Ugandan National Among 2 Suspects Arrested as DCI Recover Stolen Isuzu Lorry

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen Isuzu FRR lorry. 

In a statement on Monday, August 17, DCI said the lorry was stolen in Naivasha on Sunday, August 16. 

“Detectives from Teso South, in collaboration with officers from Adungosi Police Station, have apprehended two suspects and recovered a stolen Isuzu FRR lorry that was stolen in Naivasha on August 16, 2026,” read the statement in part. 

According to the DCI, the stolen lorry was intercepted by officers along the Adungosi–Buteba Road. 

The detectives arrested Ayo Haruna, a Ugandan national who was driving the lorry, together with his accomplice, Kipserem Abdalla.

“The officers, while on routine patrols along the Adungosi – Buteba road, intercepted the lorry, registration number KAR 906Z, white in colour, arresting the driver, Ayo Haruna, a Ugandan national, and his accomplice, Kipserem Abdalla,” DCI said. 

The investigative agency further said the two suspects were taken into custody and are awaiting transfer to DCI Naivasha for further processing.

This comes a day after DCI officers arrested 15 suspected gang members and recovered a cache of weapons after intercepting three vehicles in Kisumu. 

In a statement on Sunday, August 16, DCI said the operation followed intelligence that a group of people allegedly armed with crude weapons was travelling in three vehicles along the Kisumu–Kericho Highway.

Detectives from the DCI Operations Support Unit (OSU), working alongside officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) and DCI Kisumu Central, moved in and intercepted the three vehicles. 

“The suspects were found aboard a grey Toyota Noah, registration number KCR 790A, and two white Toyota Hiace vans, KDM 377M and KDE 819U, both operating under the Nyakija Classic Shuttle along the Kisumu–Migori route,” DCI stated. 

A search of the vehicles and the suspects led to the recovery of several mobile phones and pangas, knives, ropes, metal rods, and other items suspected to have been intended for criminal activities.

During the operation, one of the suspects, identified as Oliver Jaoko, alias Oliveti, allegedly escaped by jumping through a vehicle window.

Jaoko is believed to have been leading the group, and detectives have since launched a manhunt to track him down.

The 15 suspects were taken into custody, where they are undergoing processing pending arraignment.