MCA Arrested Over Series of Nairobi CBD Phone Thefts

A sitting MCA representing Ikanga/Kyatune Ward in Kitui County has been arrested over a series of alleged mobile phone thefts reported in Nairobi CBD.

In a statement on Friday, October 23, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives from Kamukunji Police Station arrested the MCA, identified as Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka, following investigations into three separate incidents reported in August and September 2026.

"A trail of alleged mobile phone thefts in Nairobi’s Central Business District has finally caught up with a sitting Member of the County Assembly (MCA), following his arrest by detectives from Kamukunji Police Station," the statement read.

According to the DCI, detectives subsequently acted on intelligence that led them to the suspect along Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s CBD.

"Acting on actionable intelligence, the detectives swooped on the suspect in Mfangano Street, closing in on a man wanted in connection with a string of reported phone thefts," the statement added.

Source: Nairobi Leo