DANDORA OCS CHARGED WITH USING HIS POSITION TO HAVE SEX WITH HIS JUNIORS

DANDORA OCS CHARGED WITH USING HIS POSITION TO HAVE SEX WITH HIS JUNIORS

By Chris Ojow

Kenyan officer commanding police

station (OCS) Samir Yunus pleaded not

guilty to one count of abuse of

authority contrary to section 24 (2)

(a)of sexual offences act .

The accused who was arrested on monday

5th December appeared before Nairobi’s

Chief Magistrate Micheni Wendy Kagendo

on Wednesday 7th where he was charged.

The State prosecutor Anderson Gikunda

informed the court that on the 15 day of

June, 2019 while based at Dandora

Police Station within Nairobi County.

It was alleged that the accused took

advantage of his position of authority

and had sexual intercourse with the

complainants female officers stationed

at Dandora Police Station.

Investigations by Internal Affairs Unit

investigated the conduct of the accused

who served at Dandora, Kamkunji,

Mombasa Central and Pangani Police

Stations prompted by several complaints

which emanated from female officers at

Kamkunji and Dandora Police Stations in

mid 2020.

The Officers wrote several complaints to

Inspector General and IPOA claiming

that Samir was using his position as the

OCS to force them into having sex with

him.

Those who declined were being harassed

and transferred unprocedurally.

Further, the ladies complained that

chief Inspector Samir used his

connection at Vigilance House to

engineer disciplinary actions and make

life unbearable for them.

It was against the above background that

former Inspector General, Mr. Hillary

Mutyambai directed Internal Affairs Unit

to commence inquiry into allegations

against Chief Samir and on completion

forward findings to his office for

action.

During the investigation, one lady

officer narrated how Samir ambushed and

sexually assaulted her in South B Police

line, however despite filing complaints

at vigilance and DCI headquarters but

nothing happened. Others too had similar

experience. Inaction at vigilance and

Mazingira house forced the Officers to

complain to Inspector General and IPOA.

The main complaint came from an Officer

from Dandora Police Station who accused

Samir of raping her within report office

late in the night.

The IG on receipt of IAU file gave

instructions that the file be submitted

to ODPP to review the findings and

determine wayforeward. It us on this

premise that the ODPP upon perusal of

IAU file was convinced that there was

enough evidence to sustain charges of

abuse of position of authority contrary

to section 24(2)(a) of Sexual Offences

Act, 2006.

The accused was the base commander

Ruiru station , he will appear in court

4 20th December for pre trial.

He was released on a bond 500,000 surety

of the same or a cash bail 200,000

with one contact person.