At least four men were Saturday arrested and about Sh9.1 million of the Sh94.9 million stolen from Quickmart recovered in Nairobi.
Quickmart confirmed the loss of the money but at the same time assured its customers that their operations would not be affected as they insure their finances
Police said the suspects were arrested in Rongai, Kayole and Thika Road in an operation on Saturday.
A getaway car that was used by the suspects to escape with the loot was recovered in Rongai.
It was identified through surveillance cameras on the highways where it passed from South C to Karen.
The money was from the weekend sales of Quickmart supermarket and was meant to be taken to a local bank in the Nairobi CBD when it was stolen.
A suspect identified as the owner of the vehicle used in the escape in the heist was first arrested in Rongai before he led the police to Njiru, Kayole where two more were nabbed.
The two were found trying to modify the car to conceal its identity, police said.
It was then the suspects again led police to Kasarani, where a fourth suspect was arrested at his rented residence.
According to police, Sh9.1 million was recovered from his house in Kasarani.
Police had earlier recovered an empty cash box in a market in Karen.
It is believed it is the place where the cash was shared among the suspects hours after the heist.
Detectives from Langata and Nairobi Area regional police commander are pursuing the case and said they hope to recover more money.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations released images of the two staff from a firm who disappeared with the Sh94 million on Monday, November 6 morning.
The suspects who have been identified as Daniel Mungai Mugetha (crew commander) and Anthony Nduiki Waigumo (driver) made away with the company’s truck shortly after the money box was loaded, leaving behind the police escort car that was waiting to be flagged off.
“Oblivious that the truck they were to escort had minutes earlier snaked away, the armed escort team went to enquire from the management why the loading was taking too long,” the DCI said.
“By that time, neither the truck nor the crew members could be traced.
The police who were waiting to escort the cash from the company vault said they did not know the vehicle had left until almost an hour later.
Officials said the vehicle was destined for a bank located at Nairobi’s Kenyatta Avenue.
Police in Lang’ata were mobilized to pursue the daring duo, only to trace the empty truck abandoned in South C.
A special operations team has since been deployed to pursue the suspects.
Police suspect an inside job in the latest drama and have visited the rural homes of the two suspects as part of the probe into the same.
Police said they hope to recover the money and arrest more suspects for prosecution.
