Six Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers were arraigned at the Nakuru Law Courts in connection with the disappearance of Brian Odhiambo.
In a statement on Monday, May 5, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said the six have been charged with abducting Odhiambo with the intent to secretly and wrongfully confine him.
The officers are Francis Wachira, Alexander Lorogoi, Isaac Ochieng Odhiambo, Michael Wabukala, Evans Kimaiyo and Abdulrahaman Ali Sudi.
"The officers have been charged with the offence of Abduction with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine him on 18th January 2025 at around 10:00 am in Bondeni, Nakuru East Sub-County," said the ODPP.
The ODPP said the officers are currently held at Nakuru GK Prison ahead of the bond ruling set for May 12, 2025.
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"The ruling will be delivered on 12th May 2025. In the meantime, the officers have been remanded at Nakuru GK Prison," the statement added.
Odhiambo, a 31-year-old fisherman from Kivumbuni, went missing after allegedly being arrested by KWS officers for illegal fishing in Lake Nakuru National Park.
His disappearance sparked widespread protests, with residents accusing KWS of foul play.
In February, Odhiambo's mother made a tearful public plea after reports surfaced that a body believed to be her son’s was found floating in the lake, only for it to be retrieved and removed by KWS officers without explanation.
The family’s quest for answers has since been met with legal setbacks, including a court ruling last month that found insufficient evidence to prove Odhiambo was in KWS custody.
On Saturday, March 15, Odhiambo's mother, along with Odhiambo’s wife and brother, were briefly detained outside the KWS gates at Lake Nakuru while demanding answers.
