Three Kamiti Maximum Prison officers who aided the escape of terrorist inmates in 2021 have been convicted.
In a statement on Tuesday, January 13, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said the judgment was delivered by Kahawa Law Court, Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Ombewa
The Principal Magistrate, while delivering the ruling, noted that the escape was clearly well-planned and must have taken a considerable amount of time to execute.
The three officers, who include Robert Kipkirui Soi, Kaikai Talengo Moses, and Willy Wambua, were convicted of the offences of neglect of official duty, aiding Prisoners escape, and organizing a meeting in support of a terrorist group.
During the trial, the prosecution called fourteen witnesses and proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the convicts aided the escape of Musharaf Abdala, Sharif, Alex Shikanda, Rashid Swaitar, Mohamed Ali Abikar, and Joseph Juma Odhiambo on the night of 14th November 2021 and the morning of 15th November 2021 at GK Kamiti Maximum Security Prison within Kasarani Sub-County within Nairobi City County.
The court found that Soi and Talengo, being Kenya Prisons Service officers, jointly wilfully neglected to prevent the escape of convicted prisoners, namely Abdala Ali and Juma.
Wambua was convicted of the offences of aiding prison escape and organizing a meeting in support of a terrorist group.
Prosecuting Counsel proved to the court that on or before Wambua wilfully aided the escape of convicts who were in lawful custody serving sentences for terrorism-related offences and organized a meeting between four convicted terror inmates at Condemned Block “A,” Cell No. 6, by facilitating the movement of Abdul Majid Yassin from Cell No. 2 to the said Cell No. 6, in contravention of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012.
The sentence hearing of the case has been scheduled for January 20, 2026.
