City lawyer Beatrice Ngethe found herself in a perplexing situation after being picked up by DCI officers and held in an undisclosed location since Friday. The turning point came when she was released on a Ksh100,000 cash bail, prompting questions about the circumstances surrounding her apprehension.
The sequence of events unfolded when Beatrice was taken from her Nairobi apartment by three unidentified individuals in a Subaru Forester, as captured by surveillance footage from an undisclosed location. After her departure, three officers, two women and a man, were observed entering the premises and later emerging with Beatrice, escorting her towards their parked vehicle adjacent to the apartment wall.
This mysterious incident occurred a few minutes past 6:50 am on Friday, with the group swiftly departing by 7 am, leaving her family members in a state of frantic worry. Despite their relentless efforts scouring various police stations, including Kiambu, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Karen, and the DCI headquarters along Kiambu road, Beatrice remained untraced for three days.
The veil of uncertainty surrounding her whereabouts was lifted when she reappeared at Pangani Police Station. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) had played a pivotal role in demanding her immediate release, citing her affiliation with Kevin Kang’ethe, a Kenyan fugitive linked to the murder of Maggie Mbitu at Boston Logan International Airport.
While it remains unconfirmed whether Beatrice served as Kang’ethe’s legal representative, LSK affirmed her right to represent him, given his status as the prime suspect. Kang’ethe’s escape from Muthaiga Police Station, allegedly facilitated by a visit from a purported lawyer at a Westlands nightclub, continues to baffle authorities.
Despite ongoing efforts, Kang’ethe remains at large, prompting LSK to seek clarity on the treatment of its member, Beatrice Ngethe. Meanwhile, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are actively pursuing a second suspect believed to be Kang’ethe’s brother, suspected to be the mastermind behind the dramatic escape.
The male suspect, who allegedly linked up with Kang’ethe at Muthaiga Police Station, has since gone off the grid, switching off his mobile phones and eluding law enforcement alongside the fugitive. Detectives are diligently examining CCTV footage from locations he last visited and analyzing mobile phone call data to aid in their investigation.
The circumstances surrounding Beatrice Ng’ethe’s arrest, lasting close to 72 hours, are shrouded in ambiguity. It remains unclear whether the male suspect communicated with her before or after Kang’ethe’s escape from Muthaiga Police Station, adding another layer of complexity to this unfolding narrative.