Actor Khula Budi, who had been detained following an assault incident at his home, has been rescued by Lang’ata Member of Parliament Phelix Odiwuor Jalang’o.
In a statement on his account on Thursday, Budi revealed that he had been held without bail at the Karen Police Station following an altercation involving a Nigerian national.
Jalango was drawn to the actor’s situation online by the general public.
“Thank you to everybody, my family and friends, all my amazing followers who shared the post and made calls to check up on me, I have finally been released.
“Thanks to my Member of Parliament, Jalango, for following up and standing with me,” Budi wrote on his Instagram on Friday.
Budi claimed that the foreigner assaulted him in front of his wife, daughter, and relatives at his home.
According to the P3 form, the actor sustained injuries on his head, neck, abdomen, and lower and upper abdomen.
Furthermore, the form categorised the degree of the injuries as ‘harm’, meaning any bodily hurt, whether permanent or temporary.
Dated February 11, the form also claimed that the victim was assaulted by a person well known to him, urging the medical officer to ascertain the level or degree of the injuries.
