Police are investigating a possible stupefying incident that happened this week in Ngong.
Workers at a local petrol station noticed a young woman had fallen asleep while seated in the station cafe area for quite sometime. They attempted to wake her up but she failed to respond.
The station manager contacted the local police who responded and took her to Ngong Sub County Hospital. According to our source, the young woman who has been identified as a nurse in a Nairobi located Hospital and lives with her mother in Matasia.
CCTV footage obtained from the petrol station captured the young woman alighting from a 111 route ‘matatu’ heading towards Ngong Town that afternoon in the company of man suspected to be middle aged. The cameras also captured the two seating in the station cafe area before the male companion leaves and boards another ‘matatu’ heading towards Ngong Town.
When the police arrived at the scene, they unsuccessfully attempted to wake her up. According to our source, the mother came to know about her daughter’s situation after she called her after being concerned over her unusual lateness that day. A nurse at Ngong Sub County Hospital answered the phone and broke the news to the mother. The nurse is said to have started regaining her consciousness at around 4am that night.
On 1st January, another middle aged man claimed to be a resident of Matasia was found sleeping in his vehicle which was parked in Ngong. After being woken by concerned members of the public, the man who had wet himself woke up confused and unaware where he was. A member of the public contacted the man’s spouse who came and picked him.
In Kenya, stupefying is a felony offense under Section 230 of the Penal Code. It is defined as administering or attempting to administer a stupefying or overpowering drug or thing to someone with the intent to commit or facilitate a felony or misdemeanour. The maximum penalty for stupefying to commit a felony is life in prison.
