A matatu tout who threw out a passenger from a PSV minibus before speeding off with his mobile phone leaving him unconscious has been charged with robbery with violence. Austin Alero Chiteyi was charged with robbing Leonard Thiong’o of Sh16,530 and a phone worth Sh18,030 at Uthiru on September 6, jointly with others who are at large. Thiong’o had boarded the vehicle in town heading to Cooperation area but on arrival at Uthiru, the matatu crew terminated their trip. Other touts at the stage descended on him injuring him further as Chiteyi and his colleague sped off. Chiteyi however denied the charges before senior resident magistrate Renee Kitangwa of Kibera law courts and was freed on a Sh500,000 bond.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2020 06:45 UTC