The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)have arrested a man suspected of posing as a traffic police officer to rob bank customers shortly after they withdraw money, following investigations into a series of incidents targeting unsuspecting victims.
In a statement, the DCI said detectives from the Operation Action Team (OAT) and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) arrested the suspect, Muia Mutune, also known as Fredrick Mbuta, in Embakasi Village.
“A team of detectives drawn from the Operation Action Team (OAT) and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) have arrested a suspect linked to a string of robberies in which unsuspecting victims are ambushed after withdrawing cash from banks,” read part of the statement.
DCI Says Suspects Use Traffic Police Uniforms
DCI said the suspects use traffic police uniforms to stop victims after they leave banks, exploiting the authority associated with the uniform to carry out the robberies.
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Through intelligence gathering and forensic analysis, detectives identified four suspects believed to be connected to the incidents.
Mutune was previously arrested in April for similar cases but was released on bond in July of the same year.
Detectives continued pursuing leads in the case until intelligence placed Mutune in Embakasi Village, where he was arrested.
He remains in custody as detectives process him ahead of his arraignment.
The DCI said investigations were continuing as officers pursued the other suspects linked to the robberies, who remain at large.
“He is in custody undergoing processing ahead of arraignment as detectives intensify efforts to track down his alleged accomplices, who remain at large,” the DCI said.
Related Cases Involving Suspects Posing as Police
The latest arrest follows several reported robberies in Nairobi in which suspects allegedly impersonated police officers to steal millions of shillings from people carrying cash.
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On January 23, 2026, a Chinese national lost KSh2.14 million after two men dressed in what appeared to be traffic police uniforms stopped her along Kyang’ombe on the old Mombasa Road. The suspects demanded her driving licence, then took her vehicle and escaped with the cash she had withdrawn from two banks along Mombasa Road.
In another incident on March 17, four men in blue police uniforms and reflector jackets intercepted a man who had withdrawn KSh4.2 million from Equity Bank’s Utawala branch near Gateway Mall. Two of the suspects were reportedly armed.
The gang allegedly accused the man of trafficking narcotic drugs, handcuffed him and forced him into their vehicle before blindfolding him and abandoning him in Karen. The KSh4.2 million was stolen.
A third incident involved a woman carrying KSh1.4 million entrusted to her by her employer. She was travelling on a motorcycle towards Sayan Business Park when four men in a grey Mazda CX-5 intercepted her at the Cabanas Interchange.
The suspects allegedly claimed to be police officers and forced the woman and the motorcycle rider into their vehicle. The two were reportedly assaulted and blindfolded before the gang stole the cash and their mobile phones, later abandoning them near a hospital in Utawala.
Detectives investigating the three incidents arrested three suspects and recovered a suspected getaway vehicle, a Mazda CX-5, alongside reflector jackets and a military-style jungle hat believed to have been used during the robberies.
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