A SWAT team responded with local police departments and heavily armed vehicles surrounded the entrance to the CIA headquarters. Eventually, the man was taken into custody after surrendering to police.

A "security incident" outside CIA headquarters reportedly ended with security guards shooting an individual. According to reports, the shooting was not deadly.

A CIA-backed paramilitary police unit uncovered by Declassified UK – known as the Rapid Response Team (RRT) – is at the heart of US efforts to combat terrorism in Kenya.