A Kenyan woman, reportedly an aspiring politician, was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer while appearing as a panelist on a television show.
The suspect, identified by police as Monica Wamaitha Gitau, was dressed in full police uniform during a talk show on a vernacular station on Wednesday morning.
After “questioning the credibility” of Ms. Wamaithai, a panelist on the breakfast show, police rushed to the TV station.
The suspect and the station, Inooro TV, have not responded to the allegations.
“She is currently assisting with investigations for the offense of impersonating a police officer,” police said in a tweet.
According to police, she is a candidate for a parliamentary seat – woman representative for Nairobi county – in the August elections.
During questioning, she stated that she had been a serving officer until her retirement in 2011, according to the AFP news agency.
An organization’s website Kenyan Women in Security claims to have worked “as an Administration Police Officer.”
The police department urged media outlets to conduct background checks on officers before inviting them for interviews in order to “avoid similar incidents in the future.”
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