Also known as: OSU
Operations Support Unit — unit within Kenya's National Police Service formed in late 2022, involved in arrest and rescue operations including trafficking investigations.
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Citizen Digital
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Revealed: Shadowy police unit linked to abduction of journalist Alex KiprotichThe Standard
… oods at Bukembe Shopping Centre, where detectives recovered tens of bags of sugar and branded sacks believed to have been used in the alleged repackaging operation.According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), a team of detectives from the Operations Support Unit …
DCI bust alleged illegal sugar repackaging syndicateCitizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations' (DCI) Operations Support Unit (OSU) have arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals who were reported missing shortly after arriving in Kenya, in what investigators believe is a suspected …
Six arrested as DCI rescue three Indians in suspected human trafficking case in RuiruCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 11 – Detectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) have arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals who were reported missing after arriving in Kenya on August 5, 2026. …
Three Indians Rescued, Six Arrested in Suspected Human Trafficking Case in RuiruThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeDetectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) have arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals who had been reported missing after arriving in Kenya on August 5. …
Three missing Indian nationals rescued in RuiruCitizen Digital
… Lumumba was arrested by detectives from the DCI's Operations Support Unit (OSU) on April 5, 2024, shortly after arriving in Nairobi from Entebbe, Uganda. …
Fake tantalum scam mastermind jailed, ordered to refund Chinese investor Ksh.151MCitizen Digital
… Lumumba was arrested by detectives from the DCI's Operations Support Unit (OSU) on April 5, 2024, shortly after arriving in Nairobi from Entebbe, Uganda. …
Fake tantalum scam mastermind jailed, ordered to refund Chinese investor Ksh.151MCapital News
… The breakthrough follows extensive forensic examinations and intelligence-led investigations conducted by detectives from the Homicide Directorate, the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), the Operations Support Unit (OSU), and Nakuru County investigative teams. …
DCI Seeks Public Help to Identify Key Person of Interest in Reverend Julius Ngari Murder ProbeCapital News
… In a statement issued on Friday, the DCI said officers from the Operations Support Unit (OSU), acting on a public tip-off, tracked the suspect to a hideout within the Kayole dumpsite area, where he was arrested without incident. …
Ex-KDF Special Forces Officer linked to Eastlands crimes arrested in Nairobi’s KayoleCapital News
… In a statement issued on Sunday, the DCI said the arrests followed extensive forensic and intelligence-led investigations conducted by detectives drawn from the Homicide Unit, Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB), Operations Support Unit (OSU), and officers from Nakuru …
Suspects arrested with stolen items linked to slain Nakuru PCEA ClericCitizen TV investigations establish that a shadowy unit within the National Police Service called the Operations Support Unit (OSU), formed in late 2022, was involved in the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich and is reputed to target government critics.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Citizen TV investigations establish that a shadowy unit within the National Police Service called the Operations Support Unit (OSU), formed in late 2022, was involved in the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich and is reputed to target government critics.
11 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested a suspect in Bungoma South Sub-County linked to an illegal sugar repackaging and rebranding syndicate. Police recovered 76 bags of West Valley Sugar, nine bags already repackaged in Chinese-branded sacks, 10 empty Mayuge Sugar bags, and 26 additional bags from a vehicle.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
Detectives from the DCI's Operations Support Unit arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals who went missing after arriving at JKIA on August 5 and were being held in a house in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detectives rescued three Indian nationals who went missing after arriving at JKIA on August 5 and were found held in a house in Ruiru's Fort Jesus area. Six suspects—including an Indian national, two Pakistani nationals, and two Kenyans—have been arrested in connection with the suspected human trafficking operation allegedly aimed at facilitating travel to Italy through Ethiopia.
11 August 2026 · Capital News →
Detectives arrested six suspects and rescued three Indian nationals reported missing after arriving in Kenya on August 5, tracing them to a house in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Preliminary investigations indicate the suspects were assisting the three to travel to Italy through Ethiopia.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ulundu Patrick Lumumba was sentenced to three years in prison or a fine of Ksh.10 million for defrauding a Chinese investor of Ksh.151 million through a false tantalum minerals scheme. The court ordered him to refund the investor the full amount lost.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ulundu Patrick Lumumba was convicted of obtaining money by false pretences in a fraudulent tantalum minerals scheme that defrauded a Chinese investor of Ksh.151 million. He was sentenced to three years in prison or a fine of Ksh.10 million, and ordered to refund the investor.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is appealing to the public to help identify a key person of interest in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Reverend Julius Ndumia Ngari, who was killed on May 3, 2026, in Nakuru North Sub-County. Two suspects, Felix Odinga Okumu and Berryly Nafua Atenyo, have been arrested and charged; the case is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on June 17.
5 June 2026 · Capital News →
A former Kenya Defence Forces Special Forces officer was arrested in Kayole following an intelligence-led operation in which detectives recovered one round of 9mm ammunition and various military items. He was arraigned at Milimani Law Courts facing charges of possessing ammunition and government stores, which he denied, and was granted a bond of Sh1 million.
23 May 2026 · Capital News →
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the May 3 murder of PCEA cleric Reverend Julius Ndumia Ngari at PCEA Tabuga Church in Nakuru North Sub-County. The suspects were found in possession of valuables believed stolen from the slain cleric during the attack, which also left a church watchman seriously assaulted.
10 May 2026 · Capital News →