Court revisits scene of fisherman's alleged abduction by KWS rangers
Rift Valley
By
Daniel Chege
| Nov 11, 2025
A court in Nakuru, yesterday held a session near Lake Nakuru National Park, where missing fisherman Brian Odhiambo was allegedly abducted by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers.
The court, led by Senior Principal Magistrate Kipkurui Kibelion, recalled three witnesses who had testified that they witnessed four rangers assaulting and abducting Odhiambo on January 18, 2025.
Agnes Achieng took the court, accompanied by the prosecution, human rights activists, and members of the public, to a spot where she witnessed Odhiambo being assaulted.
She testified in the case of six rangers, charged with abducting Odhiambo, who has been missing since then.
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“I was doing laundry outside my shop, here in Manyani area in Nakuru East Sub-County,” testified Achieng as she led the court to her shop.
From where she was doing laundry, Achieng pointed some 10 metres away, where she said that four rangers who were chasing Odhiambo caught up with him.
“I saw them beat him up continuously, with kicks to his head as he protested. They stopped beating him up when he stopped talking and carried him to the park,” she testified.
She said that they jumped over two fences, as they dragged Odhiambo to a car that was about 70 metres from the park’s outer fence.
In cross-examination, Achieng said the rangers chased, beat, and carried Odhiambo within 30 minutes.
She said she had known Odhiambo for a long time because he used to play near her house when he was young.
Odhiambo’s brother, Carlos Otieno, painted a picture of where he was when he was called by Alex Maina, who was cutting grass inside the park.
“Maina was cutting grass inside the park, 50 metres from the fence, when he saw the rangers chasing Odhiambo, he ran towards me. I was outside the park, some 200 metres from Maina’s spot,” testified Otieno.
Otieno said that Maina ran towards him, shouting that his brother was being abducted and in response, he (Otieno) ran towards the spot and saw the rangers dragging Odhiambo.
“I pleaded with them and even suggested that we talk and resolve the matter but they did not listen. They took me to the park about 60 metres from where I was and waited for their green Land Cruiser. That is the last time I saw him,” he testified.
He testified that he saw four officers dragging Odhiambo but did not recognise them. He added that they were assaulting him using stinging nettle as he cried for help.
Otieno confirmed that the people who took Odhiambo were rangers in uniform. He said he did not see their vehicle’s registration number.
Elizabeth Auma, Odhiambo’s mother, also testified, showing the court where her home was and narrating the point she knew her son was being taken.
“I heard Maina call Otieno, and I followed him. I saw the rangers dragging my son. It was dry, and there were no bushes like today and someone could see what was happening from afar,” she said.
Auma said she saw four rangers and tried to shout at them to release her son, but they did not.
The court marked four points of reference: where Achieng was, the fence, where the vehicle that carried Odhiambo was, where Odhiambo was loaded in the vehicle, a concrete wall near the alleged scene and an inner fence.
The case continues with the Investigating officer lined up to testify as the last witness.