Detectives are on the lookout for a gang that stupefied Wilson Okello, the brother of Uganda National Assembly Speaker Anita Among, and subsequently robbed him of his car in Nairobi.
Okello, who is admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), recounted the harrowing experience to the police.
Okello had embarked on a journey from Mombasa port to deliver a Toyota Prado to his sister, the Speaker, but his plans were thwarted when he encountered four individuals, including two women posing as pastors, in the Voi area.
They requested a ride to Kisumu, offering a soda to the driver, who, after consuming it, experienced a stupefying effect and lost consciousness until waking up in the hospital on November 11.
During this period of unconsciousness, the gang made off with the car and all of Okello’s belongings.
He was discovered by an ambulance along Mombasa Road, half-naked, and was transported to KNH.
Despite relatives from Uganda attempting to contact him, their calls went unanswered until he was discharged on November 13.
Stupefying, defined as the act of making someone unable to think clearly, is deemed a felony under Section 230 of the Penal Code, carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The police are actively investigating the incident and have dispatched a team of detectives to the highway for further inquiry.
Additionally, security cameras along the route are being scrutinized as part of the ongoing probe. Authorities note an increase in cases of stupefying, a trend that has predominantly affected revellers.
