Police Seize Nairobi Matatu Ferrying Explosive Materials
The vehicle in question was heading to Kitui from Nairobi when it was intercepted by the officers.
Marvin Chege 
Police on Sunday, September 24 intercepted a matatu which was transporting explosive materials for making bombs from Nairobi.
According to reports, the vehicle in question was heading to Kitui from Nairobi when it was intercepted by the officers.
They acted on a tipoff from locals and found the contraband in the matatu wrapped in a parcel.
DCI officers stand guard at the investigative agency's headquarters along Kiambu Road. /DCI
Experts from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were reported to be called upon to analyse the explosives.
Meanwhile, the driver of the matatu was apprehended and is being held in Kwavonza in lower Yatta in Kitui.
The car was detained at Kanyonyo Police Station.
Security agencies have been on high alert with several arrests made in the recent past.
On August 18, 2023, DCI detectives arrested a 41-year-old man suspected to be a terror suspect and recovered a firearm loaded with 6 rounds of ammunition.
In an intelligence-led operation conducted in the Riruta area of Dagoreti, Nairobi, the sleuths pounced on Ferdinand Indangasi near a supermarket on Friday, August 18 and recovered five sachets of a white narcotic substance believed to be cocaine from his pockets.
Upon further scrutiny of the suspect’s mobile phone, the officers discovered radicalization literature with extremist teachings, linked to the Al-Shabaab terror network.
"The suspect led detectives to his house located behind the supermarket where upon gaining forceful entry, the detectives recovered a Glock pistol loaded with six rounds of 9mm calibre, Ksh31,000 in cash and 25Kgs of 4-inch nails suspected to be used in the assembly of improvised explosive devices," stated the DCI in part.
After conducting a background check of the suspect at the DCI-Anti Terror Police Unit headquarters, it was discovered that the suspect was a hardcore jailbird who had served 15 years behind bars at the Shimo La Tewa prison.
