Judge Muchelule's missing gun recovered from Westlands robbery suspect killed by police
A firearm belonging to a Court of Appeal judge was recovered by police after a suspect involved in a restaurant robbery was killed in a shootout. The judge reported the gun missing after investigators identified it as the weapon used in a viral robbery incident.
Why it matters
The incident raises questions about firearm security among high-ranking judicial officials and the prevalence of illegal weapons in criminal activity.
The jurist told police on July 14 that he only realized his firearm, a Beretta pistol, serial number *H20930Y*—was missing from his heavily secured Kitusuru home when investigators contacted him to reveal it had been seized in Athi River South Sub-County on Monday evening, July 13, 2026.
The article reports the facts of the police investigation and the judge's statement without editorializing.
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