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Suspected child serial killer Masten Wanjala has escaped from Jogoo Road Police Station.

It is not clear how he managed to escape from the highly guarded police station. This emerged after he failed to appear in court where he was expected to appear in connection with the murder of 12 children.

A source from the police has said the 25 year-old has escaped from the station and a manhunt has been launched to re-arrest him.

“Everyone was shocked when it turned out that Wanjala was nowhere to be seen and immediately officers were dispatched to check around on his whereabouts,” said the source.

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Embattled Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his four children and eleven other people might face another rough time as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is set to table new evidence in the Sh 73.4 million corruption case.

When the case came up for hearing on Tuesday before trial magistrate Lawrence Mugambi, the DPP through Senior State Counsel Eva Kanyuira told the court that this office has new evidence in the case against Obado and his co-accused parties.

The senior counsel told the magistrate that in the course of the pre-trial proceedings with the investigating officer, they discovered 500 new pieces of information which will be vital in the case.

She stated that the state would like to amend the charges against all the accused persons following the fresh evidence that has emerged.

Kanyuira asked the court to allow the prosecution to amend and substitute the charge sheet “in the interest of justice.”

“It will not cause any prejudice or injustice to the accused persons as they shall be accorded sufficient opportunity and time to test and challenge the prosecution case as presented,” the DPP said.

The State also sought more time to have the defense team go through the new evidence before the trial started.

The magistrate hesitantly allowed the defense lawyers and accused persons a day to go through the new evidence until Thursday morning when the case is expected to begin.

Among the new evidence introduced in the case are documents recovered from Obado’s home in Uriri in Migori, Migori county government, evaluation committee report for meeting NoECR/263/2015-2016 dated June 8 to 14 of 2014, offer for sale agreement for Loresho Ridge townhouse dated August 12, 2014 and bank account statements from KCB, Co-operative banks, Central Bank of Kenya and Bank of Scotland.

Other documents include payment vouchers for several companies including M/S Deltrack ICT Services, Dolphus Softwares, Peuslus Supplies, Kajulu Business Solutions Associates, Atinus Services and Victorious Investments.

The defense led by George Kithi had declined the request by the State to have the case proceed without them being given an opportunity to go through the new evidence.

Only Obado was present during Tuesday hearing while the rest of the co-accused attended virtually.

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A court has acquitted a man who was accused of defiling a minor leading to a pregnancy that lasted 11 months. The alleged act occurred three years ago at Emakhwale Village in Mumias East Sub-County in Kakamega.

DNA tests done on the accused Rashid Akhulunya Wasabo and the child of his alleged victim revealed that there was 99.99 percent chance that he sired the minor.

Court records indicated that Wasabo’s alleged victim, 17, was defiled on November 17, 2018 and she gave birth on October 1, 2019, eleven months later.

Mumias Chief Magistrate Teresia Odera said according to science, a pregnancy last 9 months.

“Although the DNA report implicates the accused-indicating he is the biological father of the minor’s child, it is trite law that expert reports are opinions which the courts must evaluate, and evidence supporting them produced,” said Odera.

She said the report that the minor was defiled on November 25, 2018 and she gave birth eleven months later does not add up, given a human being’s gestation period lasts nine months.

The magistrate however said the Prosecution satisfactorily proved that the alleged victim was a minor when the accused, who was in mid-thirties, allegedly defiled her.

“On identification of the accused, the minor said Wasabo had sexual intercourse with her. She consequently, conceived and gave birth to a child two months past the gestation period, which the defense took issue with..and the court also takes judicial notice of,” said the magistrate.

Wasibo had argued that the dates on which the girl conceived and when she gave birth were conflicting. According to him, a human being’s pregnancy lasts 280 days, while that of the alleged victim lasted 310 days.

He further argued that the alleged victim was born on July 30, 2001, and had already turned 18 years old by July 2019.

He further added through his lawyer that besides the baby born out of the alleged sexual offense being a girl, it was not a boy as indicated by the Prosecution and the investigating officer.

