This archive report was first published on 7 December 2019.
On December 7, 2019, a suspect in police custody escaped with the Occurrence Book (OB) and handcuffs from a police post in Elgeyo Marakwet County, stalling operations.
The suspect, described as a middle-aged man, escaped from Kimwarer patrol base in Keiyo South constituency early Saturday morning.
According to Keiyo South sub-county police commander Charles Laboso, the suspect was among three people being sought by the police in connection with the theft of Kenya Power electric materials in Kimwarer near the now-defunct Kenya Fluorspar Mining Company.
Laboso said the suspect was arrested on Friday evening and was being held temporarily at the patrol base, awaiting transfer to Kaptagat Police station, more than 20km away.
However, the suspect escaped when the officer manning the patrol base left briefly, and the roads in the area were impassable due to the ongoing rains.
Laboso said a contingent of police officers have been deployed to track down and re-arrest the suspect, and the police officer on duty at the time of the escape is helping with the investigations.
“We are certain the suspect will be re-arrested soon because we have his details,” Laboso said.
