Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested two suspects linked to a criminal gang behind a series of robbery with violence and gang rape incidents reported in Ruai and Kamulu, Nairobi County.

The suspects were identified as 39-year-old Shadrack Nyandieka Nyakwaba, who was arrested at Tassia Estate in Embakasi, and Monica Nyangau Sarange, who was apprehended in Utawala following investigations into the movement of stolen funds.

According to the DCI, the gang is believed to have been responsible for multiple violent home invasions in which victims were robbed, assaulted, and forced to transfer money through mobile banking platforms.

In one incident reported on June 11, 2026, the suspects and others who are still at large allegedly broke into a residence in Ruai, where they held a family hostage, demanded money and valuables, and subjected them to physical violence and other traumatic offences.

The gang is also said to have forced victims to transfer money via mobile banking before stealing electronic devices and other valuables and fleeing the scene.

In a separate incident in Kamulu, the suspects reportedly stormed another home, held occupants hostage, and coerced them into transferring money from their mobile phone and bank accounts.

During their escape from the Kamulu scene, a neighbour who had responded to the commotion sustained fatal injuries.

Following the incidents, detectives launched investigations that led to the arrest of the two suspects, while efforts continue to track down additional members of the gang who are still at large.

The suspects remain in custody and are expected to be arraigned in court as investigations continue.