Watu watatu walifikishwa kortini kwa shambulio dhidi ya Seneta Godfrey Osotsi

Watu watatu wanaodaiwa kushiriki katika shambulio dhidi ya Seneta wa Vihiga Godfrey Osotsi mjini Kisumu wamefikishwa kortini. Washukiwa hao walikamatwa na Idara ya Upelelezi wa Jinai (DCI) ndani ya saa chache baada ya tukio hilo lililotokea mchana peupe. Tukio hilo limehusishwa na wimbi la vurugu zinazopangwa nchini Kenya.

Shambulio dhidi ya Seneta Godfrey Osotsi lilifanyika katika kituo cha biashara mjini Kisumu, likirekodiwa na kamera za CCTV na kushuhudiwa na watu wengi. Kulingana na wachunguzi, tukio hilo lilipangwa kwa umakini na kutekelezwa kwa ustadi, likionyesha uwepo wa mtandao wa wahuni wanaoajiriwa.

Ndani ya saa chache, maafisa wa DCI waliwakamata Carlos Owiti, Eric Otieno na Vincent Odhiambo. Hatua hiyo imechukuliwa wakati wimbi la vurugu linaendelea, ikiwa ni pamoja na uvamizi wa mali inayohusishwa na viongozi kama Raphael Tuju na Irungu Nyakera mwezi uliopita, na mashambulio katika makanisa maeneo ya Mwiki, Kariobangi na Othaya.

Kituo cha Utafiti wa Uhalifu (NCRC) kinasema Kenya ina magenge 309 ya uhalifu katika kaunti mbalimbali, hasa Nairobi, Mombasa na Kisumu. Magenge haya sasa yamekuwa ya kudumu, na baadhi ya wahuni wakipata umaarufu mitandaoni kupitia TikTok, X na Facebook.

Wachambuzi wanasema vurugu hizi zinachochewa na ukosefu wa ajira, tofauti za kiuchumi na ufisadi, na wanataja umuhimu wa kuwajibisha wafadhili na waagizaji.

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DCI police arresting three suspects outside Java House in Kisumu after attack on Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi amid protesting crowd.
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Three suspects arrested over attack on senator Osotsi in Kisumu

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Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations has arrested three suspects linked to the assault on Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi at Java House in Kisumu's West End Mall on Wednesday, April 8. Youths attacked Osotsi after questioning his opposition to re-electing President William Ruto. He was airlifted to Nairobi for treatment amid protests demanding justice.

Detectives from the DCI have arrested four suspects linked to a series of armed robberies in Mombasa, Nairobi, and Kilifi counties. The suspects are also under investigation for the murder of Scottish businessman Campbell Scott. A court has allowed their detention for 14 days.

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Nairobi police shot dead one armed robbery suspect and wounded two others while foiling a robbery on Wangari Maathai Road on March 21, 2026. Officers were tipped off during a routine patrol about three suspects targeting citizens. The two injured suspects remain at large.

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