Police investigating the alleged rape incident along River Road, Nairobi have unearthed crucial details about the incident.
A video circulating on social media captured what was considered by many as a non-consensual sexual act.
Investigators have, however, disclosed that the alleged offender and the victim were actually lovers.
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According to Nairobi Police Commander Joseph ole Tito, investigations have shown that the man and woman involved knew each other which makes it quite unlikely a rape case.
The police boss said that this was equally evident in the video where the lady was referring to the alleged rapist as "Huyu ni mtu wangu (This is my friend)."
"In as much as they knew each other, the manner in which it happened is wrong," said Tito.
"We have ten suspects in custody. All of them are street children. She is also a street urchin and we are looking for her," Tito disclosed on Thursday.
Tito's conclusion on the incident that is said to have had occurred on Mto Lane, off River Road, was that "I would say they have their own life (which the rest of us may never comprehend)."
He appealed to the woman to go to Central police station and record a statement to help with the investigations.
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If the woman comes forward and attests that the incident was not a rape, the police are likely to charge them with what Tito referred to as "indecent exposure in public."
