Drama unfolded in Kaprogonya village, Kabarnet, after a multi agency enforcement team stumbled upon an elaborate underground hideout used to store illicit brew.
What looked like an ordinary bathroom from the outside turned out to be a well engineered cover.
Officers lifted the floor and found a concealed chamber underneath, stocked with hundreds of litres of illicit alcohol ready for distribution.
The raid was anything but easy. The homestead is fortified like a fortress, with more than six heavy metal gates leading into the compound.
Administrators said the maze of gates was deliberately built to frustrate police and give occupants time to hide or escape.Their fears were confirmed.
The prime suspect, only identified as Targok and said to be a notorious figure in the region’s illicit alcohol trade, slipped away through a back exit as officers struggled to gain access.
Baringo County enforcement officers said the operation followed weeks of tip offs from residents worried about the sale of dangerous brews to young people.
The alcohol was seized and destroyed on site while the underground room was dismantled.
A manhunt for Targok is ongoing, with police urging locals to share information.
