The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), through their official Twitter handle, on Tuesday revealed that they had nabbed one of their own detectives who was involved in a robbery in Olenguone, Nakuru County.
According to the statement from the DCI, the detective Arthur Muriithi was arrested along with an Administration Police (AP) officer Felix Korir.
"Detectives arrested nine suspects among them two National Police Service (NPS) officers namely No.88882 PC Arthur Murithi of DCI & No.225655 APC(Drv) Felix Korir of Administration Police Service (APS) both attached at Molo & Kamara Divisional HQs respectively for the offence of robbery," one of the tweets read.
The two were arrested after one of them dropped a magazine with six rounds of ammunition at the crime scene.
Muriithi and Korir are believed to have been part of a nine-man gang that executed the violent robbery.
"The nine suspects were arrested following a robbery which occurred at Olenguone on 14/09/2018 during which the robbers dropped the magazine of a Jericho pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition.
"One of the police officers arrested was found with a Jericho pistol without a magazine," the statement read in part.
The civilian suspects were listed as follows: Patrick Kimani Ndungu, Cosmas Kipkurui Koech, John Muthama Gathecha, Douglas Kiplangat Kirui, Samuel Gagiri Nderitu, Bernard Kipkorir Cheruyiot and Geoffrey Cheruyiot Terer.
"The flying squad is still in pursuit of other suspects in connection with the said robbery," the statement concluded.
The DCI's posts received a number of reactions from members of the public who called on the directorate to display pictures of the rogue officers.
Here are more comments that were shared on the post.
