The police officer who was attacked while on duty in Kasarani, Nairobi has forgiven the teenager who attacked him.

This comes at a time when there’s a lot of concern about Ian Njoroge who was harassed and mistreated during his arrest.

The police officer decided to forgive Njoroge, after the intervention of former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko.

In a phone call recording released by Sonko on June 5, 2024, Ogendo is heard expressing interest in meeting Njoroge’s family for reconciliation and forgiveness.

As part of the deal, the family needs to publicly apologize to both Ogendo and the national police service.

 “Even though I am hurt, I will agree to forgive him,” stated Ogendo.

Meanwhile, Ogendo strongly denied asking for a bribe from the driver during the incident.

During the hearing of the case in court on June 4, the defense had claimed he requested Ksh10,000, from Njoroge who had committed a traffic offence.

Njoroge, who appeared in court on Tuesday before Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, is now dealing with serious charges like robbery with violence causing grievous harm, and resisting arrest.

However, he denied all three charges as the prosecution led by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), pushed for Njoroge’s detention for more investigation.

Although Njoroge’s legal team objected, the court allowed the prosecution one day to hold Njoroge at Industrial Area prison for medical assessment at Kenyatta Hospital.

Njoroge is accused of stealing a police communication gadget and a phone worth Ksh50,000 from Corporal Ogendo, and then causing serious harm to him.