A South Sudanese charged with creating disturbance has told the court his family was killed during clashes and he was not ready to return home.
“My family was killed in South Sudan. I have nowhere to go and I cannot go back home,” William Kuerenyic said.
He told Kibera senior principal magistrate Esther Boke that officers have been assaulting and causing him bodily harm.
“I have been arrested on several occasions and the police have preferred several charges against me. I want them to deal with me once and for all,” he added.
Kuerenyic is charged alongside Fabris Nyongambo, Patrick Mugisha, Jean Paul and Christian Nduayo.
The charge sheet reads they blocked the road with stones and pelted stones at G4S guards at the gate to joint refugees’ secretariat offices along General Mathenge Road in Westlands on April 9.
They pleaded guilty to the charges.
Court prosecutor Nancy Kerubo said the refugees had gone to the offices to pick up their colleagues.
The guards who were manning the place tried to stop them, but they became arrogant and blocked the road while pelting stones at the officers.
They reported the incident to the OCS at Spring Valley police station, leading to the arrest of the accused.
Yesterday, Boke directed that the accused be detained at the station so that a pre-bail report is availed in court.
The matter will be mentioned on Monday next week.
