NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 16 – Court of Appeal Judge Aggrey Muchelule’s account of how his licensed firearm went missing has opened a new line of inquiry for detectives investigating how the weapon ended up in the hands of a suspected armed robber killed during a police operation.

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The development has added a new dimension to investigations into the July 4 Spring Valley armed robbery, with detectives now seeking to establish how a licensed firearm belonging to a senior member of the Judiciary disappeared from his residence before allegedly being used by a suspected violent criminal.

According to a police report filed at Spring Valley Police Station, Justice Muchelule told investigators he received a phone call on July 14 informing him that his Beretta pistol had been recovered from a criminal killed during a police operation in Joska, Machakos County.

The call prompted the judge to inspect his residence in New Kitisuru, where he believed the firearm had been stored.

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Police said Justice Muchelule then discovered the pistol was missing.

In his statement, the judge told investigators he rarely carried the firearm and had last physically checked it in October 2025 when he intended to renew its firearm certificate.

Although the certificate expired on October 1, 2025, he said he later forgot to complete the renewal process.

The missing firearm was identified as a Beretta pistol that had been loaded with 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Gigiri have since opened investigations into how the weapon disappeared from the judge’s residence and ultimately ended up in criminal hands.

The latest revelations come days after the DCI announced that one of the key suspects linked to the brazen Spring Valley restaurant robbery had been shot dead during an intelligence-led operation in Joska.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya