A woman from Marigat – a fast-growing town located in the lowlands of Baringo County is crying out for justice after she was reportedly physically attacked by a rogue senior police officer.
The 42-year-old victim identified as Hellen Gicheru claims that Bute town OCPD Stephen Kurui Chebotibin publicly assaulted her in Marigat town after she confronted him over his multiple love affairs with young girls from the area.
She says she was maltreated all the way to Marigat Police Station where junior police officers refused to report the incident in the Occurrence Book (OB) due to the fear of persecution by their bosses.
A doctor’s treatment sheet dated Saturday, 7th May 2022 shows that Ms Gicheru was hit by a blunt object on her face, neck, and hand by a person known to her at around 12am that night.
“Hi Nyakundi, kindly help.
The OCPD of Bute in Wajir County, Stephen Kurui Chebotibin assaulted me in Marigat town yesterday after a confrontation on a love affairs matter.
He maltreated me badly all the way to the police station in Marigat.
There’s nowhere I can get help.
He beat me and harassed me in front of people.
As a female, I feel my rights were taken away and violated as a human being.
He has no humanity in him he used his power to abuse me both physically and emotionally.
I feel drained.
He beat me because I asked why he goes with young girls, impregnates and then dumps them.
He has sired so many children here in Marigat which is reckless and irresponsible behaviour.
He does not work at all he is always in Marigat hopping from one bar to another while misusing unfortunate females.
I never got justice his juniors fear him.
I only went to the hospital.
The juniors refused to write my incident on the Occurrence Book (OB).
Will I be able to get help?” the source writes.
