Police Arrest Sitting Kitui MCA Over Alleged Phone Theft Links

Kitui Member of County Assembly (MCA) has been arrested over a series of alleged mobile phone thefts in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).

This comes after CCTV footage linked him to the reported incidents.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) identified the suspect as the MCA for Ikanga/Kyatune Ward in Kitui County.

In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investiagations (DCI) detectives from Kamukunji Police Station arrested the county lawmaker on Mfangano Street in Nairobi after acting on intelligence linking him to three separate phone theft incidents reported in August and September 2026.

“CCTV footage proved instrumental in the investigations, with detectives positively identifying him in connection with the reported incidents,” DCI stated.

The arrest also brought to light an outstanding warrant in a separate case after the county lawmaker allegedly failed to attend court following his release on bond by Makadara Law Courts.

The MCA is wanted in Criminal Case No. 112/303/2024, in which he had been charged with stealing.

“The MCA is wanted in Criminal Case No. 112/303/2024 after failing to attend court following his release on bond by Makadara Law Courts, where he had been charged with an offence of stealing,” the authority added.

The MCA is currently in police custody awaiting arraignment in court.