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Detectives in Bungoma County are investigating a brazen daylight robbery in which a family was ambushed by six armed men and robbed of more than Sh500,000 in cash and several valuables along the Chwele–Lwakhakha Road.
The incident occurred at about 12.30pm on Tuesday near Ndakaru Bridge in Bungoma West Sub-County.
Police suspect the attackers had prior information on the family’s transactions and movements. This is the latest such incident amid efforts to dismantle gangs behind the trend.
According to police, the driver who had withdrawn cash was driving his black Toyota Wish, to Namangofulo Village to make the final payment for a parcel of land he had purchased.
He was accompanied by members of his family.
As they travelled along the road, a silver Toyota Axio overtook and blocked their vehicle.
Six men armed with pistols reportedly alighted from the car and ordered the man to surrender the money he was carrying.
The robbers escaped with Sh500,000 in cash, which the victim had earlier withdrawn from a local bank in Kimilili branch, as well as his Nokia mobile phone valued at Sh24,000.
His family members were also robbed of their personal belongings.
After the robbery, the gang fled towards Chwele Town, witnesses told police.
Police officers visited and documented the scene, and investigations have been launched to identify and arrest the suspects.
Meanwhile, detectives in Mombasa are investigating a theft in which criminals broke into a parked vehicle belonging to a senior Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer and stole property valued at more than Sh250,000.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night outside a hotel opposite Mombasa Stadium.
The complainant had parked his black Isuzu motor vehicle before unknown persons broke into it.
The thieves stole an HP laptop, a laptop charger, a computer mouse, a presentation pointer and a wallet containing several official and personal documents.
The stolen documents included a certificate of appointment, a police driving permit, a driving licence, a national identity card, an ATM card and a KAPS card, as well as assorted clothing.
The officer’s driver also lost a bag containing assorted clothes, shoes and a charger valued at Sh4,500.
Police officers visited and processed the scene.
Investigations have been launched to identify and arrest those behind the break-in and recover the stolen property.
The gang has been staging such incidents in the area amid efforts to dismantle the same. Police said they were reviewing security cameras as part of efforts to get the gang.
