How robbery suspect linked Nairobi businessman to phone theft syndicate

The pursuit of a robbery with violence suspect has led to the doorstep of a businessman whose retail empire stretches across Kenya and Uganda. Police believe that he is at the centre of a phone-snatching syndicate feeding the cross-border stolen handsets trade.

By the time of going to press, detectives were working on securing warrants to allow them to search the businessman’s premises and seize potential evidence.