Family sues IG over a missing businessman in Baringo
Rift Valley
By
Yvonne Chepkwony
| Jun 13, 2025
A family of a trader in Tiaty has sued the Inspector General of Police (IG) over the disappearance of a kin allegedly arrested by officers in plain clothes four days ago.
The family has sued the IG, the Attorney General, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to produce Aperit Rengit, who has been missing since Monday.
It is alleged that Aperit Rengit, who is a businessman at Nginyang, was forcefully abducted on June 9, 2025, at around 4:50 pm. at Nginyang Market in Tiaty sub-county.
Through their lawyer, Linus Kamket, who appeared before Kabarnet High Court Judge Rachel Ngetich, it is alleged that the police forcefully abducted Rengit and bundled him inside an unmarked vehicle.
It is alleged that officers who were in the said unmarked vehicle, armed with firearms, fired before picking up the businessman.
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“The said officers allegedly fired live rounds into the air to disperse the crowd and forcefully bundled him into a getaway vehicle, and sped off, the whereabouts of which is unknown,” Linus said.
Since his arrest, the court heard Rengit had not yet been presented in court, nor had his whereabouts been revealed to his family.
During the time of his disappearance, it's alleged that Rengit had a million shillings in cash, which the lawyer claimed raised legitimate concerns of misappropriation, theft, or extortion by the arresting officers.
“The nature of the arrest, the use of excessive force, and subsequent disappearance raise a reasonable apprehension of extrajudicial detention, enforced disappearance, or possible harm, necessitating urgent judicial intervention,” he added.
The lawyer seeks an order that Rengit be produced before the court and compensated for the losses incurred as a result of his detention.
The case will be heard on Monday next week.