Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a child trafficking suspect in Kabete, Kiambu County.
The anti-crime agency in a statement shared on Sunday, September 29, 2024, said the arrest followed an operation led by a joint team comprising the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit and detectives from DCI Kabete.
According to DCI, the suspect, who has since been identified as Mary Akinyi Mulamula, was cornered and arrested following a report that a child had been stolen from her home in Muchingu, Mukango Sub-Location in Kakamega County, on June 6, 2024.
Victims rescued
The DCI says a total of two victims were rescued during the operation.
“A joint team comprising the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit and detectives from DCI Kabete have successfully captured a child-stealing suspect and rescued two victims. Mary Akinyi Mulamula, who had been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities, was finally cornered and apprehended in Kabete, Nairobi.
“The arrest followed a report received that a child had been stolen from her home in Muchingu, Mukango Sub-Location, Virhembe Location, Kakamega County, on June 6, 2024,” the DCI said in the statement.
Child stolen
The Mohamed Amin-led agency went ahead to narrate how the suspect had managed to steal the child from Kakamega.
According to the DCI, the suspect had convinced a farm worker that she was taking the child to Kakamega to be registered in a sponsorship programme, promising a monthly stipend of Ksh9,000.
However, the DCI says the suspect vanished with the child without a trace.
“On an ill-fated day, the suspect spun a web of deceit, convincing the shamba boy that she was taking the child to Kakamega to be registered in a sponsorship programme promising a monthly stipend of Sh9,000. However, the suspect vanished with the child without a trace, leaving the family in despair,” the DCI narrated.
The suspect has been placed in lawful custody, awaiting to be arraigned in court on Monday, September 30, 2024.
CHILD STEALING SUSPECT IN CUFFS, VICTIMS RESCUED
A joint team comprising the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit and detectives from DCI Kabete have successfully captured a child-stealing suspect and rescued two victims.
Mary Akinyi Mulamula, who had been playing a… pic.twitter.com/Qa4oIw9mTk
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) September 29, 2024
