A multi-agency security operation has led to the arrest of 26 suspects linked to an illegal network facilitating the unlawful and unprocedural acquisition of government documents such as National Identity Cards, passports, birth certificates and alien IDs.
The two-day operation targeted individuals accused of colluding to bypass official processes and fast-track the issuance of sensitive documents in exchange for payments. Those arrested include civil servants from the National Registration Bureau and the Directorate of Immigration, chiefs, businessmen financing the schemes and freelance middlemen.
Investigations have revealed a coordinated criminal enterprise where officers exploited their access to government systems, risking national security by enabling undocumented individuals to acquire identification documents and move into or out of the country undetected.
During the raid, detectives seized a large cache of government property hidden in residential homes. Recovered items included filled and blank national ID application forms, fingerprint equipment such as slabs and rollers, birth and death certificates, passports, official government stamps and other credential materials that should only be kept in designated state offices.
The suspects arrested in the coordinated crackdown are:
Judy Kemunto Ondari, Registrar of Persons office Embakasi
Moses Mugoya Margaret, Clerk at the Registrar of Persons Head Office NSSF Building
Ruth Osebe Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office Kamukunji
Jawahir Mohamed Muse, Assistant Chief Eastleigh North
Moulid Yusuf Dige, Businessman
Mohamed Issack Gedow, Assistant Chief Eastleigh
Abdirizak Osman Rage, Middleman
Alfred Opia Ayaway, Middleman
Abdirizak Abdi, Electronics technician
Abdirashid Mohamed Ali, Clerk Shima Group International
Festus Bahati Chai, Fingerprints Technician Registrar of Persons Head Office
Abdirizack Bashir Farah, Middleman
Samatar Osman Robne, Businessman
Fuadh Bulle Mohamed, Businessman
Geoffrey Mokoro Mutanya, Clerk Immigration Head Office
Joseph Mwendwa Munyithia, Registrar of Persons office Kariokor
AbdiKadir Mohamed Dahir, Businessman
Berrick Kororia Maghas Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office Kamukunji
David Korir, Clerk Registrar of Persons Head Office
Titus Mwanga Nthenge, Senior Subordinate Staff Registrar of Persons Head Office
Yahya Daud Manor
Issack Abdow Mohammed
Nelson Katana Kazungu
Daniel Munywoki Kavuwa
Abdullahi Abdi Khamisi
Abdirahman Roba Guyo
The suspects remain in custody as detectives continue processing their cases ahead of arraignment.
The operation highlights the ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to protect the integrity of national registration systems and bring to justice those who undermine them for profit.
