{"id":95629,"date":"2024-09-24T10:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/dci-summons-mombasa-county-officials-over-bloggers-abduction-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T10:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:03:23","slug":"dci-summons-mombasa-county-officials-over-bloggers-abduction-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-summons-mombasa-county-officials-over-bloggers-abduction-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI summons Mombasa county officials over blogger\u2019s abduction, sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 24 \u2013 Detectives in Mombasa have summoned senior officials from Mombasa County in connection with the recent abduction and sexual assault of a blogger critical of the county governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The victim, Bruce John Kajira, was allegedly abducted on September 12 by a group of at least 10 individuals from his residence in the Bamburi Mwisho area.<\/p>\n

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) wants the county officials to shed light on their role in the blogger\u2019s kidnapping and abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DCI has summoned Senior Mombasa County Government officials who are believed to have collaborated with the perpetrators of the heinous acts with a view to establish their roles and charge them accordingly,\u201d the DCI said Monday.<\/p>\n

According to the DCI, the perpetrators forcibly entered Kajira\u2019s house by breaking the door.<\/p>\n

To avoid raising alarm among neighbors, the attackers reportedly deceived the victim, claiming they were taking him to the Mombasa County Governor to apologize for a social media post in which he allegedly insulted the governor and his family.<\/p>\n

Kajira was then abducted and taken to an undisclosed location, where he was reportedly assaulted and sexually abused.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter they were through with the heinous acts, they placed the victim inside a sack and dumped him at a thicket while unconscious,\u201d DCI added.<\/p>\n

Later that evening, Kajira regained consciousness and was assisted by a Good Samaritan, who helped him find his way home.<\/p>\n

\u00a0He was initially taken to Coast General and Referral Hospital but was allegedly denied treatment.<\/p>\n

His friends then took him to Beyond Scope Hospital in Kisauni, where he was admitted.<\/p>\n

On Monday, detectives from the DCI\u2019s Operations Support Unit and Coast Division arrested and presented four suspects linked to the incident in court.<\/p>\n

The suspects were identified as Abdul Hassan Athman, who was found with a motorcycle believed to have been used in the abduction; Esther Muthoni; Violet Adera; and Haji Babu Ndau Mohamed, alias JAY, a boda boda operator suspected of transporting the victim.<\/p>\n

Mohamed was arrested in Lukenya, Athi River, while aboard a Dreamline bus, allegedly attempting to flee.<\/p>\n

The case was reported at Bamburi Police Station under OB No. 32\/13\/09\/2024, leading to an immediate investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cStatements were thereafter recorded, and crucial evidence collected some of which has been subjected to forensic analysis,\u201d DCI added.<\/p>\n

The suspects were arraigned in Shanzu Law Court, where they faced charges of conspiracy to commit a felony (under Section 393 of the Penal Code), abduction with intent to confine (Section 259 of the Penal Code), and gang rape (Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Additional charges included assault and causing actual bodily harm (Section 251 of the Penal Code). All suspects pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

The court has adjourned the matter until September 26, 2024, when it will deliver a ruling on the suspects\u2019 application for bond or bail.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The accused have been remanded at Shimo la Tewa Prison.<\/p>\n

Investigations are ongoing, with more suspects, who have been named in connection to the crime, expected to be arrested and charged.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 24 \u2013 Detectives in Mombasa have summoned senior officials from Mombasa County in connection with the recent abduction and sexual assault of a blogger critical of the county governor. The victim, Bruce John Kajira, was allegedly abducted on September 12 by a group of at least 10 individuals from his residence in […]<\/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-95629","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\/95629","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=95629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}