Uproar as Governor Orengo’s Driver and Policeman Beat Up and Rob a Human Rights Activist
Uproar as Governor Orengo’s Driver and Policeman Beat Up and Rob a Human Rights Activist: On Friday, March 15, three men were arraigned at the Bondo Law Courts on a count of robbery with violence.
Among the three, was a police officer and Governor James Orengo’s driver. The pair were arrested after they allegedly beat up and robbed a human rights activist in the Olago area in Sakwa.
According to a police report, the suspects assaulted the man him before taking away Ksh20,000 which he had carried in cash
The report further noted that the three took spectacles worth Ksh41,000, an ATM card and an NHIF card, before harming and leaving the man in pain.
The judge heading the trial instructed the accused to refrain from contacting the witnesses or the victim, after releasing them on a Ksh300,000 bond.
“Taking into consideration the nature of the case, I will grant the accused as is their Constitutional right, a bond of Ksh300,000, with a surety of a similar amount,” the judge stated.
The case is set to be mentioned on April 2, 2024, for a pre-trial.
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