An intelligence-led operation conducted in Luluma Village, Makiri area, and Maua Township by law enforcement officers from Igembe South Sub-County has resulted in the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of 63 bags of government’s subsidized fertilizer stolen during the June 25, 2025, demonstration. 

The operation also led to the seizure of one motor vehicle, a silver Probox registration number KCW 822T and three motorcycles: KMFS 106Q, KMFY 687H, and KMFM 529E, believed to have been used to transport the stolen goods. 

Additionally, eight bags of cement were recovered along with the stolen fertilizer.

Elsewhere, in Malindi, Kilifi County, fourteen suspects were apprehended following a forensic analysis that linked them to property vandalism during the recent protests. 

All the suspects are currently in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment.

In the meantime, law enforcement officers are following more leads to apprehend additional suspects and recover looted items.