Detectives based in Nakuru County are appealing for information regarding armed thugs who stormed a radio station, manhandled staff, and made away with cash and other valuables.
In the incident recorded live on camera, the thugs who were armed with a firearm and machetes were captured as they made their way into the Mwinjoyo FM recording studio, where they ordered the presenters to lie down before they ransacked their pockets for money and other valuables.
” Zima hiyo kitu! Lala chini,” one of them ordered as two shocked presenters a man and a woman sprung to the floor.
The thugs who had their faces concealed using balaclavas interrupted the live Kigocho broadcast, that featured gospel musician Robert Kiarie.
The miscreant gang of four made away with eight mobile phones, over Sh35,000 in cash, and eight pairs of shoes.
Five cameras were also damaged by the thugs before they escaped by jumping over the establishment’s perimeter, located in Nakuru’s posh Milimani suburbs.
A manhunt for the thugs has been launched and police are appealing for information from anyone who may recognize the thugs dressed in black to volunteer it to police.
In the video which captured the events, the thugs proceed to query the presenters on whether there is somebody else on the premises, presumably at an office upstairs, and whether there are CCTV cameras installed.
After learning there were no other people therein, they ran out and vanished into darkness.
Police believe the gang was familiar with the studio. It is not clear if there were security guards there at the time of the incident.
Nakuru East police boss Martin Wekesa confirmed the incident, saying a probe is underway.
Nakuru has been experiencing a spike in crime incidents in the recent past amid a campaign to address the trend.
