A matatu driver allegedly caught red-handed by police trying to rob a girl after raping her in a bush in Kasarani, Nairobi, is dealing with rape expenses on the Makadara Regulation Courts.
James Mbauni is accused of raping MM at Miaro Farm in Kasarani on January 21. He faces another cost of committing an indecent act with an grownup.
The cops who rescued MM had been on patrol simply earlier than 6am after they got here throughout a boda boda rider who advised them he was suspicious of a matatu that had been pushed into a close-by bush.
The officers went into the bush and allegedly discovered Mbauni and MM combating and intervened. Mbauni tried to board the matatu to flee, however was intercepted by the cops.
In response to court docket paperwork, MM was travelling to Kiambu County and the general public service driver stopped alongside the street and supplied to drop her off on the proper stage. She didn’t know the stage nicely.
She boarded the matatu however after a while the motive force turned off the principle street and took a street to an unknown vacation spot, which made her suspicious.
She requested to get off to attend for one more automobile. Nevertheless, the motive force allegedly threatened her and advised her to maintain quiet and continued driving. After driving about 200 metres off the principle street, the motive force stopped, bought out and ordered MM to get out.
Mbauni is claimed to have advised MM that she needed to comply together with his directions, earlier than eradicating a pair of scissors from inside his jacket and threatening to stab her if she didn’t comply.
He then allegedly began to rape her, however MM bit his hand holding the scissors, forcing him to drop them, and he or she freed herself and tried to flee.
Nevertheless, the suspect allegedly grabbed her and wrestled her to the bottom, picked up a stone and threatened to hit her with it. He then allegedly ordered her to name family and buddies to ship her cash.
Within the ensuing commotion, cops arrived on the scene and ordered them to give up, however Mbauni allegedly dropped the stone and tried to flee earlier than being arrested.
They had been each taken to Njathaini police station, the place police made a misery name for assist for MM as a survivor of gender-based violence, and he or she was taken to hospital earlier than recording her assertion concerning the incident.
Mbauni denied the fees earlier than Senior Principal Justice of the Peace Justus Kituku.
He was launched on Sh300,000 bond with another money bail of Sh200,000.
The case can be talked about on March 20, whereas the listening to is scheduled for June 17.
