DCI Cheekily Responds To Man Who Protested Arrest Of Mathe Wa Ngara: "Tupatane"

• The seized bhang in Ngara weighed 466 kilograms, and the police also recovered KSh 13 million in cash from the house
• A detailed search by the DCI officers led to the recovery of two gunny bags where millions of shillings had been stashed
• The detectives, who were backed up by a contingent of officers based at Parklands, managed to arrest three suspects, including Mathe was Ngara

Nairobi - On Tuesday, August 15, detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested at least three suspects and seized 25 sacks of bhang in a sting operation in the Ngara area.

The bhang weighed 466 kilograms, and the police also recovered KSh 13 million in cash from the house.

The detectives, backed up by a contingent of officers from the Anti Terror Police Unit based at Parklands, managed to arrest the suspects found at the scene in the sprawling slums of Kariua, in Nairobi’s Ngara neighbourhood.

What was seized in Ngara

A detailed search led to the recovery of two gunny bags where millions of shillings had been stashed, 26 bags of bhang, four (4) cartons of rolling materials, 173 packaged sweets, and a carton of suspected bhang cookies.

"The suspects, 54-year-old Teresia Wanjiru and three juveniles aged between 16 and 17 were escorted to custody for further questioning pending arraignment in court tomorrow," the DCI said in a statement shared on Twitter.

However, following the operation, one tweeter user identified as @iamlegrande took on the officers claiming that the arrests won't bore any fruit.

"You can arrest Mathe but you can't arrest kwa mathe," @iamlegrande tweeted.

But in a quick rejoinder, the detectives hilariously asked him to meet them in Ngara early today morning.

"Sawa. Tupatane kwa Mathe mapema. (That's okay, so let us meet at Mathe's early tomorrow,)" the DCI tweet reads.

How Moha became a thug

In a related story, TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that a former notorious pickpocket in Nairobi’s CBD area narrated his escapades.

Moha said he started his journey down the wrong path while working as a matatu conductor.

"I never called out the fare when passengers boarded. As other vehicles charged KSh 30, I would charge KSh 50."

According to Moha, born into an impoverished family in Korogocho, he was fired after failing to give the daily earnings to his boss.

“A friend introduced me to pickpocketing by encouraging me to carry a five-liter jerrican to make his hand lighter. When I put my hand in your pocket, you won’t feel it," he told Edmac Media on YouTube.

Moha’s first day as a pickpocket was quite lucrative.

“The first phone I stole was Samsung S6 when it was released. I took it to a broker and got KSh 40,000. It was a sweet deal compared to the KSh 1,000 I made as a conductor."

Moha shared some tactics he used to steal from unsuspecting people.