Authorities have taken up the matter involving a tout who allegedly stripped naked a woman over bus fare, Cabinet Secretary For Roads and Infrastructure Kipchumba Murkomen has said.
The CS said the probe into the matter has commenced in earnest. The incident involved the Meru Luxury shuttle.
"Investigations on this matter are ongoing and I will update the nation soon," Murkomen stated.
Video seen by Nairobi Leo shows the lady in the matatu with a bare chest and her innerwear slightly pulled down.
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She was filmed trying to cover herself after the ordeal.
Reports on the incident indicate that the deaf woman who could not express herself well on fare issues was confronted by a tout.
Preliminary information indicates that the amount in question was Sh1000.
The matatu is said to operate along the Nairobi-Meru route.
The incident evoked anger among many Kenyans who called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to look into the matter and bring justice to the victim.
The incident comes after the arrest of a tout who is alleged to have pushed a passenger from an Embassava Bus to his death.
The incident happened on Outering road.
Preliminary information indicated that the teenager was short of the required fare of Sh20, which then led to an altercation with the tout.
The alleged conductor, Dennis Mageto Ombichi, has since been arrested and is detained at the Capitol Hill Police Station.
He was apprehended by officers from the National Transport and Safety Authority on Friday, who handed him over to police officers at Capitol Hill.
