A taxi driver was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly touching a visiting Congo diplomat on her private parts.
Julius Kieti was working in a company contracted to chauffeur the diplomat to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on May 30 after a conference in the Kenyan capital, according to court papers.
The diplomat identified only as KMB boarded Kieti’s vehicle from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies and as they headed to the airport, the cab driver reportedly began touching the woman on her private parts without her consent.
The accused is said to have parked the car by the roadside and jumped onto the back seat to continue groping her. He also sat on the diplomat’s laps but she pushed him away.
The matter was reported at the Kenyan Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to Kieti’s arrest.
Appearing before Makadara law courts, Kieti pleaded not guilty to the charges and was freed on a Sh200,000 bond or a cash bail of a similar account.
The case will be heard on September 1.
