A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty for pretending to be a police officer to two court journalists based at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
Alex Oyula Baraza who has been arraigned and charged at Milimani Law Courts Nairobi is alleged to have committed the offence on March 1, 2022.
“You are charged that on March 1, 2022, at Milimani Law Courts within Nairobi county you pretended to be a police officer, ” the charge sheet read.
According to a police report filed in court, the accused is said to have gone to Milimani Law Courts where he introduced himself as a police officer on duty to collect some prisoners.
The accused was then referred to gate three which is only reserved for court officials and police officers and was allowed entry.
At the court, the accused met two court journalists whom we have concealed their identity for security purposes and pleaded with them to accompany him to photograph some items which he claimed he intended to use as exhibits in an ongoing court case.
The two journalists agreed to his request and the three later boarded a taxi but were stopped by the security guards manning gate three.
The guard realized that the two were not prisoners as he had previously claimed. He was then arrested by the security officers and was taken to Capital Hill police station for further interrogation.
Alex pleaded guilty before Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi.
The prosecution through James Gachoka asked the court to remand the accused person at Central police station until March 4 for sentencing.
