Four police officers were on Wednesday arrested over alleged harassment while enforcing the curfew in Kiambu.
The officers were taken in following a viral video on social media shared by a Kiambu resident detailing a bad encounter with police officers on patrol on Thursday last week.
In the post, the complainant detailed how he was arrested and handcuffed for violating curfew orders, some minutes past 10pm.
One of the officers who arrested him allegedly took control of his mobile phone, accessed his M-Pesa menu and transferred Sh1,030 to an MPESA line registered under the name Martin Ndichu.
In a statement via Twitter, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation confirmed that the complainant was then released without being booked for any offence.
"Kiambu County Criminal Investigations officer, took up the matter after a formal report was filed on August 17 assisted by his Kenya police counterparts," the DCI said.
"After conducting preliminary investigations, it was established that the Sh1,030 sent to Martin Ndichu was later transferred to one Thomas Agumba Okuku. Police Constable Thomas Okuku happened to be among the officers from Ruiru Police Station who were on patrol when the incident occurred and is suspected to have made the M-Pesa transaction. Investigations also revealed a trail of similar transactions between Okuku and the M-Pesa agent."
According to the Directorate, all the suspects who include four police officers and an M-Pesa agent were arrested on Tuesday night on robbery with violence charges and have been arraigned in court.
"They shall remain in custody for five more days as detectives complete their investigations," the DCI said.
Edited by CM
