A 50-year-old chef was left smarting after being conned and assaulted in Malindi by the directors of a company that moonlights as a travel agency on April 15, 2024.
According to the man whose identity has been based on the sensitivity of the matter, his woes began when he first interacted with the company's directors after they made a presentation at a hotel in Nyahururu, Nyandarua County.
The company officials in their presentation, drummed up their experience in assisting migrants to relocate to Canada for the last eleven years.
So convincing was the pitch that the man signed up for the immigration process.
According to Usikimye, a human rights organisation, which first shared the information online, the victim sold a piece of land to acquire the Ksh250,000 agency fees needed to facilitate the relocation.
He later paid the fees after he received a letter of appointment as a sous chef in Canada at an unspecified hotel. His application for the said position is said to have been successful.
However, on the fateful day when he was set to relocate to Canada, the directors received him at a bus centre in Malindi on April 16.
On the material day, nothing appeared off. He was ushered to the back seat and his belongings packed in the trunk.
The victim recounted being offered apple juice from an unopened carton, which he drank before feeling drowsy and losing consciousness.
He later regained consciousness at a field in Malindi known as Uwanja wa Ndege, where he was found without pants and experiencing severe pain in his head and backside.
A medical report from a Malindi General Hospital confirmed that he had been drugged and sexually assaulted.
“'He was admitted to the hospital - unfortunately, due to the doctor's strike, he was discharged, given diapers and painkillers. The medics referred him to Usikimye”’, stated the reports.
The reports come at a time when another individual camped at a travel agency in Nairobi on April 17 demanding refund of money he had deposited with a travel agency.
Following complaints, DCI officers raided the agency and confiscated computers and documents from the organization's offices.
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