DCI Shoot Dead 3 Armed Robbers After Cross-County Chase

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday night, September 13 shot dead three armed robbers following running battles that stretched between Migori and Kisii Counties.

In a statement on Thursday, September 14, DCI revealed that an AK 47 rifle was recovered hours after the suspects were confronted by a police operations group in the battles going all the way to Kisii, where they were planning to orchestrate an attack.

The criminal gang drew the attention of the DCI's Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) who began tracking them down using data drawn from previous robberies. 

An AK 47 rifle recovered from armed robbers gunned down in Kisii on September 13, 2023. /DCI

"Three armed robbers were gunned down in Kisii last night and an AK 47 rifle recovered after hours of engaging a police operations group in running battles from Migori to Kisii where they had planned an attack.

"Having got wind of the terror gang, Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau detectives forensically analysed their modus operandi based on previously staged robberies, before embarking on their painstaking trail," stated the DCI.

Armed with the loaded AK 47, a Rambo sword and a machete, the gang had boarded a boda boda believed to be their transport means to targeted spots and to get away, oblivious of the ultimate justice that awaited them close by.

"But the ferocious mission was successfully aborted by the operation team, who trailed the trio for over 60km before catching up with them at Corner Mbaya area of Kisii.

"Having defied orders to surrender, the officers who have been deployed on a hell-bent mission to sanitize the streets of guns in the wrong hands opened fire, fatally injuring the three," added the DCI.

The AK47, a magazine loaded with 21 bullets, a Rambo dagger, a machete and a TVS motorcycle Reg no. KMGH 656X were recovered.

One of the suspects was identified as 27-year-old Joseph Mwita from Kuria in Migori, with the other two approximately in their 30s pending identification at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital.

The investigative agency reiterated that it will commit to getting rid of criminal activities in the country, warning armed gunmen on the loose that their days are numbered.

"The DCI continues to warn that no efforts will be spared in dealing with armed gunmen who are out to terrorize peace-loving Kenyans," affirmed the agency.