Saturday, November 14, 2026 - Detectives have arrested three suspects after raiding a residential house in Tassia, Embakasi, where they recovered a brown leather bag containing an alarming cache of explosive devices and ammunition.
The intelligence-driven operation was conducted by detectives from Embakasi after they received credible information about suspicious activities involving the suspects.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives trailed and arrested Kelvin Oluoch Obunaka and his brother, Benjamin Obunaka, alias Obunaka the DJ, at a residence within Tassia Stage.
Upon interrogation, the two led detectives to a second house belonging to Kennedy Nzau, near Triple M Supermarket in Tassia, where a search uncovered the dangerous materials concealed in a brown leather bag.
The recovered items included six CS smoke hand-thrown grenades, four Model 2020 hand-thrown tear gas grenades, one 64mm CS hand-thrown smoke grenade, three 37/38mm rifle-launched tear gas grenades, one 37/38mm flash-bang grenade and 16 rounds of 7.62mm blank ammunition.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) detectives documented the scene, while the recovered items were secured as exhibits for further forensic examination.
The three suspects remain in police custody, undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment in court as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding their possession of the materials.
Investigators are also working to establish the intended use of the recovered devices and determine whether the suspects…
