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24 suspects seized as DCI takes over Karebe probe
Karebe Gold Mining Company chief executive Charlie Tryon (second right), Chief Finance Officer Jeremy Froome (right) and Chairman Joshua Choge (second left) during a meeting with residents on January 24, 2023, following the deaths of three miners in a tunnel explosion.
Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Calm has been restored in Tinderet, where Karebe Gold Mining Company operates after detectives arrested 24 suspects following the death of three workers in a tunnel three weeks ago, in a suspected attack.
- Initially, tension was high as locals demanded an independent investigation of the incident, alleging complicity from the local security team.
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives from Nairobi headquarters took over investigations from local authorities and cleared 14 of the suspects while 10 are still being questioned.
Calm has been restored in Tinderet, Nandi County, where Karebe Gold Mining Company operates after detectives arrested 24 suspects following the death of three workers in a tunnel three weeks ago, in a suspected attack.
Initially, tension was high as locals demanded an independent investigation of the incident, alleging complicity from the local security team.
