Kirinyaga detectives have been granted a seven-day detention order for 11 suspects allegedly involved in a widespread livestock theft syndicate affecting Kirinyaga, Embu, Nyeri, and Murang’a counties. The arrests followed a series of raids, including one where suspects were caught preparing to steal livestock.

• A total of 11 suspects were arrested by detectives in connection with the livestock thefts.
• Among those detained is Agustino Kiribi Mutea, the proprietor of Capital Butchery, who allegedly purchased 119 kilograms of stolen meat.
• Three suspects, John Macharia Karani, Martin Mwangi Gatimu, and Charles Kariuki Njeru, confessed to stealing a cow, slaughtering it, and selling the carcass in Embu.