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- Police recovered items linked to criminals in a businessman’s car during the ‘Nane Nane’ protests, prompting a call for his surrender.
- Officers attempted to raid Jimmy Wanjigi’s home but were unable to gain access; 174 protesters were arrested, and one officer was injured.
Acting IG Masengeli, while addressing the press, announced that a businessman is wanted by the police to record a statement after several items linked to criminals allegedly involved in the ‘Nane Nane’ protests were found in his car.
Officers from the National Police Service (NPS) intercepted a Toyota Prado TX believed to have incited the protests, recovering 14 items, including four teargas canisters, two Motorola gadgets, seven assorted chargers for pocket phones, and one mobile phone.
Another vehicle, however, entered the businessman’s compound before police could search it.
Masengeli emphasized that despite the failure of the demonstration’s organizers to notify the police, security personnel were adequately deployed, and the public was warned to avoid crowded areas that could become riotous.
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He called on the businessman, who remains in hiding, to surrender to the nearest police station.
During his address, Masengeli also revealed that one officer was injured during a fracas in the protests, and 174 suspects were arrested, with 126 of them in Nairobi.
Earlier, a contingent of police officers camped outside the home of Jimmy Wanjigi, seeking access but were unsuccessful.
The officers had tracked Wanjigi’s Prado TX, which was reported to have been distributing money along Limuru Road before it raced and parked outside his Muthaiga home.
In a series of tweets, Wanjigi, who was not at home during the incident, claimed that the police were planning to raid his property.
His son, Maina Wanjigi, later remarked that the raid was unsurprising, stating, “It’s not shocking. It’s not the first time we have been raided. It seems whenever we are a threat to them, they decide to raid us.”