Three MPs want pilot who assaulted policewoman deported

Pilot Alistair Llewelyn at Engineer law courts in Kinangop, Nyandarua county, where he was charged with assault and creating disturbance, following his assault on a policewoman, February 24, 2016. Photo/FILE
Pilot Alistair Llewelyn at Engineer law courts in Kinangop, Nyandarua county, where he was charged with assault and creating disturbance, following his assault on a policewoman, February 24, 2016. Photo/FILE

Three MPs want a pilot who physically assaulted a policewoman deported for what they termed a sign of disrespect for a symbol of authority.

The politicians from Nakuru and Nyandarua, where the attack took place, said it was disrespectful for pilot Alistair Llewelyn to attack corporal Mercy Wandera, "because he was closer to power".

Kinangop MP Stephen Kinyanjui said they will present the matter in Parliament, for foreigners with unacceptable conduct to be deported.

Kinyanjui called for stern action against Llewelyn, saying that by snatching Wandera's swagger stick, he indicated that he does not respect authority.

"We know there are others treating Kenyans badly. This is why we want to table a motion requiring foreigners who do not obey Kenyan laws be deported," he said.

Nyandarua woman representative Wanjiku Muhia said:

"It was wrong, and we want the pilot immediately deported once he is through with the cases he is facing."

The incident was a shame and presented women as lesser in society, Muhia further said, and noted that they ought to be respected in line with their rights as stated in the constitution.

She hailed a decision by Engineer law courts to , who was charged with assault and causing disturbance, until Monday.

Naivasha MP John Kihagi called for the withdrawal of the pilot's licence and a ban on his operations in Kenya.

Kihagi said what the pilot did was wrong and that he should face dire consequences.

"We hail the decision by the court and we request the government to make sure such individuals are taken back to their countries after serving jail terms," he said.

Kihagi

said the status of the person Llewelyn was flying, whether a public figure or common man, did not matter.

The pilot had transported Deputy President William Ruto to Ndunyu Njeru in Kinangop for a church service.

The three spoke on the sidelines of a meeting called to resolve the crisis surrounding the Kinangop Wind Power project at Olive Resort in Naivasha.

Llewelyn is a who grew up in Timau. His ather, Tim, owned Ol Donyo Farm on the northern slopes of Mt Kenya. His brother Bryn now runs the farm which grows flowers, wheat and breeds boran cattle.

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