Woman sues Samidoh over sexual assault during US tour
By Zipporah Ngwatu, September 2, 2025A Kenyan woman who also holds citizenship in the United States of America (USA) has sued controversial Mugithi artist Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, alias Samidoh, over sexual assault.
Through a sworn affidavit attached to the petition lodged at Milimani High Court on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the woman referred to as M.R.W. asserts that the mugithi artiste raped her when he visited America for his music performances.
She states that Samidoh lured her into a short-stay house in Overland Park, Kansas, and forced himself on her against her wishes despite her persistent resistance to the said act.
“On or about November 28, 2021, while Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, alias Samidoh, was in the United States for a music performance, he lured me into his Airbnb in Overland Park, Kansas, and raped me. I repeatedly refused and resisted, but he mocked my protestations, ignored my pleas, and, without my consent whatsoever, egregiously committed the sexual offence,” part of the court papers read.
According to M.R.W., the mugithi artist has been manipulating and threatening her between 2021 and 2023.
“In one instance, when I recounted the rape, he insulted me, terming me a ‘35-year-old professional prostitute’ among other heartrending epithets. I have preserved the said messages and recordings,” M.R.W. states.
The lady also reveals that after the incident, she filed a report with the Overland Park Police Department, Kansas, and a case was opened as Case No. 2023022021 under the classification of rape.
The lady states that she lodged a complaint on the same issue with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on June 12, 2025, but says that despite her efforts, the institution has failed to register, investigate, or advance her complaint.
In addition, she says that the DCI, listed as the second respondent in the suit, has equally failed to invoke the mutual legal assistance framework to obtain certified evidence from the United States.
The woman now wants the court to issue an order directing the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), listed as the third respondent, to consider the investigation file and to render a reasoned decision in accordance with Article 157(11) within thirty (30) days of receipt and to notify the petitioner in writing of that decision.
Notably, she wants the court to issue directions on anonymity and privacy permitting the continued use of the initials “M.R.W.” in the cause title, sealing of any filings disclosing her identity, redaction of personal identifiers in the public record, and, where necessary, a hearing in camera to safeguard her dignity and security.