A 23-year-old student at Maseno University is in custody following his suspected involvement in a violent robbery and rape of two fellow students.
The DCI said the student is accused of committing the heinous act against students from the same campus on the night of April 14, 2024.
Jacktone Oluoch Owiti was arrested in Maseno’s Chulaimbo area, and one of the victims’ phones which was stolen found in his possession.
The victims, two 1st year students aged 19 and 20, were attacked in their shared room in the dead of the night, by two assailants who were armed with a machete and a dagger.
“Kicking the door open and threatening the fear-stricken girls with stabs should they make a murmur, the agents from hell forced themselves on the victims before disappearing with their smart phones,” the detectives said.
Kisumu West detectives caught up with the first suspect on May 15, who was then paraded for identification, DNA sampling conducted and later arraigned.
Police are pursuing other suspects who are linked to the incident. “New leads to his accomplice(s) have since been obtained and the investigators are hot on their trail,” police added.
