NTSA main offices raided by high profile detectives , operations grounded

Image result for detectives raid kenyaThe curious case of a car used in dusit attack having registration details similar to another found in Kitengela is becoming a study of how corruption in the government cripples the war on terrorism.

The NTSA officials were greeted with a rude awakening on Wednesday morning after high profile detectives raided the main offices to find clues on the Dusit terror attack.Image result for detectives raid kenya

The Anti-terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) raided the NTSA main offices in the ongoing probe into the registration of a vehicle used by 14 Riverside terrorists.

The officers also blocked anyone from entering or leaving the offices asking those seeking services at the Upperhill offices to cancel their plans and come back another day.

Police probing the Dusit terror attack impounded a car used by the attackers but it later emerged there was another car with a similar registration number KCN 340E bringing more confusion in the matter.

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A police officer told the newsrooms that details of the registration number KCN 340E match those of the light-blue Toyota Ractis found at Geojoska apartments in Kitengela.

Registration details are paired with insurance information, the chassis number among other elements that police check whenever they inspect cars.

So, why didn’t the grey Ractis that ferried the terrorists and their weapons arouse suspicion?

The double registration number fiasco could be the watershed moment for an illegal car registration syndicate that has been operating with the blessing of corrupt officials in State agencies.

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A reliable source, who requested anonymity, said about five vehicles are registered in Kenya illegally daily, and that the racket thrives on the cars that pass through Mombasa port destined for Uganda, Rwanda and other neighbouring countries.

“They are diverted into the local market and registered with illegally acquired plates and logbooks, saving the owners hundreds of thousands of shillings,” the source said.

Last year in Nairobi, a Toyota Harrier and a Nissan Dualis that shared registration details were detained by Flying Squad officers.

It later emerged that the Harrier, which had been imported from Japan in 2016, was destined for South Sudan but somehow ended up in Kenya.

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