The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested 5 suspects in connection with explosives found in a Meru-bound passenger bus from Mombasa.
In a statement on Tuesday, May 6, DCI said a multi-agency security team was on routine patrol along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway when they intercepted a bus from Mombasa and discovered a cache of explosives.
“The discovery came during a meticulous search that revealed a medium-sized white carton, branded with Lato Milk logos.
“Inside, authorities discovered a dangerous haul: ten water gel explosives labelled explogeL v6, one detonating cord, and two ideal electric detonators,” read part of the DCI statement.
The bus was escorted to Kanyonyo Police Station, where the driver, Lawrance Kioko Mutuku, and the conductor, Said Rashid Amour, were taken into custody.
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Detectives from the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) and Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) zeroed in on the key suspect, Brenda Imboyanga Makhulungu, and arrested her in Mundutsu village, Kakamega County.
“The suspect, who is the registered sender of the package, had declared the explosives as "Dawa ya Maji" at Tahmeed’s Kakamega office, orchestrating its journey from Kakamega to Mombasa and then to the Meru-bound bus via Kitui,” DCI stated.
The investigation also led to the arrest of two additional suspects, David Tindi Andala and John Kariuki Kung’u, in Meru town.
All five suspects are in custody in the ongoing probe, with the bus and the seized explosives detained as exhibits.
