Karen Police Station boss and Commander Purity Kobia was arrested on Friday by detectives from the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) after she allegedly sold an impouded vehicle from her station.
According to reports, the vehicle, a Mazda Demio was impouded in 2021 at Karen after it was involved in an accident but the Police boss illegally released it in 2023 through an auction for Ksh. 50,000.
The OCS who was arrested and detained at the Capitol Hill Police station after the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) approved charges against her set to be arraigned.
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“The vehicle, a Mazda Demio registration number KCR 526R, had been detained at the station after it was involved in an accident in October 2021 but was released illegally and sold in 2023 through a public auction and without following due process.”
According to the owner Ms Rahma, she was trying to collect the vehicle since 2021 without success after being told to pay huge ammount of money for its release before she realised her car had been sold off without her permission.
She however saw her car in mid-2023 around Yaya Centre being driven by an officer forcing her to report to traffic officers who proceeded to advise her to go to Kilimani Police station with her ownership documents.
Detailing her experience, Rahma says after going to Karen to lodge a complaint, she was turned away after the OCS ordered so and she was banned from visiting the station again.
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Rahma proceeded to file a complaint againt Karen Police Station at the Internal Affairs Unit and after the investigations, a file was forwarded to the ODPP who gave orders for the OCS to compensate the complainant within 30 days.
However, the OCS did not meet the condition prompting the DCI officers to track and arrest the OCS to be arraigned for stealing a motor vehicle, abuse of office and conspiracy to commit a felony.