A man has been detained for allegedly extorting money from a United Democratic Alliance aspirant Jackline Mwenesi Lukalo.
Through a miscellaneous application filed at Milimani law courts in Nairobi, Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer John Kamitu asked the court to detain Tyson Wabuti Emitekho at Muthaiga police station for four days in order to complete investigation into the matter.
The suspect was however detained for three days by magistrate Jane Kamau.
According to the miscellaneous application, Tyson is alleged to have sent messages and nude photos to the UDA aspirant before demanding money.
“That the complainant showed me the nude photos that the respondent sent to her on WhatsApp and Twitter. The respondent went further to demand money. For fear of being exposed, the complainant sent Ksh5000 to the respondent and another Ksh 37,000 in cash,” Kamitu told the court.
The court also heard that the respondent was arrested on March 19, 2022, for threatening the complainant to hand over property contrary to section 299 of the Penal Code.
According to the investigating officer, the UDA aspirant sought assistance of DCI after she reportedly got tired of the extortion game.
“The matter was initially reported at Nairobi West police post vide OB number 11/18/03/2022 and later the complainant sought assistance at DCI headquarters,” the miscellaneous application read in part.
The respondent is also accused of sending obscene Whatsapp messages to the complainant.
