Self confessed serial killer Masten Wanjala escape from police cell, manhunt underway

The loathed self-confessed serial killer Masten Millimo Wanjala linked shocking murders of more than a dozen minors, has escaped from police custody.

According to police sources, Wanjala was being held at Jogoo Road Police Station in Nairobi when he escaped.

It remains unclear how the 20-year-old suspect managed to slip from custody.

Last month detectives confirmed that Wanjala had killed four minors in Bungoma, bringing to 13 the number of his victims.

The 20-year-old led detectives to two murder scenes in Machakos county, five in Nairobi and two in Kajiado.

He was scheduled to face 13 counts of murder.