Kenyan man in US accused of rape by Uber customer seeking help

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A 24-year-old Kenyan in the United States who has been accused of rape is looking for financial support to secure freedom.

The family of Kennedy Wambua Masila who lives in California is raising funds for their kin who has been held in jail since June 10, 2020, on allegations of rape.

Mr. Musila, who had just recently migrated to the US from Kenya, is a college student and was working as an Uber driver to make ends meet.

The family in a GoFundMe page, says that on a fateful night, he received a request from the Uber app to pick up a passenger. He then picked her up and dropped her off at her destination.

 

Crime Scene
Crime Scene

The woman later called the police and said that he had raped her. He was subsequently arrested and has been held in jail since and requires Sh2 million ($20,000)as bail.

“Ken drove to the pickup location where he picked up a lady who seemed to be intoxicated. Just like he always did, he drove his passenger to her destination and dropped her off. Ken has assured us that during this trip nothing happened and that it was just one of the many trips he had completed that day. He was later arrested on the aforementioned accusation,” says Dr. Fastac Mutua, who is organizing the fundraiser to raise the bail amount and an additional Sh1.2 million ($12,500) in legal fees.

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According to Dr. Mutua, Musila was barely getting settled in the United States and was working two jobs to support his family and also going to school to secure a promising future for himself.

“He has been falsely accused and his promising future put in jeopardy,” says Kennedy’s family,” he adds.

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