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When the victim went to Akira police station to make his report, he found the vehicle he had been bundled into parked at the station. 

Detectives have arrested four rogue police officers attached to DCI Langata after they abducted and stole over Ksh300,00 from a man.

In an update by DCI, the four kidnapped a man at NextGen Mall on February 6, 2022, at around noon and forcefully demanded money from him. 

"The man who had requested for a taxi by the roadside along Mombasa Road, was accosted by the officers before being forcefully bundled in a waiting Subaru, that had five occupants. Whilst in the vehicle, the in-charge Corporal Tom Otieno, forcefully transferred Sh40,000 from the victim’s Mpesa account to his Mpesa account.

"They then proceeded to the victim’s apartment where they took a further USD2,400, from him, before dumping him at Choma Zone located at Total petrol station along Mombasa Road, after a 2-hour ordeal," the statement read in part. 


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According to DCI, when the victim went to Akira police station to make his report, he found the vehicle he had been bundled into parked at the station.

"He immediately rushed to our headquarters where he reported his discovery at the Serious Crimes unit. investigations were launched immediately and the serious crimes detectives established that the vehicle indeed belonged to DCI Langata.

"All the four officers who were involved in the criminal act have since been arrested and identified positively by the victim, in an identification parade conducted this evening at the DCI headquarters."


The four officers are now facing robbery charges. The DCI warned that stern action would be taken against officers who act contrary to the law. 

"The suspects are currently guests of the state, facing Robbery with Violence charges, contrary to Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations condemns the unfortunate behavior of the four suspects in the strongest possible terms. 

"Consequently, we caution any police officer/s found on the wrong side of the law, that stern and prompt action shall be taken against them, in strict fidelity to the law regardless of the service they are from," DCI said.