While testifying, government chemist Dalmas Kibet Kipsang said DNA test results indicated that the alleged victim and Wasabo were the minor’s biological parents.

The victim’s mother also testified in court, said she discovered her daughter was pregnant seven months after the said defilement.

The mother said she took her to St. Mary’s Hospital in Mumias where a pregnancy test was conducted and it turned out positive. She then reported the matter to police and Nyumba Kumi Initiative officials.

It is reported that Corporal Maurice Otieno was investigating the alleged defilement but he died before concluding the matter. Police Constable Line Mbalaka took over the investigation.

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A 17 year-old student, Cynthia Makokha did not know she wouldn’t make to spend her highly anticipated holiday with her family. She traveled from Nairobi to Mumias for the holiday but she met her untimely death when she was abducted, killed and her body thrown into a river.

The high school student went missing on October 4 which made her family in Kakamega to worry about her whereabouts.

The worry turned into agony days later when the girl’s body was found dumped in River Lusumu, few kilometers away from Mumias town.

The form four candidate was headed to her home in Shianda when she was abducted under unclear circumstances.

Cynthia lived with her aunt in Nairobi and she left the aunt’s house on October 4. She promised she would be back after four days to prepare for re-opening of schools on October 11.

She boarded Eldoret Express bus at 6 am and headed to Western where she was to alight at Shianda town, in Mumias East sub-county.

Her mother said that she talked with her daughter the previous day and she seemed eager to arrive home. She said she advised her daughter to carry her books so that she would continue with her studies at home.

As Cynthia was on the bus, she updated her mother and uncles in Mumias and her aunt in Nairobi on her journey.

However, after reaching Kapsabet in the afternoon, all communication stopped. The family said the girl was no longer picking calls. They assumed that she might have fallen asleep.

Around 8 pm after several attempts to reach her, she finally picked their calls and informed her worried family that she was in Butere, about 13 kilometers way from Mumias town.

Her uncle, Victor Wanga, worried about her, he rushed to Butere and he could not find her, she was no longer picking calls.

The uncle said while searching for her, her aunt in Nairobi got a message sent from her phone that she was safe.”I returned home around 11 pm hoping that she would join us the following morning,” said the uncle.

On October 5, hours after her disappearance, friends noticed that Cynthia’s Facebook page was updated with a photo of an unknown man.

Her family quickly reported her disappearance and the strange man’s photo to police in Mumias.

They discovered that the man was called Johnny and hailed from Maraba, a village in Mumias East.

Relatives and the police began a search for Johnny and when they arrived in his house, they found Cynthia’s bag and phone.

However, as the family were eager to hear from the man about Cynthia’s whereabouts, he kept silent and offered no information.

“The man denied knowing my daughter even after he was arrested. This left us confused because he had her phone and bag containing her clothes and books,” said the mother.

Six days later, while the police made frantic efforts to find Cynthia, her body was discovered floating in River Lusumu 200 meters from the home of the suspect.

Her heartbroken mother said the death of her daughter who is the first born out of five children shattered the family’s hope of a brighter future. The family is now crying for justice for Cynthia.

Mumias West sub-county police commander, Mr. Stephen Muoni confirmed that a suspect was in their custody and he will help in providing more information in the probe of Cynthia’s death.

Her body was moved to Kakamega County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.

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A vicious property battle between Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and his stepson Arnold Kipkirui takes a new twist to be a all-out family wrangle following the inclusion of the senator’s estranged wife Mary Kitany.

On Monday, the High Court approved the senator’s request to have Ms. Kitany enjoined in the case where her son accuses the legislator of fraud.

The court said that Mr. Linturi’s application was right because Ms Kitany was the CEO of a company, Atticon Limited, which he allegedly used to borrow sh 7 million from Family Bank.

Ms Kitany’s son, Mr Kipkirui, claims that in 2015, the legislator used a title deed for their land in Meru and assets as security for the loan. The property hosts the senator’s office.

