Detectives raid a homestead in Makindu and recover bags of rice stolen after a truck driver was hijacked by highway robbers while on transit from Mombasa (PHOTOs).

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - Detectives in Kibwezi, Makueni County, have recovered 129 bags of rice that were stolen earlier while on transit from Mombasa when a truck driver was accosted by highway robbers in the Machinery area of Kambu on December 21.

Reporting the incident at Makindu Police Station, the driver alleged to have been overpowered by the gang that emerged riding on motorcycles, who after assaulting him commandeered the loaded truck before dumping him around Makindu.

 The gang of four offloaded the 500 bags each weighing 25kg of rice from the truck, abandoning the empty lorry and sharing the loot amongst themselves.

Acting on information, DCI Makindu officers conducted a raid at the homestead of one of the suspects identified as Alex Mweti Kasina, 42, who on getting wind that police were around his hood disappeared together with his wife.

Outside his house, 129 bags of the stolen goods were found, and investigations are ongoing to arrest the gang and recover the remaining bags.

The Kenyan DAILY POST.