{"id":125775,"date":"2025-12-02T05:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/sonko-offers-sh300000-bounty-for-meru-bodaboda-gang-linked-to-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T05:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:03:54","slug":"sonko-offers-sh300000-bounty-for-meru-bodaboda-gang-linked-to-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/sonko-offers-sh300000-bounty-for-meru-bodaboda-gang-linked-to-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonko Offers Sh300,000 Bounty for Meru Bodaboda Gang Linked to Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 2 Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has announced a Sh300,000 reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of members of a Meru bodaboda gang accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in a widely condemned incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sonko, who shared details of the case on his social media platforms, expressed outrage over the attack and urged members of the public to assist authorities in identifying the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>He described the assault as \u201cinhumane, criminal, and unacceptable,\u201d calling for swift justice for the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor said his team had begun working with local law enforcement to track down the suspects and encouraged residents of Meru County to report any leads anonymously.<\/p>\n<p>The assault, reportedly captured on video and circulated online, sparked public fury, with rights groups demanding immediate action against those involved.<\/p>\n<p>Police have since launched a manhunt and assured the public that investigations are underway.<\/p>\n<p>Sonko urged Kenyans to stand with survivors of sexual violence and condemned rising cases of attacks targeting women.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the reward is meant to fast-track the arrest of the gang and ensure accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have called on anyone with information to report to the nearest police station or use available anonymous hotlines.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 2 Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has announced a Sh300,000 reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of members of a Meru bodaboda gang accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in a widely condemned incident. Sonko, who shared details of the case on his social media platforms, expressed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}