2 arrested in connection with robbery and rape incident along Kangundo Road
Police in Dandora have arrested two persons of interest in connection with a robbery and rape incidence along Kangundo Road, which happened on March 11, 2025.
In a statement on Friday, April 4, 2025, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the two, Ben Waimari and Moses Odhiambo alias Pascal, are suspected to have been involved in the incident in which the victim lost a car and other valuables.
The incident occurred when the victim was driving along Ruai-Kangundo Road, heading to her residence at Malaa, when her vehicle skidded off the road and got stuck.
DCI says the two, alongside five others, pretended to help the lady, but instead put her inside the boot of the car and drove away with her to Nairobi River at Kwa Mbao within Dandora.
“Detectives from DCI Dandora, in collaboration with their Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau counterparts, have arrested Ben Waimari and Moses Odhiambo alias Pascal, for their involvement in a robbery and rape incident that unfolded on March 11, 2025. The victim was driving along Ruai-Kangundo Road, heading to her residence at Malaa, when her vehicle skidded off the road and became stuck,” DCI stated.
“As she attempted to extricate her car from the mud, she was approached by the two suspects and their five accomplices, who pretended to assist her. However, their intent quickly turned sinister as they forced her into the car’s boot, taking control of the vehicle. The suspects drove along Kangundo Road, through Mowlem area, ultimately stopping near the Nairobi River at Kwa Mbao within Dandora.”
The gang took turns at the lady, according to the DCI, before a member of the public intervened, scaring away the thugs who drove away with the car taking with them valuables and sweeping clean the lady’s accounts.
“There, they removed her from the boot and took turns assaulting her. Fortunately, the victim’s distress caught the attention of another motorist, who intervened. Fearing exposure, the suspects abandoned the victim and fled in her vehicle. After her rescue, the victim was taken to hospital for treatment, and the incident was reported at Kwa Mbao Police Post,” DCI added.
“Out of the mud and into the hands of the inhuman pack, the victim lost household items she had purchased, her vehicle and money swept from her accounts. Worst still was the traumatic experience from the people she hoped were out to save her. Thanks to meticulous forensic analysis and swift action by detectives, who trailed the two suspects back to the crime scene, leading to their eventual arrest.”
DCI adds that the persons of interest led detectives to the Maringo area of Buruburu sub-county, where the stolen vehicle was recovered, albeit vandalized and stripped of its wheels.
Additionally, some other exhibits stolen from the woman’s vehicle were recovered. The suspects are currently in custody, undergoing processing as detectives continue the search for their accomplices, who remain at large.
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