One Arrested In Kisumu With Suspected Stolen Ceska Pistol
One Arrested In Kisumu With Suspected Stolen Ceska Pistol
Police said in a statement on Thursday that the female suspect was also found in possession of a suspected stolen mobile phone reported stolen in late December.
“Police in Kisumu today, January 9, 2025, arrested one suspect at Riat area while in possession of a stolen mobile phone, and upon interrogation, she led the officers to a premise in the Mamboleo area where they recovered a Ceska pistol,” the police report said.
“The weapon is suspected to be the one stolen from a civilian, vide the Obunga police station report of 16-7-2024, and the recovered phone as the one robbed off from one a lady on 24-12-2024.”
According to the Firearms Act, one must have a valid firearm certificate to possess, purchase, or acquire a firearm or ammunition.
The Act says no person shall purchase, acquire, or have in his possession any firearm or ammunition unless he holds a firearm certificate in force at the time.
If found guilty of the offense, the Act says “any person who is convicted of a shall, if the firearm is any other type or the ammunition for any weapon not being a prohibited weapon, be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than five, but not exceeding ten years”.
The law defines the firearms not prohibited as AK47, G3, MP5, and any other as may be specified by the CS of Interior by order published in a Gazette notice.
The law further stipulates a stiffer penalty to any person found by a court of law to have hired or unlawfully permitted another person to take possession of, or use a firearm or ammunition, to advance organized criminal activity.
“Any person who is found in possession of any of the specified firearms without a license or permit or other lawful justification commits an offense under this Act and is liable to imprisonment for life.
One Arrested In Kisumu With Suspected Stolen Ceska Pistol
