General Police Officers, DCI Differ Over Crime Report

General police officers from Kigumo have differed with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over the details of a sexual assault incident reported to have occurred in the area.

The conflict between the two police departments related to an incident that occurred on December 6, 2021, where a 50-year old man was sexually assaulted by four young men in Turuturu village as he was walking home at around 11 pm.

"Two suspects have been arrested and remanded as investigations continue," Kigumo Sub-County police boss Jane Nyakeruma.

According to the police boss, the victim was treated at Maragua Level Four Hospital and discharged.

Nyakeruma stated that she was surprised to see the DCI report a similar incident via its Twitter page and state that it occurred on December 13, at around 1 am.

"Of course, that is not true. The report on the DCI Twitter account indicated that the man cited was 41 years old and was admitted to Murang'a Level Five Hospital while two suspects have since been arrested and are being held at the Muthithi Police Station," she said.

The police boss said that no such incident was recorded by her officers on the said date, neither were the suspects arrested and held at Muthithi Police Station.

"The two suspects that we had in custody were in relation to an incident on December 6. We do not have suspects related to (such) crime on December 13," an officer at the station said.

Occurrence book entries for December 13 and 14 as seen by Nation corroborate the officer's claim.

The officer wanted proof of an OB number to support the reported December 13 incident, complainant and names of the newly reported suspects arrested.

The officers accused the DCI of putting general duty officers on a collision path with the media and other stakeholders.

"We have been receiving calls from media outlets wanting us to confirm the incident...we are being accused of a cover-up and a lapse in duty…," the officer said.

Nyakeruma said the December 6 incident was isolated and the first to be reported in the area. She blamed it on alcoholism and drug abuse.

Kigumo Sub-County DCI boss Stephen Hamisi said he was only aware of the December 6 incident. He noted that the DCI Twitter page is managed from Nairobi.