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<\/a>Mwiti was arrested late Wednesday and taken to Kileleshwa Police station where he spent the night. Photo\/CFM.<\/p><\/div>NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 2 – Imenti Central MP Gideon Mwiti was expected in court on Thursday morning to face rape charges after spending the night in police custody.<\/p>\nMwiti was arrested late Wednesday and taken to Kileleshwa Police station where he spent the night.<\/strong><\/p>\n
CID Director Ndegwa Muhoro has confirmed that they have finalized investigations against the MP who is accused of raping a former journalist in his Westlands office.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true he is in custody and will be taken to court,\u201d Muhoro told Capital FM News, but did not offer more details.<\/p>\n
The woman is married to Mwiti’s friend who introduced her to him for business before she accused him of raping her in his office.<\/p>\n
Although Mwiti admits meeting the woman on the material day, he denies the rape claims.<\/p>\n
A doctor accused of forcefully taking a HIV test on the woman during the incident was last week charged for operating without a licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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