Intelligence-led operation in Embakasi yields grenades and ammunition from residential house
By John Kinyua
Detectives on Friday arrested three suspects and recovered a significant cache of explosive devices and ammunition from a residential property in Tassia, Embakasi, in an intelligence-led operation that underscores the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ growing capacity to act on credible public tip-offs.
Embakasi detectives trailed and arrested Kelvin Oluoch Obunaka and his brother Benjamin Obunaka, known locally as Obunaka the DJ, at a residence near Tassia Stage. Under interrogation, the brothers led investigators to a second house belonging to Kennedy Nzau, situated near Triple M Supermarket in Tassia, where a search yielded the concealed arsenal β packed inside a brown leather bag.
The haul included six CS smoke hand-thrown grenades, four Model 2020 tear gas grenades, one 64mm CS smoke grenade, three 37/38mm rifle-launched tear gas grenades, one 37/38mm flash-bang grenade and sixteen rounds of 7.62mm blank ammunition. Crime Scene Investigation detectives documented and secured all recovered items as exhibits pending further forensic examination.
All three suspects remain in custody awaiting arraignment as detectives work to establish the intended use of the materials and determine whether the accused have links to wider criminal networks.
The DCI credited members of the public with providing the intelligence that made the operation possible β a reminder that in Kenya’s fight against urban crime, community vigilance remains as important as any detective work.
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