he Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued a statement after John Muthoni, a driver with the 2NK Sacco courageously drove to Sagana Police Station upon realising that the high school students he was carrying were smoking bhang and drinking alcohol.
In the statement, DCI said Muthoni was transporting students from Nyeri to Nairobi for their mid-term break.
“After failing to contain the rowdy and highly intoxicated students, the driver resorted to driving them to the nearby police station. Sadly, the 14 students (seven boys and seven girls) jumped from the windows of the moving matatu before Muthoni could reach the report desk. In his own Facebook account, Muthoni has reported that he was sacked for his act of bravely,” part of the statement by DCI read.
The 2NK Sacco driver who decried frustrations after attempting to have high school students who were abusing drugs in the vehicle he was driving arrested, has landed a county job.
John Muthoni will now be part of the team of drivers at the Nyeri County government. His appointment was announced by Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga.
About two weeks ago, a PSV driver grabbed the headlines after he drove the vehicle to a police station when he discovered that the students he was ferrying home for midterm break were smoking bhang and drinking alcohol inside the matatu.
His selfless act landed him in trouble with the Sacco management and in the process, he was fired.
Kenyans protested online after he announced on Facebook that he had been fired from 2NK Sacco.
The responsible driver is now having the last laugh after he secured a job with Nyeri County Government.
