14 people have been detained and 5 motorbikes have been impounded in connection with the sexual assault of a female motorist on Nairobi’s Forest Road.
The accused were supporting investigators in their investigations, according to Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai.
“We have apprehended 14 people,” Mutyambai said of the arrest, which came as a result of social media pressure from Kenyans.
For the most part of Monday, the event trended on social media, with people urging authorities to take swift action and arrest the perpetrators.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i criticized the event and promised punishment against those responsible.
“I am shocked and disgusted by a viral video clip of a female motorist being molested by suspected boda boda riders along Wangari Maathai /Forest Road. We must protect our roads from such vile and reprehensible acts of aggression,” he said.