Justice Alfred Mabeya said, “I have perused the record, I have not seen her name offered as a witness for any of the parties. It is alleged that she has evidence that can help the court completely adjudicate the case.”

The dispute pits Mr. Kipkirui agianst Mr. Linturi, Atticon Ltd, Brenda Mithika, Emily Nkirote Buantai, Family Bank, the land registrar in Meru, Linkit Limited and the registrar of companies. Other plaintiff include Barons Estate Limied and Noniko Holdings Limited.

The feud originated from the ugly divorce proceedings between Mr. Linturi and Ms. Kitany. Mr. Linturi, Ms. Buantai, Ms. Mithika and Linkit Limited told the court that Ms. Kitany is a crucial party in the case.

As the CEO, she reportedly discovered several unauthorized withdrawals of collosal amounts of money from Atticon’s bank accounts.

The court was told that she reported this to DCI for investigation and recorded a statement to that effect.

This report to the DCI hatched criminal proceedings being contemplated against the senator over alleged fraud and forgery of documents in relation to the loan, securities and changes in the ownership of Atticon Ltd.

Further, the court was told that Ms Kitany was actively involved in one of the companies when the irregularities happened. Also, the same were either sanctioned, overseen or authorized by her.

Ms Kitany and hr son opposed the application, saying she has no personal stake, legal interest or duty in the case s to necessitate her joinder. She declared that she has never been a shareholder nor a director of Atticon Ltd.

But Justice Mabeya said there was prove that Ms Litany was the CEO of the company since she had stated so in another case file at a magistrate’s court. That at her position as the CEO, she found out unauthorized withdrawals f huge amounts of money from the company’s bank accounts which prompted her to report it to DCI for probe.

“Although Ms Kitanyy denied these allegations, a fact stated on oath cannot be denied. When denied, it reflects negatively on a party. It may be that she may may have evidence that can assist the court unravel the dispute,” said the judge.

With her absence in the case, Justice Mabeya said the court may miss an opportunity of having a necessary person with crucial information to assist in determination of the matter.

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Residents of Atinga village in Seme Sub-county in Kisumu are in shock as well as mourning after a son hacked his 54 year-old mother to death on Monday.

Reports from area chief George Ochieng Ajuoga said that the woman was hacked to death by the 39 year-old son using an axe following a domestic dispute.

The chief also revealed that a niece to the suspect had to run for her dear life after being threatened. The suspect identified as Michael Odhiambo Olenyo fled after committing the crime and is being pursued by the police.

The chief also said that the man was under the influence of alcohol when he began arguing with his mother before killing her.

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The National Police Service on Monday revealed how one can identify a fake police officer. While talking in a local radio station, Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso confirmed that a number of fake cops have been on the rise.

H e revealed that fake cops normally go after the members of the public and sometimes forcefully take money from them in what he termed the act as ‘unprofessional.’

The police boss further said that it is important for a police officer to identify themselves because of the nature of their work. He said because the police are powerful people and some people can take advantage of this to give people sleepless night.

The spokesperson said that officers should always be in uniform and if they are known, they can be allowed to carry out operations. According to Shioso, it is very important for one to demand for identification from officers who are dressed in uniforms.

He added that one can prove the name of the officer and number by looking at their job tags. “If a police has uniform, they can have a name tag so that a reasonable person can know that this is a police officer,” he said.

He also declared that if an officer is armed and he is in the public domain, there is no need of causing drama.

He said it was important for officers in civilians to identify themselves since imposters usually take advantage of this.

This come barely a week after activist Boniface Mwangi got involved in a wrangle with uniformed police officers in a building located in Nairobi’s CBD.

The activist asked the GSU officers who were in uniform to also ask three individuals who were in plain clothes to produce IDs.

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A man who was driving a car at a breakneck speed is currently being pursued by the police after his car got involved in a tragic accident along Kisii-Narok-Bomet highway.

