'Mathee wa Ngara' seeks to block arrest over drug trafficking claims

Businesswoman Nancy Kigunzu alias ‘Mathee wa Ngara’, has filed a petition at the Milimani Law Courts, seeking to stop her arrest and prosecution over drug trafficking allegations.

Kigunzu, who authorities say is a notorious drug dealer in Nairobi, has denied any involvement in the illegal trade and accused the police of fabricating evidence against her.

She claims that she is a respectable and law-abiding citizen who has never committed any crime in Kenya, either alone or with others.

"I have never committed any crime in Kenya nor have I been involved in any criminal activity in Kenya neither personally not jointly with others and I therefore do not understand why the police are looking to arrest me," she says in her court papers.

Kigunzu says that she does not understand why the police want to arrest her and have detained her two minor sons, aged 16 and 17, for five days without any justification.

According to court documents, her lawyer, Shanice Maingi, has requested the court to block her arrest and prosecution until the relevant agencies conduct a thorough investigation and provide her with an opportunity to defend herself.

She has also applied for an anticipatory bail.

Kigunzu says that the arrest of her sons is intended to intimidate and eventually lead to her arrest without adhering to due process.

She states that she learned about the arrests made in Ngara through the media, where one of the arrested persons was mistakenly identified as Mathe wa Ngara.

She alleges that her sons were among those arrested and are currently being held at Pangani Police Station.

Mathee wa Ngara was declared a wanted person by the police after reports emerged that she was involved in drug dealing in Kariua slums.

This comes as more details have emerged about another woman who was arrested in Ngara in connection with selling marijuana.

The woman’s daughter, Sheila Waithera, has defended her mother, Teresia Wanjiru, saying that the police planted the drugs and money on her.

Waithera said that the police officers briefly spoke to her mother about her work and where she lived, and then arrested her.

She also said that the police had a bad intention in arresting her mother, because they do not have as much money as the police claim.