In a fresh twist to the Brian Odhiambo saga, rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) claim that the fisherman who went missing mysteriously after arrest just over a week ago escaped while in custody.
The KWS rangers, who were nabbed by the police, acknowledged the arrest of a man who they claim was conducting illegal fishing in the Sewage area of Lake Nakuru National Park but had not recorded his name before he escaped. One of the rangers who was tasked with manning Odhiambo, later identified as Abdulrahman Sudi, detailed Odhiambo's escape in his affidavit presented before the court stating that the arrested man requested to relieve himself while in custody.
The ranger revealed that it was when he honoured his request that Brian escaped. Sudi claimed that he made attempts to apprehend the man who turned out to be Brian Odhiambo but he managed to slip away from his fingers. KWS officers conducting an exercise at a park in 2024.
Photo KWS The ranger, who works as a driver, dismissed the allegations that Brian was assaulted or injured while in their custody. In the wake of the new development, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) ramped up their investigations revealing that Brian's two phones were switched off hours after his arrest.
