In Summary
- Philip Kitwa and Kennedy Arunga were arrested at Emuhaya area of Vihiga, following a forensic-led trail by the Western Region crime.
- The detectives have bee trailing him for quite sometimes.
- According to the police they accosted the truck driver and robbed him valuables.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation detectives have arrested two robbery with violence suspects who have been on the run for two months after attacking a truck driver and robbing him at Askote Market in Vihiga County have been arrested.
Philip Kitwa and Kennedy Arunga were arrested at Emuhaya area of Vihiga, following a forensic-led trail by the Western Region crime researchers.
According to the police they accosted the truck driver and robbed him valuables.
Arrests
“In the incident which occurred on August 30, 2023, the male truck driver was accosted by the two who emerged from a nearby maize plantation, after stopping the vehicle to do some shopping at the market. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries inflicted by a machete and rungu borne by the attackers, before they disappeared with his valuables. A good Samaritan rushed him to Equator Hospital in Luanda where he was treated. The suspects are in custody pending arraignment on Monday.” The DCI statement reads.
