Detectives have arrested three suspects linked to the daring armed robbery at Chaiiwali Restaurant along General Mathenge Road in Westlands as investigations into the violent gang gather momentum.
The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation by detectives from the DCI Headquarters, who tracked the suspects to an apartment in Githurai Mwiki, where they had reportedly gone into hiding.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the operation took a dramatic turn when the suspects sensed the detectives’ presence and attempted to escape through the rear of the building by climbing down from the sixth floor.
Their escape was short-lived after alert members of the public raised the alarm, enabling detectives to swiftly corner and arrest all three suspects.
The suspects have been identified as 22-year-old Rwandan national Edison Mukama alias Musa Abdul, Adens Kikanga, 25, and John Njuguna Githinji, 25. A female accomplice managed to escape during the operation and remains at large.
A search of their hideout in the Manguo area of Githurai Kimbo led to the recovery of two firearms—a Mini Beretta pistol loaded with three rounds of 9mm ammunition and a Retay Falcon pistol loaded with five rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Preliminary investigations have linked the suspects to the July 4, 2026, robbery at Chaiiwali Restaurant, where armed criminals stormed the premises, terrorized customers, stole mobile phones and other valuables, and fired shots into the air before fleeing on motorcycles.
The recovered firearms have been forwarded to the National Police Service Forensic Laboratory for ballistic examination to determine whether they were used in the Chaiiwali robbery or any other violent crimes.
The suspects remain in police custody as detectives continue pursuing other members of the gang and intensify investigations aimed at dismantling the criminal network behind the attacks.
