NAIROBI, Kenya April 26 -A Superintendent of Police (SP) who assaulted Capital FM News presenter Angela Muiruri in 2020 is expected to be charged with two counts of assault.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has directed the Inspector General Japhet Koome to file criminal charges against Samuel Boit for assaulting the journalist on December 19, 2020 in Kileleshwa.
The attack, according to an inquiry by the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) took place during an operation targeting those who breached Covid-19 regulations.
The investigations revealed that Boit used excessive force on the radio presenter, and recommended that he be charged with two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, contrary to section 251 of the Penal Code.
The officer was then based at the Nairobi area police headquarters.
Ms Muiruri, a former Miss Kenya-USA pageant winner, was among 21 women who were assaulted during the security operation.
She claimed that they were about to leave a garden party when more than ten police officers stormed in and ordered everyone to sit down.
“We had finished by 8.30 pm and the police arrived at 9.10 pm as we were leaving,” she said.
And when she questioned the police actions, she was slapped as other women were whipped.
They were then detained at the parking lot way past curfew hours before they were then taken to Muthangari police station where they were detained.
At around 4am, they were released after paying a bribe of Sh1000 each. “As we left, they also made us sign a form that said that we had been released on free bond,” she added.
She later filed a formal complaint at the KICC Police station after trying to report at Kileleshwa and Kilimani police stations in vain.
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