Emerging details indicate that one of the suspected terrorists involved in the Riverside attack in Nairobi might have been in the country for quite some time before carrying out the attack.
The Tuesday attack at Dusit D2 Hotel took the nation by surprise, but it now emerges that one of the suspects has been living at one of the estates in Kiambu County for about four months.
According to the police, the suspect has been staying at Guango Estate in Muchatha within Mwiki area, where he has been parting with Sh40,000 in monthly rent.
Following the reports, the law enforcers on Tuesday night raided the premises and discovered a hole with heavy weapons in house number E9 where the suspect is said to have been residing.
The operation at the house saw the police recover firearms and explosives.
According to an account by a neighbour, the suspect is a jovial man who always greets his neighbours.
“He would normally say hi to everyone but no one knew him well since he was always in and out of the house," the neighbour told Citizen Digital, adding that the suspect was always happy, though a little mysterious.
In a bid to settle the issue, the detectives are pursuing the house owners in search of information that might be of help.
This follows a declaration by President Uhuru Kenyatta that the security threat had been neutralised and calm restored.