Detectives have arrested 26 individuals implicated in the unlawful acquisition of government documents including National Identity Cards, Passports, Birth Certificates and Foreigner Cards.
The two-day coordinated operation led to the apprehension of civil servants from the National Registration Bureau and the Directorate of Immigration, alongside chiefs, financiers and middlemen accused of facilitating the scheme through corrupt networks.
Upon conducting preliminary investigations, detectives uncovered a disturbing network of collusion, where civil servants ignored established rules, exploiting their positions to facilitate the illicit registration and issuance of sensitive documents.
“This criminal enterprise severely compromises the integrity of government systems and exposes the country to grave security risks, including the undocumented entry and exit of individuals,” the authorities warned through a statement.
During the operation, officers seized government documents and tools hidden in the homes of some suspects, materials that should strictly remain within authorized government offices.
The recovered items included: Filled and blank National ID application forms, Fingerprint-taking equipment (slabs, rollers, and related instruments), Birth and Death Certificates, Passports, Official government stamps, and other registration materials.
The arrested suspects include: Judy Kemunto Ondari, Registrar of Persons office, Embakasi; Moses Mugoya Margaret, Clerk at the Registrar of Persons Head office, NSSF Building; Ruth Osebe Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office, Kamukunji; Jawahir Mohamed Muse, Assistant Chief, Eastleigh North; Moulid Yusuf Dige, Businessman; Mohamed Issack Gedow, Assistant Chief, Eastleigh; Abdirizak Osman Rage, Freelance middleman; Alfred Opia Ayaway.
Others are; Freelance middleman; Abdirizak Abdi, Electronics technician; Abdirashid Mohamed Ali, Clerk at Shima Group International; Festus Bahati Chai, Fingerprints Technician, Registrar of Persons Head office; Abdirizack Bashir Farah, Freelance middleman; Samatar Osman Robne, Businessman; Fuadh Bulle Mohamed, Businessman; Geoffrey Mokoro Mutanya, Clerk at Immigration Head office; Joseph Mwendwa Munyithia, Registrar of Persons office, Kariokor; AbdiKadir Mohamed Dahir, Businessman; Berrick Kororia Maghas Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office, Kamukunji; David Korir, Clerk at Registrar of Persons Head office; Titus Mwanga Nthenge, Senior Subordinate Staff, Registrar of Persons, Head office; Yahya Daud Manor, Issack Abdow Mohammed, Nelson Katana Kazungu, Daniel Munywoki Kavuwa, Abdullahi Abdi Khamisi, and Abdirahman Roba Guyo.
DCI asserted that the suspects are currently in custody, undergoing multi-agency processing ahead of their arraignment.
