The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is appealing to the public for information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with the disappearance of a four-year-old child in Nakuru County.
The child was reported missing at Mwariki Police Station on June 11, 2026.
As the family desperately searched for their child, the suspect is alleged to have made their ordeal worse by attempting to negotiate a ransom.
Acting on intelligence, detectives from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit, working jointly with the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau at DCI Headquarters and officers from Mwariki Police Station, traced the suspect to a plot in the Quarry area of Rongai.
According to the DCI, upon noticing the detectives closing in, the suspect fled into nearby slums and has since remained at large.
A search of the room where he had spent the night led to the recovery of a mobile phone, personal belongings, and a mother-and-child clinic booklet bearing the particulars of another minor from Nakuru County.
The discovery has raised further questions about the suspect’s activities and whether more children may be involved.
The DCI has urged anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts to come forward and contact the nearest police station.
