We'll not settle the matter out of court, say the Ndichus

Techie brothers Paul and Eddie Ndichu have dismissed claims that they had reached out to Cheryl and Stephanie Murgor to seek an out-of-court settlement over the allegations of assault.

The twin brothers, in a statement issued by their lawyer Edwin Sifuna, said the claims, as had been reported earlier and even argued out by the two sisters, were false and misleading.

The brothers instead said that they were of the opinion that the matter should proceed to court, just as had been recommended by investigators, especially after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said that it would also prefer assault charges against the two sisters.

“We are prepared to go to court. There is nothing to negotiate over. I mean these are the same ladies who are saying that what happened was violence against women, yet they were seen assaulting a woman, that is why they are also being arrested and charged for beating a woman,” Mr Sifuna said.

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Mr Sifuna told the Nation that it was unfortunate that the matter had taken a new twist. 
He dismissed an earlier published letter purporting that the twins had reached out to the two sisters seeking an out-of-court settlement.

In the letter, written through Amadi & Associates Advocates, the Ndichus are also said to have reached an agreement to repair the car they allegedly damaged during the scuffle, claims that Mr Sifuna denied.

“I am the lawyer for the Ndichu brothers. Where have you seen me drafting, or even writing a letter calling for a settlement out-of-court? If they can show you any letter from me, then let them show you. There is no single day that we have sought to settle this matter out-of-court. We are ready to face them in court,” said Mr Sifuna.

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“If they want to settle anything, then let them come and seek me out. What you are actually seeing is a provocation by these people to extort money. But all we are saying is that we are ready to proceed with the matter as soon as the DPP is ready,” he added.

The brothers had earlier distanced themselves from the allegations of assault, insisting that the videos that went viral online did not reflected the true accounts of the events. In a statement released after the incident in October, the twins argued that contrary to the images depicted in the videos, they had actually gone to break up a fight.

“To be clear, Paul and Eddie got involved in an attempt to neutralise a confrontation between two women and to defend themselves from certain aggressors,” Wapi Pay, the company where the two brothers worked, said in the statement.

The company also said it does not condone violent behaviour.

“We found the story distasteful and troubling and want to firmly state that any type of behaviour involving violence against women does not reflect our values nor does it reflect those of Eddie and Paul,” it adds.