The police officer who was attacked on duty in Kasarani, Nairobi, has forgiven the teenager who attacked him.
This comes at a time when there is widespread concern over Ian Njoroge, who was harassed and mistreated while in custody.
Following former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s intervention, the police officer chose to forgive Njoroge.
On June 5, 2024, Sonko released a phone call tape in which Ogendo expresses an interest in meeting with Njoroge’s family for reconciliation and forgiveness.
As part of the agreement, the family must publicly apologize to Ogendo and the national police service.
“Even though I am hurt, I will agree to forgive him,” stated Ogendo.
Meanwhile, Ogendo strongly denied asking for a bribe from the driver during the incident.
During the hearing of the case in court on June 4, the defense had claimed he requested Ksh10,000, from Njoroge who had committed a traffic offence.
Njoroge, who appeared in court on Tuesday before Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, is now dealing with serious charges like robbery with violence causing grievous harm, and resisting arrest.
However, he denied all three charges as the prosecution led by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), pushed for Njoroge’s detention for more investigation.
Although Njoroge’s legal team objected, the court allowed the prosecution one day to hold Njoroge at Industrial Area prison for medical assessment at Kenyatta Hospital.
Njoroge is accused of stealing a police communication gadget and a phone worth Ksh50,000 from Corporal Ogendo, and then causing serious harm to him.
