4 arrested for selling unregistered pesticides

Police in Nairobi on Friday, February 16, 2024, arrested four suspects for selling unregistered pesticides christened PEST MAX in the city’s Central Business District(CBD).

In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI), the four suspects were nabbed at the Tom Mboya monument along Moi Avenue following a joint operation with the Pest Control Board officials.

The suspects identified as Watson Mwangi Macharia, James Mwangi, Peris Wanjiku Wainaina and Alberta Barbra Odhiambo have since been taken into custody at the Central Police Station.

Their products including the vehicle they were using have also been secured by the authorities as exhibits.

“The suspects await arraignment on Monday where they will face the charge of selling unlawful/unregistered pest control products contrary to section 4(1) of the Pest Control Act cap.346 Laws of Kenya,” DCI noted.

Meanwhile, DCI warned that further operations to weed out unregistered pest control products from the Kenyan market which are being sold to unsuspecting Kenyans continue.