The Chief Executive Officer of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), Peter Leley, has strongly denied any involvement in the mysterious abduction of Nandi politician Shadrack Maritim.
Maritim, the aspiring Member of Parliament for Tinderet Constituency, disappeared on the morning of October 27, 2025, after leaving his Unity Gardens estate home in Eldoret for a routine jog.
He was later found abandoned in Mbale, Uganda, sparking nationwide concern and outrage.
Following the incident, Maritim and his brothers filed a harbeas corpus against relevent agencies but implicating Leley in the disappearance.
However, the NPSC boss has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, insisting he had no role in the incident.
The case, filed at Eldoret High Court under HCCHPET E040 of 2025, involves Joel Kipkemboi and two others versus the National Police Service and seven others.
The matter is before Judge R. Nyakundi.
Maritim was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, either in person or virtually, but failed to show up.
Leley’s lawyers led by City lawyer Diro claimed he deliberately skipped the hearing in a bid to drum up political sympathy.
The lawyer claimed failure to appear through a very easy virtual link from wherever he maybe was treating the court to a mickey-mouse game.
During the proceedings, Petitioner lawyers led by reknown City lawyer Kibe Mungai informed the court that Maritim is still undergoing medical treatment in Eldoret and could not travel to Nairobi for debriefing and to swear an affidavit.
The lawyer further informed the court that Maritim had recorded a statement at the Eldoret DCI offices and will travel to Nairobi to formally swear the affidavit next Monday.
In a stern move, the court deliberated on issuing an order for three independent medical examinations and a scene-of-crime probe, signaling that theatrics and sympathy stunts will no longer sway proceedings.
Observers say while cases of abductions must be taken seriously, the investigation is set to cut through any drama and uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance.
Legal insiders say the latest development in Court have left the petitioners visibly unsettled, as the court tightens the noose on alleged “self-abduction” claims and pushes for factual, forensic-backed evidence.
With three medical reports and forensic checks looming, all eyes are on Eldoret and Nairobi as the case promises a dramatic unraveling of what really happened to Shadrack Maritim.