A senior police officer who was to testify in a case involving security officers was thrown in court cells after he showed up drunk.
Chief Inspector Biot Miruni Wafula was unable to testify on Wednesday morning in a case involving former Rift Valley police boss John M’Mbijiwe and former Anti-Stock Theft Unit Commandant Michael Remi Ngugi.
Mr M’Mbijiwe and Mr Ngugi are facing abuse of office charges.
Six other witnesses, including former commissioner of police Mathew Iteere, did not turn up for the hearing.
Mr Wafula was found too drunk to give his testimony, forcing Principal Magistrate Joe Omido to order he be remanded in the court cells.
The prosecution, led by Sandra Kosgei, told the court that the witness was not in his right frame of mind to give his testimony and thus she could not proceed with the hearing.
He was detained in the cells for two hours and released on a Sh 50,000 bond. He will be charged with appearing in court drunk.
Mr M’Mbijiwe and Mr Ngugi have denied abuse of office charges and cushioning Joshua Waiganjo, who was accused of masquerading as a senior police officer for years without being detected.