Two arrested as TV sets worth Ksh.15M stolen in Athi River recovered

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the theft of electronic goods from a Godown in Athi River, Machakos County.

The suspects were nabbed by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives at a residential house in Mbiuni area of Machakos where the goods, among them 130 television sets worth Ksh.15 million, were recovered.

According to the DCI, the suspects then led detectives to Kitengela where the lorry used to ferry the goods that were stolen on December 1, 2019 had been hidden.

“Further investigations led the team to the House at Machakos County where the said part of the robbed items were recovered and tallied,” said the DCI in a statement.

The suspects are set to be arraigned as a hunt for their accomplices continues.

OVER 130 Flat Screen TVs among other assorted Electronics which were on 1st Dec, 2019 Stolen from a Godown in Athi River were today recovered at a Residential Hse in Mbiuni area of Machakos in a resolute operation by @DCI_Kenya Detectives based at DCI HQs. Two suspects were… pic.twitter.com/yH9kF1Ayl2

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) December 31, 2019