Activist Boniface Mwangi has revealed what most of us didn’t imagine could happen to witnesses in the case between the untouchable makanga,Felix Mwigirwa and his victim. Boniface alleges that Mr Mwigirwa has turned the tables and is now pursuing the witnesses through a court case.
The activist has narrated the matter on Facebook, where he is seeking Kenyans of good will to help the victims from the jaws of ruthless Kenyans.Here is Boniface’s post:
The untouchable Felix Mwingirwa is back again. This time he has engineered the arrest of two of the people he assaulted, and who had reported the matter to Central Police Station, to be charged tomorrow at Milimani Law Court. John Kariuki was assaulted by Felix on 5th October 2016. He reported the matter at Central Police Station, OB 03/05/10/2016.
The police recorded the statements of John and his witness and then, in a strange twist, John was arrested and detained at Central Police Station for two days. Following that intimidation, John was forced to drop the case.
Fast forward to 30th January 2018. Felix assaulted a passenger, cracked his skull and left him for dead. Wayne Wafula Msungu took photos and shared them on social media. The uproar forced police to release a statement that Felix is known to them as a serial offender and he has three assault cases before court. Police arrested Felix but the whistleblower, Wayne, was threatened.
Felix was charged in court and, in spite of being a serial offender, he was released on a Sh50,000 bond. Felix has now instigated the arrest of John Kariuki Mwaniki and John Kithinji, who were witnesses, on 30th January, when Felix assaulted the passenger. The two Johns tried to help the passenger and both were assaulted. Kithinji reported his assault at Central Police station, OB number, 61/30/01/2018.
Kenya Police and the Meru route matatu operators are protecting Felix Mwingirwa. It’s alleged that Felix is the one who collects bribe money from all Tea Room shuttles and forwards it to the police. So, Felix is untouchable because he is the bribe collector of money that ends up as “protection fee” for the police. Police don’t want their money collector jailed and the shuttles are afraid of losing that link between them and the police.
So, this is how Felix operates; he assaults people, and then if you report to the police, they call to let him know that you have reported. The police, working together with Felix, frame the victims and lay bogus assault charges on them. Felix is walking around Tea Room saying no one can touch him because Japheth Koome, who is at police headquarters, and Mr George Kinoti, the Director of Criminal Investigations, are both Meru, just like him.
Tomorrow, two innocent men, Mwaniki and Kithinji, will be arraigned at Milimani Law Courts, charged with assaulting the man who assaulted them.