By Dorothy Musyoka
Detectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) have arrested four law enforcement officers accused of orchestrating an illegal firearms and ammunition trade.
According to the detectives the suspects, have been under covert investigation for weeks.
“The four officers; Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Ekidor Lotira Charles (based in Turkana), Corporal Isaac Kipngetich (attached to Turkana County Police Headquarters), Police Constable Ileli Cyrus Kisamwa (an armorer at the Central Firearms Stores in Industrial Area), and Constable Samson Muriithi Mutongu (a storeman also based in Industrial Area) have been under investigation for some time due to their suspected involvement in the illegal trade of firearms and ammunition,” noted the detectives.
Their arrest follows days of detailed profiling, surveillance, and forensic investigations by the OSU team.
The breakthrough came when Corporal. Kipngetich was caught red-handed receiving a consignment of 1,000 rounds of ammunition from Police Constable Ileli and Constable Mutongu, reportedly destined for Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Lotira.
Subsequent operations led to the arrest of Constable Mutongu, who was found with 19 assorted firearm magazines, firing pins, cleaning kits, and three spent 9mm cartridges.
Detectives also arrested Constable Ileli, who was in possession of a Remington Rand Model 1911 pistol and two Ceska pistol firing pins.
The four officers are currently in custody and will be arraigned on Monday, 29th September 2025.
The National Police Service vowed to pursue any officer who betrays public trust by orchestrating violence through the illegal arms trade.