- Police had been looking for him following his dramatic escape that left one officer injured on Thursday, August 1 evening.
- Police said a man haunt was launched and following intelligence leads, the escapee was intercepted while driving his vehicle within the Kasarani area.
A gun dealer suspect who escaped from Karen police station, Nairobi as police booked him following the discovery of a cache of arms and bullets in his house was finally re-arrested.
He was re-arrested in the Kasarani area, Nairobi on Friday, August 2 as he sought a place to hide from police.
Police had been looking for him following his dramatic escape that left one officer injured on Thursday, August 1 evening.
Police said a man haunt was launched and following intelligence leads, the escapee was intercepted while driving his vehicle within the Kasarani area.
The Thursday arrest
According to police, when police arrested him on Thursday, August 1 afternoon, they found him with an expired firearm license.
They had first arrested him at a restaurant in Karen.
A search was conducted in his Mark X car and an assortment of pistols and bullets recovered.
The weapons included a Sig Sauer pistol and two Canik pistols. The police also found six empty magazines and 775 assorted bullets.
Later, the suspect was escorted to his residence at Southlands Estate and upon search a short gun with 210 bullets was recovered from the house.
Police said the suspect produced a civilian firearm certificate but it showed it expired on February 21, 2023.
It was then a decision was made to take him into custody.
As he was being escorted to the cells, he requested to pick up a heavy sweater from his car, which was parked a few meters from the report office.
He claimed he was unwell and needed the sweater. He was not handcuffed then.
Police said after he got into the car, he locked himself there as the officers who were escorting him started to shout ordering him to get out.
The station guard rushed to the gate and closed it as he shouted for help to stop the suspect fearing he could cause more harm.
Police said the suspect drove at high speed from the parking lot, hit the gate, and opened it wide open.
No bullets were fired as the drama unfolded. Details of the car were circulated after the 4 pm drama but no arrest was made.