DCI arrest 2 linked to production of counterfeit books

Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two people linked to the production of counterfeit books.

The operation by the sleuths comes as parents prepare to take their children back to school after a two-month holiday break.

The two suspects were arrested while carrying out their activities along Ronald Ngala Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).

“As back-to-school preparations take shape, DCI detectives have heightened surveillance measures that are geared towards fighting the proliferation of counterfeit books in the country.

“In an intelligence-led operation, a team of detectives drawn from DCI Headquarters and DCI Central, Nairobi, have arrested two individuals, namely Christopher Muthini Musyoki and Eugine Asunda, at the Soko Plus building, store number A36 along Ronald Ngara Street, while printing Four Figure Mathematical Table Covers,” DCI said in a statement on X.

After carrying out further investigation, the officers managed to get hold of the owner of the book printing business.

“The detectives went further and traced the owner of the store and the printing machine, namely Jeremiah Esikumo Opati, who disclosed that he had been contracted by Muyela Aluta Samuel, who was also traced and arrested.

“Further, it was established that Muyela runs a printing store number 9 situated in the Rahu house basement along Mfangano Street, where, upon search, a printing machine and Four Figure Mathematical Table templates were recovered,” DCI added.

It was later revealed that Muyela owns another shop, which was raided, and more books were recovered.

“Upon extensive interrogation, he also led the detectives to his other shop located at Manshram Mansion Building Room 28 along the same street, where over one thousand copies of Four Figure Mathematical Tables without covers were recovered.

“All the scenes were documented, and the suspects detained pending arraignment,” the statement concluded.