A Kilifi court has jailed a fake police officer for 40 years for a series of violent house robberies in Malindi and Kilifi towns. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) announced the sentence on Friday, November 13.
What the court heard about the fake police officer
Principal Magistrate Ivy Wasike handed down the sentence at the Kilifi Law Courts. Prosecution counsel Nancy Njeru proved the case through nine witnesses.
The court heard that Otieno and an accomplice carried out the robberies between November 15, 2024, and March 26, 2025. They knocked on doors and claimed to be on a police operation. Once inside, they overpowered the occupants, held them at gunpoint and ransacked the homes.
The pair took phones, laptops, television sets, gold chains, rings and PlayStation consoles. The ODPP estimated the loot at about Ksh4 million. One victim said Otieno pointed a gun at her daughter, and another said he was threatened with death unless he cooperated.
Why the magistrate rejected his defence
Several victims identified Otieno at identification parades. The magistrate dismissed his claim of mistaken identity.
She also rejected his alibi that he was in Migori for his grandmother’s burial. He called no witness and produced no bus ticket or other proof.
