{
  "id": 5050723,
  "title": "Suspects arrested over Ksh169,000 M-Pesa heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/suspects-arrested-over-ksh169-000-m-pesa-heist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:02:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/suspects-arrested-over-ksh169000-m-pesa-heist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police have apprehended three suspects involved in the theft of Ksh169,000 from an M-Pesa shop in Katangi, Yatta Sub-County. Ben Mutuku, the first suspect to be arrested, was taken into custody at Katangi Shopping Centre based on information provided by the public. The investigation was later widened to Yathui in Mwala Sub-County, leading to the arrest of Simon Makau and Samuel Mbolu. Both Makau and Mbolu were found in a white Toyota Corolla with the registration number KDU 164G when they were apprehended. During the operation, police recovered an M-Pesa till phone that was stolen from the attendant during the incident, which took place on May 15. The three suspects are currently in police custody, awaiting further processing and arraignment in court. The vehicle and the stolen phone have been preserved as evidence as the investigation proceeds.",
  "summary": "Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the robbery of an M-Pesa shop in Katangi, Yatta Sub-County, in which an attendant lost Ksh169,000. Officers from Katangi first arrested Ben Mutuku at Katangi Shopping Centre following information provided by members of the public. The operation was later extended to Yathui in Mwala Sub-County, where police […] The post Suspects arrested over…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}