This archive report was first published on 16 May 2020.
On May 14, 2020, a Ugandan suspect accused of kidnapping a Kenyan police officer in January escaped from custody in Nairobi.
Martin Wasike, 27, was discovered missing from Kamukunji police cells in Nairobi on Thursday morning, two days after a Nairobi court directed that he be detained at the station alongside his co-accused for three weeks.
According to Central police commander Mark Wanjala, a search for the suspect in Mathare slums, where a female friend used to host him, was conducted but did not yield fruit.
‘The search is ongoing. We are also investigating the circumstances under which he escaped custody. His co-accused did not escape; they are in custody,’ he said.
Mr Wasike, another Ugandan by the name Shariff Wanabwa and Phoebe Anido Andayi, from Busia County, are accused of kidnapping police constable Abel Misati on January 19 and being in possession of some of his stolen items, among them his mobile phone.
The phone was found on one of the trio in Eastleigh on April 17 by DCI detectives.
