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A police officer is supposed to be presented in court after he was accused of raping a woman in a cell after she was arrested for not wearing a facemask in April 2021.
According to the reports from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) said that police in constable rank raped a woman in a holding cell in Ukwala Siaya County.
“On the strength of our investigations, it was recommended to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions that Police Constable Cosmas Chirchir be charged with the sexual offense,” Anne Makori, IPOA Chairperson said in a statement.
She said after the review of the case file, the ODPP concurred that there was sufficient evidence to charge the officer with rape and an additional charge of abuse of office.
“He is scheduled for arraignment at Ukwala Law courts to take plea for both charges,” Makori said.
