Senior Nairobi County official likely to face charges for assaulting autistic step daughter
A senior Nairobi County government official is on the spotlight for allegedly assaulting her 28-year-old suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), thus a person living with disability in Runda Nairobi.
The step-mother, a City Hall honcho described to be wielding unparalleled influence is said to have meted violence to the differently enabled lady twice last December inflicting serious neck injuries on her.
According to sources close to the family, the victim’s mother died some years back and the father married another wife, who has now turned out to be her tormentor.
However, despite the Office of the Director of Prosecutions (ODPP) headed by Noordin Haji having recommended prosecution of the suspect, she is yet to be arrested.
Haji’s office ordered the suspect be immediately charged for the offence.
The inaction by the police and officials at the ODPP is said to have inordinately delayed administration of justice to the victim.
The matter was reported to Gigiri Police Station where investigation was carried out and the file forwarded to the DPP for perusal and further direction.
On February 17, 2023 the Director of Public Prosecutions wrote to Gigiri Police Station directing the investigation officer to arraign the suspect.
“Kindly proceed and have the suspect arraigned before court for plea taking and further forward the file to our ODPP offices for plea-registration”, says the letter in part.
Investigations by The Informer Media Group have revealed that the girl’s step mother is a senior official in the Nairobi City County government of the rank of deputy director, who is reportedly enjoying unrivaled influence.
But the DPP’s recommendation says that: “having gone through the police file and the evidence presented by way of witness statements, medical examination report and the statement of the investigating officer, we find that the evidence as presented satisfies the threshold required to be admitted for approval.” The report reads in part.
Family members now point accusing fingers alleging that some senior police officers could be working in cahoots with some State Counsel in the ODPP to frustrate the probe and possible arraignment of the suspect.
The suspect is also said to be having a strained relationship with her husband and she has reportedly moved out of their matrimonial home in Nairobi’s Runda Estate.
“She is bragging around that nothing will be done to her because she is on top of things”, a family source said.
The estranged wife is also said to have at one point made a false distress call to police headquarters on the night of January 9, 2023 claiming her husband had threatened to kill her but no evidence was established when detectives visited the home.
The husband, a businessman explained that he made a report to the police but the estranged wife had not been charged for giving false information to police.
