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Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced the arrest of a man linked to the robbery of KSh 200k in Mukurweini Sub-County.

The suspect, James Kanyi Gachara, was also reportedly involved in assaulting the charcoal vendor who owned the money, according to the DCI.

Detectives from the Operations Action Team (OAT) and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) said the 49-year-old was arrested after the victim filed a complaint.

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The victim, who was a charcoal dealer, reported being violently robbed in the Nguyoini area.

He told the detectives that he was lured by the said suspect, who posed as a customer. According to the investigative unit, Gachara told the unsuspecting victim that a friend of his required at least 20 sacks of charcoal.

The charcoal vendor, who was eager to close the deal, managed to source the required charcoal, not knowing that he had just fallen into a trap.

The DCI said the vendor was then ambushed by the suspect and his accomplices, who were in a Toyota Prado SUV without a license plate.

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After committing the crime, the suspect and his accomplice pushed the victim out of the vehicle, where a female accomplice held him at gunpoint before the vehicle sped off.

The DCI said the woman was picked up by a red motorcycle, which then sped off in the same direction, leaving the victim behind.

Source: TUKO.co.ke