A police officer who was in one of the vehicles in President William Ruto’s motorcade which caused the death of a British National along Ngong road in March this year had been charged.
Police constable George Mwangi Maina was arraigned before a Milimani traffic court where he denied the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
It is alleged that on March 13, 2025, at approximately 12:30 PM, along Ngong Road near Adams Arcade in Nairobi County, Maina, while driving a Toyota Prado bearing registration numbers GKB 790J/KCY 351H, operated the vehicle in a manner dangerous to other road users.
The vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as 79-year-old British national Edgar Charles Frederick Riches, who succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
He denied the offense and was released on a Sh 150,000 cash bail.
