By Ivy Macharia
Police have made significant strides in the ongoing investigation in Nyeri and Laikipia counties concerning the vandalized Chieni supermarkets after recovering a wide array of stolen goods and arrested multiple suspects linked to the incidents.
One of the suspects, 24-year-old Chris Nduni Wamuhu, was apprehended in a Nanyuki rental house after being identified in circulated videos stealing from the supermarket. Police found him in possession of a stolen Hisense fridge, a Uken water dispenser and other household items.
In another part of Nanyuki, near Kengeles club, 30-year-old Moses Njuguna Gachwe was found with 22 pairs of khaki trousers, 9 T-shirts, 24 pairs of undergarments and sandals which were stolen during the unrest.
Further arrests were made in the outskirts of town at Asian Quarters where 35-year-old Charles Kaariri Mumbi was caught with a junior ride bike and 41-year-old John Ndirangu Ndirirtu was found with six vacuum flasks, a shopping trolley, a LG fridge, numerous luminarc plates and cups.
The investigation is still ongoing with police continuing efforts to apprehend other individuals seen starting fires and absconding with stolen items.