Two former Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have been detained for eight days after being charged with theft.
Appearing before the Kibera Law Court on October 23, the two were charged with abducting and robbing a blogger, Bravin Korir, of an undisclosed amount near Mbagathi Hospital.
Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutai granted the request for further investigations, stating that officers needed more time to finish their inquiry.
"The investigating officer has not been able to establish where you live, so right now, they cannot know the physical place where you live. There are investigations they have not been able to finish," she said.
The suspects were arrested on October 22 during a raid in Kitengela, where they had been hiding from police officers.
Police recovered items believed to be linked to the criminal network, such as multiple vehicle registration number plates, seven mobile phones, a tear gas canister, ID cards, and a pair of handcuffs.
Items recovered are suspected to have been used in unlawful detentions or intimidation.
Bravin was allegedly abducted on July 17, outside Mbagathi Hospital, by masked men in a car. He was later found dumped by the roadside in Athi River.
Korir narrated his harrowing experience at the hands of the suspects who were posing as police officers.
"As I was leaving Mbagathi at around 6:20am, I was confronted by three men who told me they were DCI officers from Central Police Station. They were driving a Honda Fit. Luckily, an employee of Mbagathi saw me being shoved into a car,” Bravin said.
He stated that the suspects switched registration numbers after allegedly acquiring it from the owner.
"The rear plates were fake. They usually have these identifiers they place on the window, and they had covered those identifiers with black tape, but forgot the one on the driver's seat. I held onto that information, and when I came to report, the first thing they did was seize that car," he added.
The judge directed the officers be held for eight days as investigations continue.
