Kikuyu benga musician Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, has been sued by a woman who accuses him of raping her while in the United States in 2021.
The woman, identified in court documents as MRW, has also sued the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Attorney General, and the Witness Protection Agency for allegedly failing to act on her complaint.
Through lawyer Sunday Memba Mayama, MRW told the High Court that she continues to suffer violations of her rights while authorities remain silent. She argued that digital evidence may be tampered with or lost and alleged that the singer, a former police officer, might intimidate her or witnesses.
“The subject of the petition is a sexual offence apparently committed abroad, which under section 41 of the Sexual Offences Act is triable in Kenya as if committed within its territory,” her lawyer submitted before Justice Lawrence Mugambi.
According to court papers, MRW claims she preserved audio recordings in which the musician allegedly admitted to the act. She further alleged that on November 28, 2021, while Samidoh was performing in the U.S., he lured her to an Airbnb in Overland Park, Kansas, and raped her.
“I resisted and pleaded with him to stop, but he mocked my protestations and without my consent committed the horrific sexual offence,” she stated in her affidavit.
She also alleged that between 2021 and 2023, Samidoh maintained communication with her, mixing friendliness with threats.
At one point, she claims, he dismissed her as a “professional prostitute” after she raised the issue.
MRW said she reported the matter to Overland Park Police Department in Kansas, where it was recorded as Case No. 2023022021 under the classification of rape. She added that she later notified the Kansas District Attorney’s Office, but the case has not gone to trial.
In November 2023, she filed a similar complaint with the DCI in Kenya but claims no action has been taken. She is now asking the court to compel the police to secure evidence from the U.S., bar Samidoh and his associates from contacting her, and direct the Witness Protection Agency to assess and safeguard her.
“Unless this court intervenes urgently, I will continue to suffer violations of my rights, critical evidence may be lost, and I will remain exposed to harassment and intimidation,” she said.