The Ndichu brothers, Eddie and Paul, through their company Wapi Pay, have issued a statement addressing allegations that they assaulted two ladies at a Nairobi Hotel on October 17, 2021.
In the statement, the company argued that the story of the incident as reported is distasteful and troubling.
Wapi Pay stated that any type of behaviour involving violence against women does not reflect the company's values nor does it reflect those of Eddie and Paul.
"Our understanding is that the allegations and video currently being shared on social media, albeit horrific and regrettable, do not depict the true events that transpired that night.
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"To be clear, Paul and Eddie got involved in an attempt to neutralize a confrontation between two women and to defend themselves from certain aggressors," the statement read in part.
They revealed that the matter has been reported to the police and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further investigation and resolution.
Wapi Pay proceeded to request restraint be exercised in potentially and unfairly spreading misinformation with no factual basis.
The company refrained from issuing further details on the incident, stating that the matter is being handled by relevant authorities.
"Wapi Pay co-founders, Paul and Eddie, want to use this medium to express their deepest regrets for the incident that occurred.
"As one of the leading Kenyan-founded startup companies focused on delivering financial services innovation to the mass market, Wapi Pay is built on, and practices, a culture of respect for employees and customers and does not tolerate any form of discrimination or encourage any form of gender-based violence," the statement read.
"We appreciate your patience as we work through the proper resolution of the incident, and continue to uphold our values while remaining committed to serving our customers," Wapi Pay concluded.
This comes after the Ndichu brothers were put at the centre of it all, including a video of a man believed to be Paul who is seen breaking the side mirror of a car believed to belong to one of the victims.
The news was first shared online on Monday, October 18th, 2021 by activist Boniface Mwangi who shared a video of the alleged altercation.
“Yesterday my sister and I were attacked by the Ndichu twins for respectfully turning them down. They threatened to shoot us and ruin our lives. My sister was strangled by Paul Ndichu while her boyfriend who had come to her rescue was being strangled by Eddie.”-Via DM,” shared Mwangi who had received it from his Direct messages.
Following the incident, media personality Janet Mbugua, Eddie's wife, said she condemns all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and that she will continue to speak against it.
Ms. Mbugua added that she had dedicated the last 10 years of her life to fighting GBV and is very disturbed that the cases are increasing.
“I am saddened by increasing incidents of Gender-Based Violence. Over the last decade, I have joined my voice to efforts to #EndGBV. I condemn all forms of GBV irrespective of who is involved and will continue to speak out against it. We have laws in Kenya and justice must prevail,” she said.
