No less than two prisoners have reportedly escaped after being escorted to a pit latrine at Ekerenyo Police Station in Kenya.

Abdul Hassan, who is from Kariobangi Nairobi and Jared Getangi from Ekerenyo were reportedly escorted to the toilet by a police constable identified as Michael Sifuna.

It was learnt they reportedly escaped after they managed to unlock the police handcuff on Monday June 7 around 16:30 hours.

The pit latrine where they had gone to respond to the call of nature is 50 meters from the police station. An attempt by the officers to give a chase were futile as the two managed to make their way to an unknown destination.

Hassan is said to be held for committing an offence of malicious damage while Getangi was detained for being in possession of government stored property. The police have now launched a manhunt for them.