Officer Linda Okello, who gained popularity over a skirt deemed immodest, has sued her employer saying she was unlawfully demoted from corporal to constable.
Okello has sued IG Joseph Boinnet, assistant Inspector General Jacinta Kinyua, the National Police Service, the traffic commandant and the Attorney General.
She in January when Sh1,000 was found in her pocket during a sting operation on officers receiving bribes at Kirigiti area in Kiambu.
Okello called for the overturning of the decision on Thursday, saying it was a product of an illegal disciplinary process and that she was denied her right to fair trial. She wants to be reinstated to her former rank.
She added that she was not given sufficient time to prepare her defence and call witnesses to prove her innocence as proceedings against her were conducted in a record five hours.
Okello’s trouble began on January 14, 2016 when she was arrested by Senior Superintendent Wanjohi Julius along Kiambu-Ruiru road.
She says in suit papers filed through lawyer Tom Ojienda that she was escorted to police headquarters and served with a waiver notice.
The officer was charged with the offence of corruption, with Wanjohi testifying against her alongside other officers. She was convicted of the crime and the punishment of demotion immediately meted out to her.
“The applicant was not afforded fair trial as the senior superintendent of police traffic headquarters, who is the complainant, was also the appointing authority of the presiding officer of disciplinary proceedings," suit papers read in part.
It was noted in the papers that this affected the outcome of the proceedings; the officer said the proceedings and the punishment were illegal because they violated her constitutional rights.
Okello faulted Wanjohi whom she says acted as a complainant against her, witness and the judge in her case.
She further said her attempt to seek police spokesman Charles Owino's assistance was declined on grounds that he ranks higher than the officer who presided over her case
She also complained that she was never notified in writing of the offence she allegedly committed as required in law