Police trace USA wanted fugitive after escaping from police custody in Kenya
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Police trace Kelvin Kang'ethe's phone signal to Machakos (USA wanted fugitive) after his mysterious escape from Muthaiga Police Station
Police trace Kelvin Kang’ethe’s phone signal to Machakos (USA wanted fugitive) after his mysterious escape from Muthaiga Police Station.
In order to track down Kelvin Kang’ethe, the primary suspect in the murder of Kenyan nurse Margaret Mbitu at an American airport, a special multi-agency team has been assembled with detectives perplexed by Kang’ethe’s audacious escape from the Muthaiga Police station.
Police have restricted their search to the Nairobi Metropolis region after tracing Kang’ethe’s phone signals to Machakos County, according to press sources with knowledge of the case on Thursday.
In addition to tracking down anyone whom Kang’ethe may have contacted in the previous 48 hours, the special squad will also try to locate his trail and ask locals for information regarding the suspect’s precise location.
Further, witnesses unearthed details of Kang’ethe’s puzzling escape, explaining how he exited the station’s gate without handcuffs and vanished into the traffic.
According to a vendor who sells sweets a few metres from Muthaiga Police Station, the suspect was reportedly picked up by a vehicle that was trailing him as he ran east of the station, towards the National Youth Service barracks, located a few metres away.
“I saw a man running barefoot yesterday. He wasn’t running that fast and two men were trailing him. There was also a car behind them and they disappeared into the traffic. We didn’t take it seriously so no one raised any alarm,” the vendor stated.
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Another witness stated that he saw two men pursuing the suspect; one in police uniform while the other in civilian attire. After a while, he noticed that the duo both turned back and headed back to the station.
“They should have told us to apprehend him because he wasn’t running that fast,” the witness explained.
“In fact, we thought that they were just joking with him. This place is full of people, including roadside vendors, matatu drivers, conductors, and the public. We would have arrested him had they told us to.”
The witness confirmed that no bullet was fired during the chase despite police standing orders allowing detectives to shoot a suspect who was fleeing lawful custody.
Following the incident, Nairobi Police boss Adamson Bungei ordered the arrest of four police officers manning the station at the time of the escape alongside the suspect’s alleged lawyer.
They will seek to unravel how the suspect escaped the station in broad daylight.
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