Eugene Shivachi Masaka, who was arrested on Monday by police officers attached and his details recorded showing he is a prisons warder was dismissed from the service a year ago. Daily Nation has established he had been attached to Wajir Prisons before he was dismissed on account of desertion. In addition, Masaka has a pending criminal case which kicked off even before he was dismissed from the service. This comes amid rising cases of fake and former police officers masquerade as police officers and harass and extort unsuspecting members of the public. Still in August 2020, Augustine Khakhina Okumu was charged in court for arresting city residents who urinated on walls and fences.

Source: Daily Nation April 22, 2021 11:26 UTC