Bethuel Chesir: Family of Missing Marakwet East MP’s PA Sues Douglas Kanja, Demands His Release

• A case has been filed at the Eldoret High Court seeking orders for the police to produce the body of the missing Marakwet East MP Bowen Kangongo's personal assistant
• The family filed the case on Tuesday, August 12, almost a week after their kin, Bethuel Chesir, had reportedly been abducted
• It is believed Chesir was trailed from Nairobi as he travelled to Eldoret city to check on his ailing father

Uasin Gishu: The family of the missing personal assistant to Marakwet East Member of Parliament Bowen Kangongo has filed a petition at Eldoret High Court.

In the petition filed on Tuesday, August 12, the family is seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja and the Attorney General, Dorcas Oduor, to produce their kin, Bethuel Chesir, either alive or dead.

When did Bethuel Chesir go missing?

According to the family, Chesir was abducted by eight people claiming to be police officers armed with G3 rifles at Kaptagat Forest along the Eldoret-Eldama Ravine Highway on Tuesday, August 7.

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The family spokesman, Richard Kiptoo, said that Chesir was driving in his car from Nairobi to Eldoret to check on his ailing father, who is admitted at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).

Kiptoo said that Chesir’s abductors, who were in two vehicles, trailed him from Nairobi until they reached Kaptagat Forest, where one of the cars overtook him.

“One of the vehicles that overtook him along the Eldoret-Eldama Ravine Road stopped abruptly in front of his car as the other vehicle, which was behind him, blocked him from behind,” he stated.

The abductors, who are said to have had firearms, emerged from their two vehicles and ordered Chesir to get out and lie on the ground.

“They then asked him to identify himself, and once he told them his name, they bundled him quickly in one of the vehicles and sped off at high speed,” he recounted.

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The family spokesperson said their efforts to locate their kin in various parts of the country, including the morgues and police stations, have borne no fruit.

What orders are Bethuel Chesir seeking from court?

In an application filed before the Eldoret duty Judge Patrick Otieno, the victim’s family wants the court to issue orders to the respondents, their agents or representatives to have the body of Bethuel Chesir produced before the court, dead or alive.

Through their lawyer Stephen Ombego, the family claims that they have never had peace of mind since the forced disappearance of their kin, who was the sole breadwinner for his family.

“We are stressed and worried over the action of the police for denying us crucial information regarding the whereabouts of our son, Bethuel Chesir,” argued Kiptoo.

The family wondered why the police had not produced Chesir in court, six days after he was abducted, to answer to any charges in law. They noted that his continued detention was unlawful and inhumane.

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Why is Elgeyo Marakwet medic Edward Terer?

Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that the family of the missing Elgeyo Marakwet medical laboratory technician Edward Terer had demanded answers on his whereabouts.

Terer has been missing since June 2, 2025, when he was allegedly abducted.

He was a staff member at Sambalat Health Centre located within Elgeyo Marakwet county.

Source: TUKO.co.ke