Bones, clothes, and belts thought to belong to the two missing Indians and their Kenyan driver were transported from Aberdare forest to Nairobi for forensic analysis, as the investigation into their disappearance moves a notch higher.
Investigations have focused on 12 officers from the defunct Special Service Unit (SSU) who are suspected of taking part in the abduction of the three men.
The Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) is said to have questioned at least 21 officers at their headquarters in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
Three of these officers were reportedly identified as having played a direct role in the disappearance of the Indians, who are thought to be ICT experts.
When a review of CCTV footage from the roads near the hotel where the two Indians were kidnapped revealed them, the three officers – a chief inspector, a sergeant, and a corporal – had their official cars detained at Nairobi’s Capitol Hill police station.
On July 23, Zulfiqar Khan, Mohamed Zaid, and taxi driver Nicodemus Mwania were last seen leaving a Westlands club after a night of partying.
They were kidnapped near a hotel on Mombasa Road, it is believed.
A four-week search led by President William Ruto’s orders yielded hope of resolution after skeletons and items thought to belong to the three were discovered in the Aberdares.
Since Monday, a team of at least 100 police officers from various stations has been combing the forest under the command of the IAU, which took over the investigations on September 18.
This came after it was revealed that an assistant inspector general of police based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was among the senior officers obstructing the investigation by Langata police station, where it was first reported.
The discovery of the bones and other items came a week after India complained to Kenya, demanding the release of two men who were thought to be in police custody at the time.
