A senior police officer has been charged with torturing a businesswoman by illegally detaining her for days at a Nairobi Police Station,
The officer Rebecca Njeri Muraya who was the Officer Commanding Station(OCS) for Eastleigh North Police Station was charged together with her colleague, Sergeant Abdisalam Ahmed, before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) investigated the matter four years ago and sent the findings to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, recommending the prosecution of the two officers.
The officers had initially succeeded in deferring the plea, but on Wednesday, August, 16, 2025, their third attempt failed. They denied torturing Ayni Hussein Mahammud by locking her up at Muthaiga Police Station for two days beginning December, 31, 2021.
Ms Ayni had initially lodged a complaint against one Abdihakim Saidi Jama whom she alleged, had assaulted her. On the day of her arrest, she had gone to the police station to find out whether Jama would be charged.
The two officers are also facing a count of abuse of office. The magistrate scheduled the case for mention on April, 25,2025.