Kevin Kang’ethe, a murder suspect who had managed to escape from Muthaiga Police Station a week prior, found himself in a dramatic confrontation with police officers on Tuesday night in Ngong, Kajiado County, leading to his rearrest. Kang’ethe’s capture came about after he paid a visit to a relative in the area who promptly alerted security officials around 9:30 pm.
Following his escape, detectives had been diligently tracking Kang’ethe, eventually locating him at a family-owned farm in Ngong, where he would frequently venture out during the night to visit acquaintances. The apprehension was a result of meticulous planning by the police and swift action upon receiving the tip-off from the vigilant relative who chose to remain anonymous.
The apprehender, a close friend of Kang’ethe before the unfortunate incidents, narrated the tense situation, recounting Kang’ethe’s agitated demeanor upon arrival at his residence and the subsequent decision to keep him engaged until law enforcement arrived to effect the arrest. The friend described the suspect’s evasive stance towards discussing his escape, only hinting at a potential inside involvement, accentuating that Kang’ethe needed to be held accountable for his alleged actions, including the reported homicide in the United States.
Despite Kang’ethe’s resistance during the arrest, a team of ten officers succeeded in overpowering him. The enigma surrounding Kang’ethe’s week-long hideout location before the dramatic arrest was traced to a house within the family estate in Ngong, shedding light on the premeditated nature of his disappearance post-escape. Earlier events, including the purported visits by individuals claiming to be relatives providing him with a phone and legal representation, hinted at a calculated plan hatched well in advance, unveiling a web of intricate maneuvers leading up to Kang’ethe’s eventual recapture after his brief taste of freedom. Prior revelations also highlighted Kang’ethe’s transition upon arriving in the country from the US, specifically his residential movements and the recovery of pertinent belongings by astute detectives.
