Two people have been arrested for reportedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl in Nairobi and demanding ransom to release her.
The suspects named Christopher Mwaula Kathinzi, 22, and Teresia Mwongela Kioko, 20, were arrested on Tuesday by detectives from the Serious Crime Unit. DCI George Kinoti said Kioko was a former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspected abductors were nabbed in Machakos while waiting to receive the Sh1 million they had demanded to free the minor.
The child was kidnapped in Nairobi’s Utawala estate while on her way home from school last Friday. The DCI said the girl was rescued at her abductors’ hideout in Athi River.
The suspects will be arraigned and charged once investigations are complete.
Last week, DCI officers rescued another seven-year-old boy who had been kidnapped from his parents’ home in Loresho. The child was found in a rented house in Kawangware.
Two suspects identified as Leah Muhonja Luyali, 47, and her daughter Charlotte Msimbi, 23, was arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Ms. Luyali was working as a house help in the victim’s home.
The DCI said the suspects were demanding a ransom of Sh3 million to release the minor. The house where the boy had been locked belonged to Ms. Msimbi.
Dawa ya vitendo kama hivi ni…
Dawa ya vitendo kama hivi ni marisasi yangurumie mwilini (Firing squad). Uhalifu Kenya umefika kiwango ambacho ni lazima msimamo usio na huruma uchukuliwe. Isitoshe, wanaopora mali ya umma nao pia wapokee marisasi hadharani na Kenya itanyoka mara moja.
Wakenya wamekua wahalifu…
Wakenya wamekua wahalifu kupindukia. I blame influences from imported media movies, notably the Nigerian ones. Boy, these captivate every household with a TV in Kenya. They are filthy, evil and full of nasty crimes na upuzi mwwingi. Unfortunately, the human mind is easily swayed when idol or no hope of finding a job. The audacity!
She is 20 and former KDF…
She is 20 and former KDF soldier. How old was she when she joined? Just asking for a friend because, this evil 20 year old belongs under the jail.
Kusema kweli, ni bora Uhuru…
Kusema kweli, ni bora Uhuru na Ruto waondoke kazini sasa. Wameshindwa kabisa. Hatuwezi kungoja mpaka 2022.
Ndugu Uhuru na “mkristo Ruto:”
Nawaombeni mwondoke kazini kwa sababu mmeshindwa kabisa. Tafadhalini chagueni viongozi wa muda ambao wana uwezo kwa kunyosha (to straighten up) nchi yetu mpaka 2022 kutakapokuwa uchaguzi wa mpya.
Nawaombeni msiwachague Raila, Mudavadi, Wetangula, au Kuria. Maoni yangu ni kuwa Kivutha Kibwana anaweza kuongoza nchi vizuri mpaka 2022.