Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested 26 individuals implicated in the unlawful and unprocedural acquisition of vital government documents.
DCI says the documents in question include National Identity Cards (IDs), Passports, Birth Certificates, and Foreigner/Alien ID Cards, among others.
The arrests followed a two-day meticulously coordinated operation.
Among those arrested are civil servants from the National Registration Bureau and the Directorate of Immigration, alongside chiefs, financiers of the illegal schemes, and middlemen who fast-tracked the issuance of these documents through corrupt channels.
“Investigations have uncovered a disturbing network of collusion, where civil servants brazenly bypassed laid-down procedures, exploiting their positions to facilitate the illicit registration and issuance of sensitive documents,” DCI said on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
“This criminal enterprise severely compromises the integrity of government systems and exposes the country to grave security risks, including the undocumented entry and exit of individual,” it added.
During the operation, detectives seized a significant haul of government documents and tools found hidden in the homes of some suspects, materials that should strictly remain within authorised government offices.
The recovered items included: filled and blank National ID application forms, Fingerprint-taking equipment (slabs, rollers, and related instruments), Birth and Death Certificates, Passports, Official government stamps, and other registration materials
Names of suspects linked to illegal issuance of IDs and passports
The arrested suspects include: Judy Kemunto Ondari, Registrar of Persons office, Embakasi; Moses Mugoya Margaret, Clerk at the Registrar of Persons Head office, NSSF Building; Ruth Osebe Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office, Kamukunji; Jawahir Mohamed Muse, Assistant Chief, Eastleigh North; Moulid Yusuf Dige, Businessman; Mohamed Issack Gedow, Assistant Chief, Eastleigh; Abdirizak Osman Rage, Freelance middleman; Alfred Opia Ayaway, Freelance middleman; Abdirizak Abdi, Electronics technician; Abdirashid Mohamed Ali, Clerk at Shima Group International; Festus Bahati Chai, Fingerprints Technician, Registrar of Persons Head office; Abdirizack Bashir Farah, Freelance middleman; Samatar Osman Robne, Businessman; Fuadh Bulle Mohamed, Businessman; Geoffrey Mokoro Mutanya, Clerk at Immigration Head office; Joseph Mwendwa Munyithia, Registrar of Persons office, Kariokor; AbdiKadir Mohamed Dahir, Businessman; Berrick Kororia Maghas Sukuru, Registrar of Persons office, Kamukunji; David Korir, Clerk at Registrar of Persons Head office; Titus Mwanga Nthenge, Senior Subordinate Staff, Registrar of Persons, Head office; Yahya Daud Manor, Issack Abdow Mohammed, Nelson Katana Kazungu, Daniel Munywoki Kavuwa, Abdullahi Abdi Khamisi, and Abdirahman Roba Guyo.
“All suspects are currently in custody, undergoing multi-agency processing ahead of their arraignment,” the DCI noted.
The agency further pointed out that the latest operation underscores its unwavering commitment to safeguard the integrity of government systems and hold accountable all those who exploit them for personal gain.
