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Case delayed for one hour as officer ordered to wear tie

Corporal David Murabula testified before Senior Resident Magistrate Martha Nanzushi on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A case in which a matatu driver has been charged with obstruction and driving without due care leading to the death of one person was delayed for one hour as a traffic officer who had come to testify looked for a necktie.

Kennedy Wainaina has been accused of parking his bus at an undesignated place along the Thika Superhighway near Githurai 45, causing the accident which killed Everesto Mwaura, also a matatu driver, after he hit the bus from behind on May 1 last year.

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