Detectives arrested two suspected kidnappers before rescuing two terrified victims in Thika West, Kiambu County.
The suspects, Davis Mugambi and John Maina Macharia were nabbed after a timely tip-off from vigilant members of the public who reported that two young women were being held against their will in a house at Muguga area.
Responding swiftly, detectives stormed the house and found the two victims visibly shaken, in tears, and nursing signs of physical assault.
Their mobile phones had been seized by the suspects in a bid to cut them off from the outside world.
A thorough search of the premises led to the recovery of seven mobile phones, five Safaricom SIM plates, and three Airtel SIM plates, police said.
Outside the house, detectives impounded a motor vehicle, which was the gang’s getaway car.
Inside the vehicle, detectives found four kitchen knives, seven matchboxes, and other suspicious items.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the two women were kidnapped in Nyeri on August 19, 2025, and ferried to Thika using the impounded vehicle.
