Police in Kirinyaga county are looking for a shamba boy who escaped custody after being arrested for allegedly killing his employer.

The family of a 64-year-old widow who was murdered was furious at the officer's misconduct, wondering how the suspect was able to escape.

PHOTO | COURTESY Man in cuffs

“I want justice and the suspect rearrested. I used my own money to see the suspect brought here from Uganda right now, they have released him,” Said Caroline Wangui, the deceased daughter.

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Esther Wamuyu, a relative of the deceased, questioned how a suspect could flee a well-secured police station.

“We are going to stay here until we are given a proper explanation,” Wamuyu said.

Kirinyaga Senator James Kamau Murango has demanded the Interior Ministry explain why Kiamaciri has become notorious for wrongdoings.

PHOTO | COURTESY police line 

"This is the same police station where police personnel sold a poisonous beer display, resulting in the deaths of over 20 people in Kangai and Mutithi. "Why is it always Kiamaciri?" Murango posed.

Following a months-long pursuit, Phillipino Muifi, 23, was apprehended by detectives in Nakuru on May 18, 2024. He was being held at Kiamaciri police station after a court ordered investigators to keep him for 14 days while they conducted investigations.

According to Kiamaciri police, Muifi vanished on Friday with another suspect who reportedly raped a goat in Kagio town.