MCA Arrested in Nairobi After CCTV Footage Links Him to a Phone Theft Syndicate

The MCA was also wanted in a separate theft case after failing to attend court following his release on bond by Makadara Law Courts in another suspected criminal case.

A sitting Kitui Member of County Assembly (MCA) has been arrested over a series of alleged mobile phone thefts in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), with CCTV footage linking him to the alleged incidents.

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

Detectives from Kamukunji Police Station arrested the MCA on Mfangano Street in Nairobi after acting on intelligence linking him to three separate phone theft incidents reported in August and September 2026.

According to the DCI, CCTV footage played a key role in the investigation, helping detectives identify the MCA in connection with the reported thefts.

"CCTV footage proved instrumental in the investigations, with detectives positively identifying him in connection with the reported incidents," the DCI said in a statement issued on Friday, October 23.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke