Police officers are searching for the driver and conductor of a matatu from which a woman, Judy Wanjiku Nyaga, was thrown out of in Juja, Kiambu County, on February 6, where she later succumbed to injuries which led to her death. – By John Mutiso.
The police in a statement said that the matatu has been impounded at Wanguru Police Station in Mwea but the matatu driver and tout are stil at large.
“Our attention has been brought to an unfortunate incident where a lady was allegedly pushed out of a moving vehicle in Juja. The vehicle KCZ-729C has been detained in Wanguru Police Station in Mwea,” The National Police Service said on Twitter.
Kenyans on Monday 8 took to social media to push for action after it emerged the woman died following the altercation with the matatu crew over the fare she had been asked to pay.
It is said that the matatu driver joined the tout in demanding that the woman pays Ksh. 200 which the vehemently refused.
Eyewitnesses said that the matatu driver had also wanted to run her over after the tout threw them out of the moving vehicle.
Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kang’ata has since condemned the incident and called justice for the deceased who hails from Kiharu Constituency.
“On Saturday 6th February 2021 at around 6.30 pm, she was thrown out of a moving vehicle in Juja and passed on. The driver of MEMBA SACCO KCZ 729C should be arrested NOW!” the Murang’a Senator said.
Kenyans called upon the National Transport and Security Authority (NTSA) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to speed up and arrest the matatu driver and the tout.
