16 suspects have been arrested and 5 motorcycles seized over sexual assault of a female motorist on Nairobi’s Forest Road.
Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai said the suspects were assisting detectives in their investigations.
“We have arrested 16 suspects,” Mutyambai said of the arrest that followed pressure mounted by Kenyans on Twitter.
Speaking to the media outside his office, Nairobi Area Traffic Commandant Joshua Omukata revealed that the 32-year old victim made a police report over the incident on Monday, and a team of detectives made the arrests thereafter.
“The suspects are currently being detained at the Parklands Police Sation in Nairobi, awaiting arraignment upon completion of investigations,” he said.
For the better part of Monday, the incident was trending on social media where users asked police to take immediate action and lock the culprits behind bars.
Earlier on, CS Fred Matiangi had condemned the incident and called for immediate arrest of those involved.
Matiang’i termed the incident as disgusting even as he expressed his commitment to bringing to book those involved.
“I am shocked and disgusted by a viral video clip of a female motorist being molested by suspected bodaboda riders along Wangari Maathai /Forest Road,” he said.
Matiangi said the government must protect the road users from such vile and reprehensible acts of aggression.
“I have asked our security agents to ensure that all the perpetrators of this dastardly act are swiftly apprehended and suitably punished for their heinous act,” he said.
Energy CS Monica Juma also weighed in on the matter describing it as ‘Outrageous – not acceptable’.
“All those involved must face the full force of the law. What a shame that no one could help/protect this young woman from this criminal attack in broad daylight?” she posed.
“How did our society come to lose all humanity? Really?”
The incident occurred on Friday, March 4, but the matter came to the limelight on Monday, March 7, 2022, after the video was widely circulated on social media.
