Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have recovered several goods stolen by victims who were masquerading as protestors in the anti-government protests.
In a rigorous search done by the DCI detectives in collaboration with police officers from Nyeri and Laikipia counties on Thursday, several suspects found in possession of the stolen goods were also arrested.
This comes days after victims in the pretence of protestors stormed supermarkets in Nyeri and Nanyuki, torched and fled with goods worth millions of shillings.
In a statement on Thursday, the DCI detailed some of the recovered assets.
"Among the recoveries include washing machines, refrigerators, water dispensers, bicycles, kitchenware, food items, and clothing," the statement read in part.
During the investigations, a 24-year-old boy was arrested. He was found in possession of a stolen Hisense Fridge, a Uken water dispenser, coffee cups, teaspoons, and hotpot dishes.
This is after his image was captured in circulated phone recordings of stealing from the supermarket.
In a similar operation in Nanyuki, a 30-year-old man was arrested with stolen, 22 pairs of khaki trousers, 9 T-shirts, and 24 undergarments.
The police further cornered the other two suspects with good worth valuable amount.
"In the outskirts of the town at Asian Quarters, 35-year-old Charles Kaariri Mumbi was also arrested with a junior ride bike, while John Ndirangu Ndirirtu, 41, was found with six vacuum flasks, a shopping trolley, an LG fridge and several luminarc plates and cups."
The detectives have intensified their investigations to nab several other identifiable suspects captured on CCTV igniting the fires and disappearing with stolen goods.
Kenyans had gone out into the streets, protesting against the Finance Bill 2024 that would see punitive taxes imposed on goods such as sanitary towels, bread and edible oil.
