A Ceska pistol that was recovered from a suspect who was killed on Sunday in Kasarani, Nairobi, belongs to the police.
Police authorities say the weapon had been stolen from a policeman in Gem, Siaya county, on May 27, 2023.
It was then loaded with 15 bullets but when it was recovered on Sunday night, it had only two bullets.
According to police, the Ceska serial number F9665 had been stolen from a police officer attached to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit in Gem who had been assigned to guard the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Yala town.
The officer was then arrested after he reported his gun was missing from under his sofa set where he had placed it.
A search was conducted for the weapon in vain.
On October 8, the suspect identified as Duncan Ochieng Ndinya, 23, was killed in a hail of bullets and found with the weapon.
He also shot and injured four police officers in the abdomen and legs before he was killed.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Mohamed Amin said the weapon had been linked to crimes in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado and Siaya counties since July 31, 2023.
During the confrontation at the suspect’s house, his girlfriend and three children aged 11, 13 and six were saved.
Amin visited the detectives who were injured while pursuing the robbery suspects.
He explained the slain suspect was among suspects who escaped a shooting incident on September 14, where his three accomplices were killed and an AK-47 rifle recovered in a dramatic police chase in two counties, Migori and Kisii.
The suspect who was killed on Sunday in Kasarani and an accomplice escaped the scene.
During the drama in Kisii, the gang had boarded a TVS motorcycle believed to be their transport means to targeted spots and to get away, oblivious of the ultimate justice that heeled close by.
Detectives who had been trailing them for more than 60 kilometres caught up with them and ordered them to stop in Kisii's Corner Mbaya area.
During the incident, an AK47, a magazine with 21 bullets, a Rambo dagger, a machete, and a TVS were recovered.
Amin said Sunday they are pursuing another suspect who is on the run.
“We will not relent until we find the missing suspect. We are pursuing him,” he said.
Amin said detectives have enhanced operations to address crimes in various parts of the country.
