Police have nabbed eight individuals who are suspected of looting a government cereal store and running away with fertiliser worth over Ksh29 million. According to a report from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), an intelligence-led operation conducted in Luluma Village, Makiri area, and Maua Township by officers from Igembe South Sub-County resulted in the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of 63 bags of government fertiliser stolen during the June 25 demonstrations.
During the operation, the officers managed to nab one motor vehicle, a silver Probox, and three motorcycles, which are believed to have been used in the transportation of the stolen goods. ''The operation also led to the seizure of one motor vehicle, a silver Probox with registration number withheld, and three motorcycles, believed to have been used to transport the stolen goods.
Additionally, eight bags of cement were recovered along with the stolen fertiliser,'' a police report read in part. The aftermath of the looting of fertiliser at the National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) depot in Maua, Meru during the June 25 protests.
Photo Ministry of Agriculture In a statement issued on Friday, June 27, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed that government stores had been vandalised and fertiliser worth Ksh29 million looted.
