Detectives launch manhunt after remandee escapes from Industrial Area Police Station
Police are pursuing a remandee who staged a daring escape from Industrial Area Police Station on Wednesday, July 27. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Erickson Khata, 19, escaped from custody in the wee hours of Wednesday morning after being escorted outside his cell to take a bath. Apparently, the remandee […]
Waititu sent to Industrial Area as wife taken to Lang’ata Prison
Embattled Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife Susan Ndung’u have failed to post bail. Mr Waititu has been taken to Industrial Area Remand Prison while his spouse will brave the cold night at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison. The couple failed to raise Sh15 million (Waititu) and Sh4 million (Susan) cash bail to secure […]
19 prisoners being ferried to Industrial Area escape from police lorry while it was stuck in traffic
Nineteen male prisoners, who were being ferried to Industrial Area remand prison on Friday, July 5, escaped from a police vehicle that was stuck in traffic on Landhies Road in Nairobi. Two of the remandees were, however, rearrested. The prisoners were being moved from Thika to Industrial Area, when they forced themselves out of the […]