Suspect escape from custody during a transfer from Bomet County to Nairobi . [Courtesy]
Police have launched investigations after a suspect escaped from custody during a transfer from Bomet County to Nairobi.
Authorities believe the escape was a well-coordinated armed rescue in Suswa Township, Narok County.
The late-night incident, which occurred on Saturday along the busy Narok-Mai Mahiu highway, has sparked a search for the fugitive and two armed men suspected of orchestrating the dramatic escape.
According to a police report, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Kapkuen Police Station in Bomet County, Chief Inspector Pius Nduda, was escorting a suspect identified as Robert Rono to Kibra Police Station in Nairobi following a request from detectives attached to the station.
Rono had earlier been arrested at Kapkuen Police Station over allegations of obtaining money by false pretences through an alleged online mobile phone SIM swapping scheme.
However, the amount of money allegedly lost in the fraud is yet to be established, as detectives in Narok are still awaiting a comprehensive report from their counterparts in Bomet, where the suspect was arrested.
Police said the suspect had been booked out of custody before the journey to Nairobi.