Ciku Muiruri: I Was Almost Stripped Naked By The ‘Moral Brigade’

Former Classic FM’s radio presenter Ciku Muiruri narrates how she narrowly escaped from the jaws of agitated men who wanted to strip her.

With incidents of women stripping appearing to be on the rise, more women have come out to condemn the vice and even share their own personal stories regarding the same. Ciku Muiruri has shared her story and she discloses just how she managed to evade a mob that wanted to strip her.

She was only twenty years old then, she was going to Thika when she found herself in the enemy’s territory. Her black and white skirt with a slit at the back had sold her out, suddenly she attracted the attention of hungry carnivorous predators. Matatu drivers and touts were slowly getting agitated, they needed to act very quickly.

While they were stilling swarming up trying to figure out how they would launch their attack on the prey that had just presented itself within their grasp, Ciku seized the golden opportunity and took to her heels towards a hotel that was a few meters ahead. Sensing their victim was slipping, the mob sprinted in hot pursuit of Ciku.

Even before she reached the hotel, a car popped up, a lady driving it quickly waved signaling her to rush in. The two drove off leaving the mob cursing the nice lady who had abruptly disrupted their plans to feast on Ciku. That is how Ciku slipped from a mob that wanted to strip her, click here to read Ciku’s story.