PREMIUM The highwaymen: Gangs terrorise motorists on Nairobi-Mombasa route Makueni Just now Listen

Kibwezi Sub-county DCIO Charles Inoti believes the armed robbery incidents would have been reduced if law courts had denied the suspects bail and bond.

Investigations and court cases now reveal that armed gangs target cargo transporters along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway and move into towns during the “low” season when there is less movement of goods, or police patrols deter attacks.

When Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen took over from Prof Kindiki, he acknowledged that highway robbery was the main crime in Makueni County.