According to reports, the police found out that the car was carrying six bags of bhang before the accident. The driver of the Toyota Passo is reported to have escaped with injuries after the accident that happened at Sachangwan, in Bomet Central Constituency.

Sources revealed that the police were alerted by the members of the public after the car hit a bump and rolled into a ditch at 5 am.

Bomet Central sub-county Police Commander Musa Imamai said that the widely damaged car was towed to the police station with the drugs in it. The police have suspected the drugs were bound for Nairobi from Nyanza.

The police are now looking for the car owner and the county police boss said the driver and another occupant were taken to the hospital by good samaritans. However, a search for them in local health facilities bore no fruits.

The police now claim the suspects were taken to nearby county hospitals for treatment to avoid being arrested.

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A woman is currently in police custody after committing a heinous act against a family in Marigat Sub-county, in Baringo.

The suspect identified as Lydiah Jelagat Kipng’etich attacked her employer’s family on September 24, 2021, killing their 7 year-old son and seriously injured the mother.

According to DCI Chief, Kinoti, the woman armed herself with a rungu and sneaked into the family’s bedroom at night and attacked them while asleep. The family is said to belong to a prison warden based in Rumuruti and had given the 24 year-old woman a job as a nanny.

“As she (mother) raised distress calls amidst excruciating pain with blood oozing from her arms, head and neck, the woman knew not that her 7 year-old son had been the first target of the house help from hell,” said Kinoti.

It is reported that the man of the house was away on duty when the suspect struck. Neighbors soon responded to her wailing and thronged the area but the suspect had vanished in darkness.

“It was in the process of getting the woman ready for hospital that the neighbors stumbled upon the boy’s cold body hidden under the bed. He had some blood oozing from the mouth, with no physical injuries,” said Kinoti in a blood-chilling narration on their social media platform.

The victim was taken to Nyandarua County Referral Hospital for treatment while the boy’s body is in the same hospital’s morgue awaiting autopsy.

Over the weekend, detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau from the DCI headquarters conjoined their counterparts from Baringo County and conducted a thorough search for the suspect in Kiptangwanyi and Kongasis areas of Gilgil Sub-county in Nakuru.

“After four ours of engaging detectives in cat and mouse games, the slipper suspect was flashed out of her hide out in a friend’s house in Kong’asis and taken to Marigat Police Station,” said Kinoti.

She will be arraigned at Kabarnet Law Courts on Tuesday.

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Residents of Siongiroi in Chepalungu Sub-County in Bomet are in shock as well as mourning after a form four student was stabbed to death during row over a woman at a bar.

Reports said that the 24 year-old succumbed to two stab wounds on his neck after arguing over a woman who is said to be new in the area.

Siongiroi location Chief Joseph Ngeno said the cuts on his neck are deep which reveals he might have been stabbed with a sharp knife, adding that blood spilled all over and some can be traced to Siongiroi health center.

The woman is said to have recently moved to the area from Sotik. The victim has been identified to be a day scholar at Kapsinendet Secondary School in the same sub-county.

Officers in Chebunyo police post are currently holding a male suspect who is aiding with investigation. Chepalungu sub-county police commander Nelson Masai has said he has deployed more officers in the area to help in further investigations.

The body of the deceased was moved to Longisa county referral hospital mortuary.

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A woman identified as Scovia Muyekho is in trouble after giving a host slap to a neighbor. Appearing before Kibera Law Courts, it is said the woman slapped a young boy she found sitting outside her house to a point of loosening his teeth.

This was after she mistakenly accused him of throwing stones at her house. Evidence presented in court stated that, she willfully attacked the boy on September 27 and caused him bodily harm at a residential area in Lindi, Kibera Sub-county.

On the fateful day, the minor was sitting outside on the stone while his mother was away running her daily errands. There were also some children playing and throwing stones onto Muyekho’s house.

Infuriated by this behavior, she came outside to warn them but they had ran away. Since the victim was the only one found sitting outside, she bitterly accused him of something the boy didn’t do.

