A boda boda rider suspected of raping a foreign national has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
In a statement, DCI boss George Kinoti said the suspect, Protas Onsongo was arrested in Ngong while trying to flee from the city on Saturday.
"Protas Onsongo, was seized by our agents this afternoon as he attempted to flee the city to evade arrest, following his beastly act," he said.
The victim, in the company of three others had hailed motorbikes to drop them at their hotel in the Central Business District from a popular joint along Lang'ata road, when Onsongo whose bike she boarded rode towards Bomas of Kenya.
He then forced himself on the foreigner leaving her at the Ololulua forest in Ngong.
"Earlier at around 4:30am, the woman in the company of two other friends left Club 1824, a popular joint along Langata road, after a night of merrymaking. At the parking, the three foreigners hailed three motorbikes to drop them at a hotel in the CBD, where they had reserved their rooms," DCI said.
"But just after they had joined Langata road headed towards the city centre, the victim’s motorbike that was last to leave the parking made a sudden detour and sped towards Bomas of Kenya direction."
According to DCI, Onsongo was arrested following a joint operation by detectives drawn from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau and the DCI Nairobi Regional command.
The victim was taken to a medical facility in Ongata Rongai, where the necessary tests and medical procedures were conducted.
