A Busia-bound bus came to a halt at the DCI headquarters gates when the bus driver thought he was transporting dangerous criminals on their way to attack innocent passengers.Â
At around 11 p.m., the driver of the 62-seater coach picked up passengers bound for the border town at the Machakos county bus station.
However, as the bus was negotiating the globe cinema roundabout, the driver smelt an aroma of blazing cannabis sativa coming from the back of the bus. He switched on the lights only for his fears to be confirmed, when he saw a thin wisp of smoke straggling above the heads of passengers occupying the back seats, from the rear view mirror.
The driver who was planning to travel the Uhuru route to Waiyaki Way detoured to Murang’a road and rushed towards DCI headquarters on Kiambu road.
Officers manning the gate recalled hearing the resounding roar of a speeding bus approaching the gate from the direction of Muthaiga, while the driver swapped gears in quick succession running over the bumps constructed a few meters away from our headquarters.
When the bus finally came to a halt, officers stationed at the Mazingira complex’s majestic entrance approached the bus to find out what was going on, only to learn from the driver that some passengers were smoking weed inside, completely disregarding the rest of the passengers, including women and children.
The two were arrested and booked at DCI headquarters for being found in possession of narcotics, as the officers allowed the rest of the passengers to continue with the rest of the journey.
DCI commends the action taken by the driver of bus registration number KBR 628B, owned by Kitale Shuttle Company. The actions were heroic and are to be emulated by other drivers in the public transport sector.
