This archive report was first published on 16 June 2020.
On July 22, 2015, Anthony Murimi Waigwe was arrested by police officers at Kayole, Nairobi County, while on his way to work at the Kamindi Selfridges supermarket.
Waigwe was held at the Kayole Police Station for eight days without being taken to court, despite the complainant failing to identify him in a parade as the robbery suspect.
Despite the lack of evidence linking him to robbery, Waigwe was arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts alongside another young man, where robbery with violence charges were preferred against them.
On June 27, 2017, the prosecution withdrew the suit after the court refused to grant their application for a further adjournment of the case.
Waigwe lost his job at the supermarket, where he used to earn Sh35,000 monthly, and has been unable to secure gainful employment due to the stigma associated with the crime he was alleged to have committed.
On June 4, 2020, Justice J. A Makau ruled that the petitioner convincingly established that he was arrested for no apparent reason and as a result, he lost his employment and his reputation was damaged.