The bitter woman went back to her house only to come back and approach the minor from behind and gave him hot slaps that sent him sprawling on the ground. The boy ran to their home crying in pain, his two teeth had loosened as a result of the impact.

The mother came home later, found her son not feeling well. The boy narrated to his mother what had transpired. He experienced difficulties in eating and six days later, his uncle took him to the hospital where the loose teeth were removed.

On third October, the boy’s mother escorted him to Kibera Police Station to record a statement. The woman was arrested and charged before Kibera Principle Magistrate Sharon Maroro.

The accused denied the claims saying that the complainant had agreed to withdraw the matter but the Principle Magistrate could not approve withdrawal because the victim is a minor.

Muyekho was released on cash bail of Ksh 10,000 and the next mentioning will be on October 25.

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To William Osewe, the events that took place in December 1, 2016 are still vivid in his memories. On the fateful day, he was in his K’Osewe Restaurant in Kimathi, Nairobi.

In an interview with the Nation, he said that he went to Garden City Mall off Thika Road at about 2 pm to meet a friend who had building materials, as he had a building project in Kisumu.

While on his way, he changed his way from Thika Road and headed left towards Roasters Hotel. As he approached Garden Estate, he saw a familiar car which he learnt to belong to a friend who owed him some money but he hasn’t been answering his calls.

Osewe claims that when the man saw him, he started walking away. When he told him to stop for a talk, the man pulled a gun and threatened to shoot. “When he raised the gun and pointed it at me, I put my hands in the air to prove to him that I had no intention of harming him,” said Osewe.

But unbeknownst to him, the man fired and hit him on the chest. It broke three of his ribs where he staggered and fell. As he was trying to lift himself, he got a second shot which hit his left arm and went through the other side.

While crawling to his car, he was hit by a third shot on his lower back and broke his spine. Luckily, the fourth shot did not hit him. Osewe refuted claims that he was shot by a man who had an affair with his wife.

He further revealed that the man went to Kasarani Police to report that he had ‘killed someone. Osewe said he was lucky to have survived four gunshots. He was bleeding profusely and his left hand having broke. He was rushed to AAR hospital for first aid then later Aga Khan University Hospital where he stayed for two months.

The bullets that his chest and arms did not lodge but the one that hit his lower back was stuck at the lower part of the spine. Doctors told him it had done an irreversible damage to his back, pelvic muscles and nerves.

“That is why I am kaput from the waist downwards. Even walking a few steps is a struggle,” he said. He added that the shooting has entirely changed his life, he prepares for two hours before going out, he improvised things to help him in the house and he depends on other people for support.

“Everything from waist downwards is not functional. I cannot even wear shoes, neither can I drive my manual transmission pick-up truck to deliver supplies to my restaurant. I cannot do the simple things people do for themselves. I am so dependent on other people, and that pains me,” lamented Osewe.

He revealed that the damage on the pelvic region means he cannot pass urine well and he has to use catheters. And even worse he has to wear adult diapers all the time for stool. “It’s a tough rough, rough life for me, wearing a diaper at my age because I don’t want to soil myself or foul my bedding at home. And doctors tell me this is a permanent, irreversible condition. Basically, I will have to learn to live like this. And I can tell you it’s not easy.” said Osewe.

He further said that apart from health sorrows, it also brought him financial woes. He defaulted on the loans he had taken previously as he laid for two months in hospital bed. He said the banks are currently advertising his blocks of flats in South C.

He revealed the reason for altercation that led to his shooting was a debt of Ksh 300,000 that Tom Mboya owed him. He said Tom Mboya was a tour operator whom he sometimes hired his services. Mr. Osewe denied that they were friends, emphasizing that he used to hire his services.

Osewe added that he later found out that indeed it was true that Tom had an affair with his wife which prompted the two to separate.

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Fresh details surrounding the death of Kenyatta University student at Qwetu Hostels in Embu have emerged. The student, Neema Githae’s body was found on 0ctober 1, 2021.

