose a security threat and upheld their constitutional right to bail.
According to the DCI, a specialized team from the National Forensic Laboratory, including ballistics, imaging and acoustics and crime scene experts conducted a detailed examination of the secured scene on January 26, 2026.
In a statement issued after the incident, the DCI strongly condemned what it termed as mob injustice that resulted in the death of 35-year-old George Olande Otobe, alias Omundu, during a political gathering held in the region.
This recent string of arrests comes amid a series of successful operations across the Coast region targeting organised crime syndicates. The police vow that the crackdown will continue unabated, with further intelligence-driven operations expected in the coming weeks.
The operation, described by authorities as intelligence-led, marks a significant step in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and organized crime along the coast.
Willis Onyango Wasonga was arrested after a report was filed at Capitol Hill Police Station by Gershonov Oleg on behalf of his American business partner, John Sodipo, over what detectives described as a money-laundering gold scam.
Members of the public were also cautioned against sharing, reposting or further circulating the alleged non-consensual intimate content, warning that doing so could attract criminal liability under Kenyan law.