The family of a man who was allegedly knocked down and killed by a motor vehicle that was being driven by Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai's son is now accusing officers involved in the matter of frustrating them.
Stephen Musyoka was hit by a car that according to police officers was being driven by David Mwendwa who is the son of Mutyambai.
On Sunday, December 5, Musyoka's family through his brother Emmanuel Mwaniki and his father Joseph Mutemi said that they were not satisfied with the manner in which the matter was being handled.
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“The officers are not honest as they do not give a clear explanation of what really transpired leading to the death of our kin,” Mwaniki said.
“We needed information of what transpired but whenever we go to Lang’ata Police Station, we are told to first bury our kin then get the information later,” he further said.
The family members revealed that the deceased has left behind a wife and a one-year-old child.
Initial reports indicate that Mwendwa was allegedly drunk when he knocked down the motorbike after he veered off the road and landed in a ditch.
Mwendwa later presented himself at the Lang’ata Police Station and was released on a Ksh20,000 cash bail.
Addressing the media on the incident, Nairobi Traffic Police Commander Joshua Omukata refuted claims that plans were underway to let the suspect free because of his relation with the police boss.
Omukata said that they will also conduct medical tests in order to establish whether Mwendwa was drunk during the accident or not before he is arraigned in court on Monday, December 6.
“Being the son of the Inspector General is not a factor we are considering in this matter. The only thing we have at hand is the accident,” Omukata said.
Omukata said that the officers investigating the matter were not in any way considering his relationship with Mutyambai but they were out to know what exactly happened.
“We are investigating the accident and already we have the driver. It’s all about the person who has committed the mistake,” he added.
K24 Digital, has established that the matter was on Friday afternoon reported at Lang’ata Police Station but the details of the driver were captured as unknown.
Efforts by the media to get more details about the accident did not in any way bear fruits as no officer at the station was willing to speak about what had happened.
