Editor's Review

The suspect is in custody, awaiting arraignment in court.

Police Officers from Utalii Police Station have arrested a suspect believed to be behind a spate of electronic thefts in Nairobi.

The National Police Service (NPS) in a statement on Friday, July 11, said the suspect who runs an electronic repair workshop in Mathare was apprehended following an operation.

“Acting on intelligence, police officers from Utalii Police Station conducted an operation on 10 July 2025 at the residence of a suspect who operates an electronic repair workshop in the Mathare area, Nairobi,” read the NPS statement in part.

During the operation, officers recovered 72 stolen mobile phones, two laptops, a Universal Flashing Interface (UFI), a Pandora device, a camera, two external hard drives, and a CPU.

According to NPS, 32 of the recovered mobile phones have already been positively identified by complainants from M-KOPA Company.

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Stolen mobile phones recovered from the suspect. 

“The remaining items have been secured and placed in police custody as exhibits, pending further identification by their rightful owners,” NPS stated.

The suspect was placed in custody, awaiting arraignment in court as investigations continue.

Further, NPS commended members of the public for providing the information that led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of stolen items.

“The National Police Service commends members of the public for the information that led to the arrest and recovery, and encourages them to continue working closely with law enforcement officers by volunteering information in line with the spirit of community policing,” NPS added.