A middle aged man from Kambi Samaki town, Baringo County was today arraigned in Kabarnet law courts for being in possession of military and police uniforms.
Ken Achola was arrested on 14th October this year by police officers for having a military trouser, a belt, a jangle bag and a Kenya Police jangle trouser.
Achola who was brought before Principal Magistrate Samson Temu was unable to explain to the court where he got the clothes which were found inside his friends house where he had been hosted a night before the arrest.
The suspect said he slept in the house where he saw the uniforms and decided to report the matter to Marigat police who accompanied him to the house but found his colleague missing.
“Since my host was not available in the house, the police turned against me and went ahead to arrest me,” he added.
The accused who had been in remand for the last 53 days accepted the charges but pleaded innocent saying he was not in possession of the items in question adding that the owner escaped before the police arrived at the house.
Since the accused pleaded not guilty he was taken back to the remand waiting for a mention of the case on 9th December this year.
Being a police informer doesn't mean you will escape arrest
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