By Tosin Oyediran
Kenya has deported a Nigerian man caught on CCTV camera assaulting a Kenyan woman.
This was contained in a Saturday Joint Press Release by the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action.
The release, tagged for immediate press release, was titled: “Deportation of a Nigerian National Who Has Been Physically Abusing a Kenyan Woman.”
It was co-signed by Anne Wang’ombe, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Gender and Senator Gloria Orwoba.
The case was first brought to the attention of the police by Nominated Senator, Gloria Orwoba on Wednesday, May 1.
Orwoba, acting on the video that first went viral on social media on April 29, visited the woman at her home, who confirmed that her life was in danger.
She [the woman] claimed that her Nigerian partner “had been threatening to kill her and her two domestic workers if they outed him.”
Senator Orwoba then reported the matter to Karen Police Station, after which it was picked up by the offices of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure, and that of Immigration PS Julius Bitok.
“Mr Nwankwo Noko has been arrested and processed for deportation,” Gender PS confirmed.
The nominated senator, who has continually advocated for violence against women has since demanded an end to the rising cases, saying they not only leave women with physical and emotional damage but also tear the moral fabric of our society.
On May 4, Orwoba on her X handle, posted, “We shall end Gender Based Violence one incident at a time. This is a warning to all those others out there! There is no room for Gender Based Violence in Kenya. We are just beginning…”
