Kenyan Mugithi musician Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, popularly known as Samidoh, has been accused of committing a sexual offence while on tour in the United States in 2021.
A petition filed at the High Court in Nairobi by a woman identified by her initials M.R.W alleges that the singer raped her on November 28, 2021, at an Airbnb in Overland Park, Kansas.
According to the petition, the complainant, a dual Kenyan and U.S. citizen, claims she resisted Samidoh’s advances, pleaded with him to stop, but he mocked her protest and went ahead without her consent.
She further alleges that between 2021 and 2023, the musician maintained manipulative and threatening communications, alternating between friendliness, insults, and intimidation. In one exchange, he allegedly dismissed her trauma by calling her a “professional prostitute.”
The woman reported the incident to the Overland Park Police Department under Case No. 2023022021, which was classified as rape, and later to the Kansas District Attorney’s Office in November 2023.
Although no conviction or acquittal has been made in the U.S., she says she preserved digital evidence, including audio recordings and messages, that corroborate her claims. She also sought therapy, and in June 2025, her therapist issued a report confirming trauma consistent with sexual assault.
In June 2025, the complainant lodged a formal complaint with Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), citing Section 41 of the Sexual Offences Act, 2006, which allows Kenyan courts to try sexual offences committed abroad by citizens.
However, she accuses Kenyan authorities, including the Inspector General of Police, the DCI, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the Attorney General, of failing to act on her complaint.
Through her lawyers, the petitioner argues that the State’s inaction has violated her constitutional rights to equality, dignity, security, and access to justice under Articles 27, 28, 29, 47, and 48 of the Constitution.
She is seeking orders compelling Kenyan authorities to investigate the matter, preserve evidence, request cooperation from U.S. authorities through Mutual Legal Assistance, and place an investigation file before the DPP for a decision.
She is also asking the court to grant her anonymity in the proceedings, restrain Samidoh from contacting or intimidating her, and direct the Witness Protection Agency to assess her safety.
The High Court is expected to determine whether Kenyan authorities should exercise extra-territorial jurisdiction to investigate and possibly prosecute the case.
