A case in which two police officers are being accused of threatening to kill a woman has been deferred to April 16,2025.
This is after the prosecution through Director of Public Prosecution(DPP)made an application to be granted one month pending conclusion of investigations.
The prosecution who have taken another month to conduct investigations says that since the matter has been reported to IPOA,they need more time .
The Victim Ayini Hussein expresses her disappointment claiming that till now her life is in danger.
She says the two officers should face a charge of threatening to kill as she has been receiving threats from unknown people she believes are sent to intimidate her to drop the case.
When the parties appeared before magistrate Lucas Onyina today,the court was informed that a complaint on the same has been lodged at the IPOA and therefore the prosecution were not ready for plea taking.
In the case,two officers Rebecca Njeri and Sergeant Abdisalam Ahmed are accused by Ayini Hussein of torture against the law.
On February 7,2023 Ayi complained over threats to the Internal Affairs Unit,National Police Service.
“We are in receipt of a complaint letter dated January 16,2023 on threats occasioned to Ayini by alleged officers,”NPS.
National Police Service responded that they have forwarded the matter to the regional police commander and will revert soon.
The two police also accused of torture are said to have ordered arrest of Ayini on December 31,2021 at Eastleigh-north police station and detained her at Muthaiga police station for two days with intent to intimate her from pursuing her complaint of assault against Abdihakim Said Jama.
Rebecca is also accused of unlawful arresting Ayni. The victim in complaint letters to IPOA,National Police and DCI says that she has been receiving anonymous calls from unknown people seeking to visit her at her home in order to kill her.
Ayini says she has gone through a lot physically and mentally and that she has been discriminated.
“They put my life and those of my family to risk,the damage they have caused cannot be repaid ,”said Ayini.
The DPP has made request to court,to have the matter mentioned in a month’s time for a confirmation of the review on the way forward.
The two officers were expected to be charged on Wednesday 19th,2025 but more time was sought which the victim were against.
The state said they were not ready for plea taking.Counsel watching brief for the complainant told court that previously ,the complaint was properly lodged and the ODPP made a decision to charge, he told court that the complainant feels the case is taking too long.
She said that there could be hidden agenda from the side of prosecution that she cannot understand.
“Since a charge sheet had been registered, it is the review that is now being sought by the DPP to or are they being fanctus offio to that decision?” posed Advocate… for the complainant.
He told court that the time being sought by the DPP is too long.
