Uproar As DCI Officer Confronts Traffic Police Office {VIDEO}
In Kajiado County, Kajiado North SubCounty, Ongata Rongai Police Station at about 07.00hrs on Sunday 2nd May, a police officer with No. 85859 PC (R) MOSES KISIRA was on traffic check duties along Magadi road when he noticed a motor vehicle reg no.KBM 149 F Subaru saloon was being driven in a zigzag manner from Ongata Rongai towards kiserian general direction.
Christine Juma He then waved down the driver to stop but the driver defied and continued driving. The police rider then followed the vehicle and attempted to block it but again the Subaru driver pushed him out of the road, hitting the police motorcycle reg no.GkB 824A. The pursuit continued up to Karen county club where the driver parked his vehicle off the road, alighted and immediately accosted the police rider, and assaulted him as captured in a video that has since gone viral.
Karen police station was alerted by members of the public who witnessed the scuffle and the duty officer Ip Karanja rushed to the rider's rescue. The Subaru driver was later identified as No. 80901 Pc. Nicholas Kiptoo is attached to DCI Karen. He was later subjected to a breathalyzer test and found to be drunk at 0.49mg/l. The officer has been placed in custody and is being processed to appear in court on Monday 3/5/2021 for the offenses of
1. Driving under influence of alcohol c/se 44(1)of the traffic act
2. Assaulting a police officer c/sec 103 of the NPSA
3. Failing to stop c/sec 65(2) of the NPSA
