Police in Narok town have arrested a man who is suspected to be among the criminals terrorising Narok residents while posing as a military officer.
Narok Central Sub County Police Commander John Momanyi said they got information from members of the public that there was a suspicious person who had rented a house at Total Estate.
When the police raided the house of the suspect, he first introduced himself as Sergeant Josephat Rotich of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
However, after conducting a search in the house, the police found many identification cards belonging to different people, KDF cards reading different names and uniforms belonging to Kenya Air Force and Kenya Army.
Momanyi said when they enquired about his identity from KDF records, the suspect could not be positively identified as one who has ever served as a military official.
Since the real identity of the suspect could not be immediately established, the police say they have taken his fingerprints to the National Registration Bureau to get his real identity.
At the time of arrest, the suspect was living with a woman, who revealed to the police that the man used to go to undisclosed places of work during night hours and spent his whole day sleeping in the house.
“The woman has lived with the man for a few days, she doesn’t know his origin or his real name,” the Sub County Police Commander said.
He thanked the members of the public for giving the crucial information that led to the arrest of the suspect, and called on landlords in the town to take note of the people who rent their premises.
“I call upon landlords to have a database of their tenants. This includes their identification numbers and phone numbers so that it can be easy to detect criminals who live amongst us,” he said.
There has been a public outcry over insecurity in Narok town following recent killings of innocent people in various parts of the town.
Police say that key suspects in the murder cases have been arrested and handed over to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) for prosecution.
By Ann Salaton
