A man who reportedly lured a woman from Meru to Nairobi with the promise of a job but ended up raping and stealing from her has been arraigned in court. Godfrey Maranga Nyakundi who met his victim on Facebook is facing three counts of indecent assault, robbery with violence, and rape. State prosecutor Anderson Gikunda told chief magistrate Martha Mutuku that on February 8, 2021, in Kibera within Nairobi county the suspect intentionally and unlawfully assaulted the woman sexually. Gikunda also said Nyakundi robbed the complainant of her mobile phone valued at Sh16,000. According to court documents on 4th February 2021, the complainant opened her Facebook accounts and got a message from someone named Hanuman Hanuman Singh asking her if she wanted a job.

Source: Daily Nation February 19, 2021 05:03 UTC