{
  "id": 20147995,
  "title": "After 33 Months on the Run, Suspect Arrested 2024 Murder of Rumuruti Police Inspector",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/after-33-months-on-the-run-suspect-arrested-2024-murder-of-rumuruti",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T09:20:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/after-33-months-on-the-run-suspect-arrested-2024-murder-of-rumuruti-police-inspector/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has apprehended a suspect in connection with the 2024 murder of Rumuruti Police Inspector Prosper Ojiambo Wandera. Wandera, who served as Deputy Officer Commanding Rumuruti Police Station, was found dead on February 16, 2024, in Maundu Meri area with a stab wound to his chest. The suspect had been on the run for 33 months following the incident. The arrest took place on November 14, 2025, following a joint operation involving Homicide detectives, DCI Laikipia West, and officers from Rumuruti Police Station. The DCI stated that the suspect was traced through investigative leads and forensic analysis, leading to the operation that resulted in the suspect's capture. A motorcycle believed to have been used by the suspect to flee the scene was also recovered during the operation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Man Arrested Nearly Two Years After Murder of Rumuruti Police Inspector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/man-arrested-nearly-two-years-after-murder-of-rumuruti-police",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:24:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}