This archive report was first published on 21 May 2020.
Published on May 21, 2020, three police officers from Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi have been accused of aiding a suspect's escape from custody.
The officers, Corporal Vacity Chebet Kemeres, and police constables Stephen Akuom Ochieng and Elias Koome Mungaria, were arraigned before principal magistrate Esther Kimilu of Milimani law courts.
They were accused of colluding with others to aid a Ugandan remandee, Martin Wasike, to escape from custody on May 13.
Wasike and his two accomplices were held at Kamukunji Police Station awaiting fixture of hearing dates for their case after they denied charges of kidnapping with intent to murder.
Wasike had been charged with abducting police constable Abel Misati of Kamukunji police station in January. He disappeared from the police station a day after he was charged.
The three cops had pleaded to be released on a free bond or lenient bond terms through lawyer Ken Odhiambo. However, Misati's lawyer, Alfred Nyandiemo, opposed the application for bail and bonds.
Nyandiemo said the three have direct links to the case because they worked with the victim – Misati – who has never been found.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations narrowed down to them after reviewing the CCTV footage which identified them as culpable for the escape of Wasike.