As shown by a CCTV footage released by the hostel management, the lady is not seen leaving he room in a span of three days before her body was discovered.

The hostel management said that the last time she was seen leaving her room was on September 27, 2021 and that she returned on the evening of the same day.

It is reported that she spent most of her time in her room. She habitually switched on her lights at a corridor located next to her room. The cameras captured everything that happens within the open spaces but not wht happened inside the rooms.

Since then, the lady never left her room until when her body was discovered. In another footage captured by another CCTV camera, the student is seen talking to a fellow tenant.

However on the day her body was discovered, three workers; a receptionist, a nurse and a security guard are seen peeping into her room. Moments later, the police are captured entering her room. They later left with her body.

Her mother identified as Linda Macharia said that the hostel management informed her that her daughter was no more. Macharia said she did not believe the version of what she was told by the management, she said she was informed 10 hours after her body had been taken to the morgue.

She then demanded to be shown the CCTV footage arguing that something was not clear. It is also reported that the family had been given a suicidal note allegedly written by the girl, a note that her mother has since dismissed.

Sources say that the girl who was in her attachment in Embu had a history of mental illness. Her family have ruled out suicide as the cause of the death. Lawyer Danston Omari will represent the family as they lodge a formal complaint against Qwetu Hostels management.

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Two families are currently mourning their loved ones after they were killed for demanding their memory cards. The two scenarios that occurred in different incidents have shocked many.

According to DCI Chief Kinoti, A 21 year-old man identified as Owino was hacked to death in Busia by one George Oduori last week using a machete when he went to demand for his memory card.

‘So incensed was Oduori that he killed Owino on the spot and buried his remains at a shallow grave in his farm, under the cover of darkness. Unbeknownst to the deceased, Oduori had become so obsessed with the contents in the memory card, that he could not contemplate parting with it, opting to kill its owner instead,” said Kinoti.

Reports said that Owino walked into Oduori’s compound at 9 pm at that day and demanded for his memory card. A furious Oduori struck him and left him dead in a pool of blood.

Oduori’s wife then reported the matter to the police on Friday evening after being threatened by the husband. The suspect was arrested and exhumed the body of the deceased for autopsy.

In another incident in Nairobi’s Huruma area, another family lost their school going son after being stabbed to death by a friend when the deceased demanded for his memory card on Friday night.

The form three student of Brainiac Secondary School succumbed to two stabs on the head and a third one on the chest. Reports say his assailant was unwilling to return the storage device, he brandished a knife and attacked the innocent boy.

Members of the public who found the 19 year-old writhing in pain and soaked with blood rushed him to the hospital. He lost his life while being treated. The police are currently pursuing the suspect who escaped after committing the crime.

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Prof. Fredrick Ogolla a lecturer at Strathmore University was handpicked by bad luck in 2017 when his wife Rebecca Gombe Mwachongo died mysteriously, then the police came to arrest him, separating him from their six-weeks-old baby.

The two had stayed for three years without a child and their joy of being in marriage was at climax in 2017 with the birth of their son Matisse.

The couple had planned to celebrate the new year in style at ABC in Westlands. Little did they know that fate had its own plans.

On December 31st 2017, they had also made arrangements to celebrate the birth of their son. “Our spiritual director Fr Andrew Massawe of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who was at that time in Uganda, had fallen ill and needed some extra doses of some medication because the hospital didn’t have. He requested me to send him the medication by bus to Kampala.” said Fredrick in an interview with the Saturday Nation.

The lecturer said he went to pick the medication at Nairobi Hospital and returned to his house. While preparing to go and drop the parcel, his wife noticed it and jokingly said, “Sweetheart, you’re going nowhere.” The husband asked her,”How will you stop me?”

He said his wife told him,”Let me show you.” as she romantically pushed him into bed.

During this playful moment, his wife exclaimed “Aha” and fell on the edge of the bed. He thought she was still playing and he escaped the bedroom temptation.

