Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi has announced that his multi agency security team have impounded 83 number plates, three motorcycles and several motorcycles parts stolen from boda boda operators within Uasin Gishu and its neighbouring counties.
Speaking to the media at the Eldoret Central police station the police county commander noted that his team have been investigating on the raised concerns over rampant motorcycle theft in the past months.
‘Through our investigations we were able to get leads on the locations where motorcycles are taken and we were able to recover them from a garage in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia county,’ he said.
Mwanthi said that four suspects have been arrested three from Trans Nzoia county and one from Uasin Gishu and are set to be arraigned.
He confirmed that the recovered 83 number plates are genuine meaning the motorbikes were stolen and dismantled and sold as spare parts.
‘We appeal to the boda boda operators whose motorbikes have been stolen to come to the
station and identify the 83 number plates as well as the body parts,’ he said.
He urged the members of the public to be on the watch out for any suspicious characters and the National Police Service is appealing to anyone with information regarding any motorcycle theft should report to toll-free number 112 or 999.
Source: Kenya News Agency