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Certified urgent: Lobby seeks public inquest into Brian Odhiambo's whereabouts

Brian Odhiambo

A portrait of Nakuru fisherman Brian Odhiambo who disappeared on January 18, 2025 after being arrested by KWS officers at Lake Nakuru National Park.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

By  Joseph Openda

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The authorities have denied responsibility and failed to provide answers on his whereabouts.
  • The applicants insist that the case is of immense public interest, touching on fundamental human rights.

A Nakuru court on Thursday February 20 certified as urgent an application seeking a public inquest into the mysterious disappearance of Brian Odhiambo, a fisherman who went missing while allegedly in the custody of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers in Nakuru County.

The application filed by human rights group Vocal Africa and Odhiambo’s wife Ivy Aoko Okello, names the Director of Public Prosecutions, KWS, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Inspector General of Police as respondents.

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