This archive report was first published on 16 August 2021.
On August 11, 2021, Polycarp Nyaosi Momanyi visited his neighbour, Ms Anyango Ochieng, at her house in Kangemi Township, Westlands Sub-County in Nairobi, requesting to sleep over. However, she persistently turned down his sexual overtures.
Undeterred, Momanyi returned later, armed with a machete, and started hurling stones at Anyango's house, shattering her windows and attempting to break in. The neighbours, alerted by Anyango's screams for help, rushed to her rescue and, together with the area chief, arrested Momanyi and handed him over to the police.
When Momanyi appeared before senior principal magistrate Philip Mutua, he denied the charges. He was, however, freed on a cash bail of Sh100,000 and an alternative bond of a similar amount. The case will be mentioned on August 25, 2021.
