Kiambu Police Rescue Motorcycle Theft Suspect From Angry Mob Amid Rising Mob Justice Concerns

Police officers in Kiambu County have rescued a 23-year-old man from an angry mob after he was allegedly caught attempting to steal a motorcycle from a residential house in Kirigiti area.

The suspect was severely assaulted by residents before officers from Kiambu Police Station intervened. Confirming the incident, Kiambu Sub-County Police Commander Elema Sora said the suspect had broken into a residential building in Kirigiti.

"It was reported by a resident of Kwa Kambi area within Kirigiti in Kiambu subcounty that while they were sleeping with his roommate in their residential house, they heard a sound of a motorcycle being kick-started," Sora said. The two residents rushed outside and found the suspect on the motorcycle, attempting to flee. "They rushed out and stopped a person who was on top of a motorcycle trying to escape with the said motorcycle," Sora added.

They raised the alarm, drawing a mob that assaulted the suspect before officers arrived and took him into custody. He was rushed to Kiambu Level 5 Hospital for treatment and discharged in stable condition. He is expected to be arraigned in court on a charge of theft.

The incident comes amid growing concern over mob justice in Kiambu County, where suspected criminals have recently faced public attacks. In February, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen revealed that there were at least 845 reported mob justice incidents in the preceding year, including 579 fatalities and 266 injuries. Tabling the statistics in the Senate, Murkomen listed Kiambu (90 cases) as the leading county for mob justice incidents, followed by Nairobi (85) and Embu (51). Kiambu also led in fatalities, with 58 deaths, ahead of Nairobi (55) and Kisumu (36).

According to the Ministry, such incidents are rising partly because some members of the public view investigations and court processes as slow, ineffective, or biased, a perception reinforced when suspects are released, prompting communities to take the law into their own hands. Murkomen said the government is aware of this trend and is pushing for prompt, thorough investigations to ensure suspects are arraigned within prescribed timelines.

"Through structured forums, barazas, Nyumba Kumi meetings, and regular consultative sessions, the Government officials sensitise the public against taking the law into their own hands and encourage the use of established criminal justice mechanisms to address grievances and report offences," he said.

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