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By Our Reporter
In a sweeping multi-agency operation, detectives have arrested 26 individuals linked to a syndicate responsible for the unlawful and unprocedural acquisition of vital government documents, including National Identity Cards, passports, birth certificates and foreigner/alien ID cards.
The two-day crackdown targeted civil servants at the National Registration Bureau and the Directorate of Immigration, as well as chiefs, financiers of the illegal schemes and middlemen believed to have been fast-tracking document issuance through corrupt channels.
According to investigators, the network operated through a deeply entrenched system of collusion in which government officers abused their positions to bypass laid-down procedures. This illicit enterprise is said to have compromised the integrity of national registration systems and exposed the country to serious security threats, including the undocumented entry and exit of individuals.
During the raids, detectives recovered a trove of government documents and registration tools concealed in the homes of some suspects. Among the seized items were filled and blank National ID application forms, fingerprint-taking equipment, birth and death certificates, passports, official government stamps and other registration materials that should only be stored in authorised offices.
Those arrested include:
Judy Kemunto Ondari (Registrar of Persons, Embakasi), Moses Mugoya Margaret (Clerk, Registrar of Persons Head Office), Ruth Osebe Sukuru (Registrar of Persons, 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 (Fingerprint 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, Kariokor), AbdiKadir Mohamed Dahir (Businessman), Berrick Kororia Maghas Sukuru (Registrar of Persons, 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 and Abdirahman Roba Guyo.
The suspects are currently in custody undergoing multi-agency processing ahead of their arraignment.
Authorities say the operation reflects the government’s firm commitment to protecting the credibility of national registration systems and ensuring that individuals who undermine public trust and national security are brought to justice.
