The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has apprehended three individuals believed to be behind a series of robberies and muggings in the coastal town of Mombasa.
The suspects—Shaban Munga Ali, 26, Sande Kalama Kitsao, 24, and Shebani Charo Kalume, 34—are allegedly members of a notorious criminal group known as the “Panga Gang,” according to the DCI.
The arrests were made following a comprehensive, intelligence-led operation targeting the gang.
According to the DCI, the group operates with brazen violence, wielding dangerous weapons such as machetes and daggers. Their primary areas of operation are Kiembeni and Kadzandani, where they carry out business robberies and mug unsuspecting pedestrians.
“Munga and Kalama were apprehended at the Mwatamba 2 stage in Kiembeni, while Kalume was arrested in Kadzandani with a knife and two face masks in his possession,” the DCI confirmed.
The three suspects are set to appear in court, as authorities continue their crackdown on the gang.
