The case against a Catholic University Dean Sameul Nderitu Wakanyua who is accused of assaulting a female lecturer will begin on 26th September.
In late June, the Dean suffered a setback after the High Court declined to stop criminal proceedings against him.
Samuel Nderitu Wakanyua , acting Dean of Social Science at the Catholic University of East Africa, is accused of assaulting his colleague lecturer Dr Rosa Ko .
The two allegedly disagreed on the increased number of part-time tutors at the institution.
The tutors are said to include some Catholic University students and it is alleged some were not qualified to teach.
Some of the tutors have allegedly “turned into sex predators” and “openly ask for sex” from female students in order to award them good grades.
Before his application was dismissed, Wakanyua had made an application at the High Court to stop any court from proceeding with the charges.
In his ruling, High Court Judge John Mativo dismissed the application and ruled that the DPP has a responsibility to hear the case depending on the witnesses he has.
He also ruled that there was not enough evidence to support the case and ordered the case to proceed.
Wakanyua had poked holes into how the DPP Obtained evidence.
Wakanyua is accused of inflicting bodily harm on Ko after assaulting her on October 3 2018 at CUEA’s Karen campus.
Ko reported the matter to Hardy Police Station and after investigations, the accused was arrested.
Ko was an assistant professor in International Relations and was fired by the Institution after the incident.
Nderitu denied the charge and was freed on a bail of Sh30,000 or a bond of Sh50,000 with a surety of the same amount.
Police doctor Joseph Kamau told a Kibera court that Ko was attacked with a blunt object leading to bodily harm.
Kamau told the court that upon examining Ko, he found she suffered injuries on the lower part of her right biceps.
A medical report from Karen Hospital tabled in court showed that the lecturer was admitted after the incident.
Wakanyua told the court in July Ko filed the case against him so that she could take over his position as dean.