The man who was caught on a CCTV camera while assaulting a female cashier was arrested for a second time on Saturday.
The Office of Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) issued an order for the arrest following social media uproar over the incident that took place at Eastmatt Supermarket.
“The ODPP has ordered for immediate arrest of Ibrahim Taraiya, a supervisor at Eastmatt Supermarket in Kajiado for assaulting a teller,” a statement from the ODPP stated as quoted by Citizen Digital.
The supervisor is being detained at the Kajiado Police Station and is expected to be presented in Kajido Law Courts on Monday where he will be charged for the assault.
According to Standard Digital, the supervisor, Ibrahim Taraiya had initially been arrested on Tuesday but was released the following day after an agreement between him and the victim of the assault, Sharon Atieno.
The footage, however, went viral on social media attracting uproar from various stakeholders including the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) among others.
In the viral clip, Taraiya is seen beating up the female cashier for a few minutes before the intervention of other people in the supermarket.
The supermarket confirmed that Taraiya had been laid off. It further distanced itself from the assault citing that he acted solely.
It is not yet known what exactly led to the confrontation between the two.