A Kenyan woman, who is reportedly an aspiring politician, has been arrested after allegedly pretending to be policewoman while appearing as a panellist on a television show.<\/p>\n
The suspect, identified by police as Monica Wamaitha Gitau, was in full police uniform during the talk show on Wednesday morning on a vernacular station.<\/p>\n
Police rushed to the TV station, after “doubting the credibility” of Ms Wamaithai, who was a panellist on the breakfast show<\/p>\n
Neither the suspect nor the station, Inooro TV, have commented on the allegations.<\/p>\n
“She is currently assisting with investigations for the offence of impersonating a police officer,” police\u00a0said in a tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police say she is a candidate for a parliamentary seat – woman representative for Nairobi county – in the elections scheduled for August.<\/p>\n Police have urged media houses to conduct due diligence on officers before inviting them for interviews “to avoid similar incidences in the future”.<\/p>\n In 2013, Joshua Waiganjo was charged after allegedly pretending to be an assistant commissioner of police for five years.<\/p>\n He was said to have sacked and recruited police officers in Rift Valley province during this time.<\/p>\n Mr Waiganjo was acquitted in May 2020 by the High Court. The prosecution has appealed against the verdict.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"