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Former top DCI officer gets 30 years for rape

Former Embu North DCIO Jervasio Njeru when he appeared in court on June 3, 2020 on charges of rape. [File, Standard]

The High Court has slapped a senior Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer with 30 years' imprisonment for raping a suspect inside his office.

Justice Lucy Njuguna ordered Jervasio Mwaniki Njeru to cool his heels behind bars for 20 years as punishment for rape and another 10 years for abuse of power.

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