Two police officers have been arrested in connection to a case where 2,658 bullets were nabbed in a house in Minjore village, Laikipia County.
Chief Inspector Joel Warui Githaiga and Police Constable Martin Murimi from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit Sondu Camp have been arrested for allegedly selling ammunition to criminals.
In a statement from Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome, the National Police Service says the two officers have been suspended from the service with immediate effect.
The two police officers were on Monday, April 22 arraigned, with the court granting prosecution’s prayers of holding the suspects for four days as they finish their investigations.
The two officers — together with Josphat Karanja and his wife Teresiah Wairimu in whose house the bullets were nabbed — will now appear before Kibera Law Courts on Friday, April 26.
“The service would like to caution members of public from engaging in unauthorised purchase, possession, manufacture and sale of firearms and ammunition and instead report any such criminal activities to the nearest police station or through our toll-free numbers; 999, 911, 112 or fichuakwaDCI 0800722203,” the NPS says in the statement.
The NPS has assured Kenyans that stern action will be taken against any officer involved in unethical conduct, regardless of his or her rank.