After dropping the parcel, his house help told him that his wife was on the floor struggling to get up.

Anxious, he tried beating traffic to arrive home. He arrived and got the help of neighbors in putting her in the car to rush her to the hospital.

Fredrick said that he suspected she had postnatal issues since she had just given birth. However, emergency checks revealed that she was fine and her oxygen was at 96 percent.

At 9 pm,the nurses told him the wife would not breastfeed soon so he should start planning for other options.

He then rushed home to feed the baby and put him to sleep. At around 1:30 when the fireworks to welcome nee year lit the sky, he was called by the doctor. The lecturer in a panic mode asked friends and family to pray for Becky, his wife.

Upon reaching the hospital, he found his wife had a heart failure and the doctors were resuscitating her. According to information he was given by the doctors, his wife had fluids in the lungs and blood clots in the heart and brain which caused stroke on the left side of her body.

She was moved to the ICU and after suffering a third heart failure, she didn’t make it on the eve of 2018. The next day at 6:45 am, he found six officers on his door. They told him to accompany them to report a statement at the police station.

He was promised he would return soon, but on reaching Muthangari Police Station, he was told he won’t be allowed to go without the permission of the DCI. He was then detained for 21 days being moved to more than 10 stations.

His phone and the wife’s were confiscated for forensic investigation. By the end of the 21 days in cells, government pathologists Johansen Oduor and Prof. Emily Rugena had done three post-mortems, their reports claimed that the wife died due to a natural cause, thus de-linking Ogolla from his wife’s death.

However, there were lies surrounding the death of his wife that a woman called and it led to a fight. Ogolla was released with Ksh 100,000 bond with detectives ordered to re-arrest him in case new evidence comes up after three months, if it failed, the case would be closed.

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Activist Boniface Mwangi had an unusual day on Friday after finding himself on the wrong side of some General Service Unit (GSU) officers who had accompanied NMS officers who had initially identied themselves as KRA officers.

The officers were going around Nairobi CBD buildings to arrest people doing business without proper permits.

In a video that has sparked uproar and praises towards Mwangi in equal measures, he is heard asking the men in civilian and a GSU officer to show their IDs.

Despite the police officer identifying himself, Mwangi adamantly told them to produce their IDs lest they won’t make any arrests.

“Nani ako na ID hapa from KRA?(Who has an ID here from KRA?) identify yourselves. Uniform sio kitambulisho (Police uniform cannot be used as a sign of ID),” Mwangi said while referring to the police officer.

He took to his twitter account to narrate the fiasco and shared the videos he recorded earlier.

“Thread of how broken our country is. I was at my barbershop when these young men walked in, with a GSU officer and arrested the receptionist. We asked them to identify themselves, they said they were from KRA but they didn’t have IDs. We asked them to call someone who had an ID.”

The men looked undeterred by Boniface’s demands and had confidence because there were accompanied by the police. It seems he (Mwangi) irked them and they decided to call for back up.

A scuffle soon ensued when a woman came and showed them her ID while asking why Mwangi was recording them.

“Madam unaitwa nani? kwa nini mnakuja kushika watu bila ID? hawa watu tumewauliza hawana ID,” Mwangi asked before other police officers intervened. This loosely translates to (“Madam what is your name? why do you come to arrest people without your IDs? we have asked these people but they have no ID.)

Mwangi also said they found out that the young men and GSU officers were under the command of Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) employee.

“It’s Friday and they’re picking people from shops, beating them and taking them to a lorry for not having “branding licences.'”

“Because I recorded them, the GSU officers wanted to take my phone, I refused and in my attempt to run away, I fell. They caught up with me, and beat me up. Even after the beating I didn’t hand over the phone,” continued Mwangi on his post.

Mwangi further said no one was arrested because they raised their voices to protest. “I was slightly injured. The harassment and the brutalization of innocent citizens going about their business was captured on their building’s CCTV.”

Watch the video in Mwang’s Twitter thread below.

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