Stripping Nazigi Driver and Conductor Now Face Death Penalty

Yesterday, the crew of Nazigi bus Sacco in which a female passenger was stripped and sexually assaulted, were charged with robbery with violence and sexual assault by the court.

The two, Nicholas Chege Mwangi and Meshack Mburu Mwangi denied they jointly with others not before the court robbed the 21-year-old woman in a bus on the night of 19th November at Millenium petrol station in Githurai 44.

The driver and conductor are accused of using violence to rob off and assault a female passenger whose identity the court ordered concealed. The prosecution said they robbed the woman of her personal effects valued at estimated Ksh 41,700 before they sexually molested her while recording the horrific incident.

The court charged Nicholas and Meshack with robbery with violence besides the sexual assault charges that the two were earlier charged with; they could now get the death penalty in addition to a 10-year jail term or enhanced life imprisonment if the prosecution secures a conviction for the two offences.

The accused were denied bail for their own safety due to the anger the video they uploaded elicited from members of the public, the court will however make a ruling on the same next week on Thursday.