Nakuru Court told how KWS officers abducted missing Odhiambo
The six officers charged with abduction are Senior Sergeant Francis Wachira, Alexander Lorogoi, Isaac Ochieng, Michael Wabukala, Evans Kimaiyo, and Abdulrahman Sudi
A blow-by-blow account of the events preceding the suspected abduction and subsequent disappearance of fisherman Brian Odhiambo, who went missing on January 18, 2025 were laid bare before a Nakuru court implicating six Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers of having possibly orchestrated his unknown fate.
While appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Kipkurui Kibellion yesterday, lead investigator Chief Inspector Julius Muhui told the court that the probe uncovered evidence suggesting the officers violently seized Odhiambo outside Lake Nakuru National Park during the day.
Odhiambo reportedly vanished at Manyani after being apprehended for allegedly trespassing in the protected area.
The accused rangers maintain that Odhiambo escaped custody, but investigators say there is no supporting evidence.
The six officers charged with abduction are Senior Sergeant Francis Wachira, Alexander Lorogoi, Isaac Ochieng, Michael Wabukala, Evans Kimaiyo, and Abdulrahman Sudi.
Chief Inspector Muhui explained that Sgt Wachira, who led the arrests, conspired with the other officers to carry out the alleged abduction.
“From our investigations, we established that Francis Wachira took part in assisting in the disappearance and abduction of Brian Odhiambo. Other officers collaborated and executed the abduction,” he told the court.
Investigators found that initial reports indicated Odhiambo had been apprehended while trying to escape, beaten, and forced into a Toyota Land Cruiser.
At Bondeni Police Station, Chief Inspector Muhui discovered that a missing person report had been circulated, but the station’s records showed no entry for Odhiambo among the nine suspects arrested that day.
The investigation then confirmed that the six accused officers were on duty during the operation targeting illegal fishermen.
Statements revealed that after arresting Odhiambo, the officers drove to a location called Vietnam, where they met another vehicle carrying additional officers. Sgt Wachira instructed that Odhiambo be moved to this second vehicle, guarded by Abdulrahman Sudi.
