Two girls sent on a wild goose chase by a Meru man promising them a good time are recovering from the trauma of a date gone wrong.
The girls travelled by bus to Meru from Nairobi after the man identifed as Patoo invited them for a house party.
The invite was extended to one of the girls named Sylvia, who was then asked to bring along her best friend. Patoo had been chatting on Facebook with Sylvia for a while until they felt comfortable enough to have a face to face meeting.
The two girls travelled via matatu to Meru Tuesday night
DCI told of the date goen werong
"At 6pm Tuesday, Sylvia and her bestie Jackie boarded a Meru-bound shuttle along Accra road and set-off for the 4-hour journey giggling and teeming with excitement. Along the way, they chatted animatedly and laughed their hearts out as they anticipated a night of pure bliss and niceness in Meru town.
On arrival in Meru, Patoo asked them to board another matatu headed to Maua, a further 58 kilometres and alight at a nonedescript bus stop known as kwa Amos. None of them had ever been there. They had only heard of Maua in jaba stories. "The logn journey was discouraging, but they soldiered on looking forward to a good time
"The girls who were all dressed up for a party became skeptical as it grew darker and scary but love won and they continued with their journey. The matatu roared noisily as it negotiated bends and ate hills like yams towards Maua the epicentre of Miraa trade, overlooking the Nyambene hills.
It was way past midnight when the matatu conductor suddenly banged the roof of the beast and announced ...Aari kwa Amos tugukinya!
The two girls exhausted, hungry and with disappointment registered all over their faces alighted at kwa Amos and met an eager Patoo waiting for them with relish. " wrote DCI Kenya.
After vehemently apologising for the sudden change of the party venue, Patoo led them to a dark path which he said would lead to their final rendezvous. But the city babes who had never experienced such darkness in their lives started screaming ghaiii! ghaiiiii! wuuuui! wuuuuui! tusaidieni! as they took flight towards the main road.
Patoo immediately reached for a knife and stabbed Sylvia on her shoulder before fleeing into darkness. A Good Samaritan who was walking home came to their rescue and took Sylvia to Muthara to hospital for treatment. She was later transferred to Meru Teaching and Referral hospital for specialised treatment.
Police based in Maua have since launched a manhunt for the suspect.
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