Kamukunji OCS Shamir Yunis has said a lapse by one of his officers might have allowed a Ugandan kidnapping suspect to escape from police cells.
Yunis was summoned by the court to explain how Martin Wasike, the Ugandan charged with kidnapping a police officer, escaped from custody.
Wasike was charged last week alongside two others with kidnapping Constable Abel Misati in January with the intention to kill him. He disappeared from the station a day after he was charged.
Yunis told the court that to err is human, hence one of them might have mistakenly allowed Wasike to escape. "One of us must have erred," Yunis said.
He, however, assured that action will be taken against the officer should it be discovered that it was deliberate.
The court heard that Yunis has opened an inquiry into the circumstances under which the suspect disappeared. He has also sent a notice to other police stations to assist him in rearresting Wasike.
Yunis requested three months to apprehend the fugitive. Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot, however, said three months was a long time, hence granted him two weeks.
The matter will be mentioned on June 2 when the OCS is expected to update the court on the outcome of his mission.
(Edited by F'Orieny)
