The DCI has today revealed a CCTV footage showing a man linked to the Latema Explosion. They also made an appeal for the public’s help in identifying the person circled in the CCTV footage.
This comes days after the incident which happened on the Latema Road leaving two people injured leading on to investigations into the matter.
The blast, which was caused by an improvised explosive device, occurred on the night of January 26 2019 outside Smothers Fast Food Restaurant on Tom Mboya Street.
Witnesses reported seeing a man pushing a trolley outside the restaurant. A man is said to have hired a trolley pusher and tricked him and left him with the luggage; the explosion followed minutes later.
This incident came a week after the Dusit D2 Riverside terror attack and police urged all citizens to step up their levels of alertness regarding their surroundings and provide information immediately to the Police in case anything out of the ordinary is observed .
They also advised that all Hotel operators must obtain full details of their lodgers and restaurant operators must also step up their levels of alertness and security in their establishments.
Kenyans have been asked to be more vigilant and report on any information that might be helpful to the investigators.
Have a look at the video.
DCI Detectives investigating the #LatemaRd IED Explosion are appealing for the public’s help in identifying the person circled on the video below.If you have any info that may further our investigations,kindly report @DCI_Kenya HQs,Call 0729999988 or Email at atpukenya@yahoo.com. pic.twitter.com/1siBMbuqLv
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) February 13, 2019