110 kg seized after flat-tyre highway chase near Eldoret
DCI Anti-Narcotics detectives chased a blue Nissan Note from the KFA roundabout toward Eveready on 27 July 2026 after the driver refused to stop, continuing on a punctured rim before two occupants fled on foot. Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria were caught; five sacks held 110 kg of cannabis worth KSh 3.3 million.
🇰🇪 KFA roundabout, Eldoret-Nakuru highway · Kenya
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 110 kg
DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit detectives, acting on intelligence, flagged down a blue
Nissan Note (KDN 836H) at the KFA roundabout on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway, but
the driver accelerated, made a dangerous U-turn and raced toward the Eveready
area on a punctured front rim.[1][2]
The two occupants abandoned the car and fled on foot before detectives caught
them; Capital FM names them as Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria.[1][2] A
search of the vehicle found five sacks holding 110 kilograms of cannabis sativa
worth about KSh 3.3 million.[1][2] The suspects were held pending arraignment
with the drugs secured as exhibits; the DCI disclosed neither origin nor
destination.[1][2]
Sources
- DCI busts Sh3.3mn cannabis haul after dramatic highway chase. Capital FM, 27 July 2026.
- DCI finds 2 persons of interest with cannabis worth Ksh3.3M after Nakuru high-speed chase. People Daily, 27 July 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The consignment's origin and intended destination were not disclosed.
- The arraignment outcome is unreported.