The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have arrested three individuals said to have been involved in the attack on people and property during demonstrations honouring victims of the June 25, 2024, protests.
In a statement on Saturday, June 28, 2025, DCI revealed that three – John Mulingwa Nzau, alias Garang; Mark Amiani, alias Generali; and Francis Mutunge Mwangi, alias Chebukati – were arrested following an intelligence-led operation conducted on Friday, June 27, 2025.
“DCI detectives intercepted and arrested three ill-reputed campaigners who, through coordinated channels and social media posts, incited goons to violence, massive theft, and destruction of property, thus propagating a narrative that undermined national stability and the constitutionally protected right to peaceably assemble and picket,” read the statement in part.
“John Mulingwa Nzau, alias Garang, and Mark Amiani, alias Generali, as well as Francis Mutunge Mwangi, alias Chebukati, were flushed from a Mombasa-bound bus at the Konza City section, following an in-depth forensic investigation triggered by testimonies from concerned and affected citizens.”
Furthermore, the agency disclosed that the three had a plan to hide in the coastal region to evade arrest.
“Among others who have already been identified and are being pursued, the three had planned to hole up at a coastal hideout to evade the police dragnet, oblivious that justice would catch up with them sooner or later,” read the statement.
They are set to be arraigned in court on Monday, June 28, 2025.
Manhunt
This comes a day after Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen announced that the government had launched a manhunt for those involved in the destruction of property during the demonstrations.
Speaking when he led a high-level security team in assessing the extent of the damage on Thursday, June 26, 2025, he condemned the acts of violence, describing the aftermath as “disturbing” and a direct attack on the rule of law.
“The scenes of the aftermath are disturbing. At the Dagoretti Police Post, criminals targeting the armoury while disguised as protesters managed to steal ammunition and police uniforms. They also reduced six cars belonging to individuals and the county government to ashes,” he said in a statement.
“We witnessed a similar situation at the Ruthimitu Chief’s Office in Dagoretti South, the Kikuyu DCC Office, the Kikuyu National Registration Bureau offices, and the Kikuyu Law Courts, where public and private property worth millions of shillings was either torched, vandalised or destroyed,” he added.
The Interior CS was accompanied by top security officials, including Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo of Internal Security and National Administration, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Director Mohamed Amin of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Deputy Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli of the Administration Police Service.
