DCI Boss: Matiang’i’s Home Raid Was Faked
The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin claims that the alleged raid by elite police at Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s home was stage-managed.
Speaking during a press conference on Thursday evening, Amin said no officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations were instructed to arrest Matiang’i at his residence or anywhere else.
The DCI boss further stated that the said raid was a deliberate attempt to incite public fear and gave out the results of the investigation conducted.
“Our preliminary findings have uncovered evidence of a well-coordinated and deliberate attempt to spread false information and incite public fear, unfortunately spearheaded by a person of the standing of a former Interior Security Cabinet Secretary. According to our investigation, activity began building up at Dr. Matiang’i’s home on Wednesday, 8th February at 8pm Kenyan time,” said Amin.
Initially, Dr. Matiang’i informed his guards that he was expecting guests, who were lawyers, and instructed them to grant access to his home upon their arrival. The lawyers arrived shortly after and proceeded to a meeting inside the house. They were joined shortly afterwards by politicians led by the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
After another few minutes, the lawyers drove off in three vehicles, leaving three other cars in the compound. As they left, they informed the guards that they were going to address the press.
At around 9:30pm, Mr. Odinga and team left the home to go and join the lawyers in the press conference. Dr. Matiang’i then informed the guards that police would be arriving accompanied by the media to arrest him, and then instructed them to allow the police access to the home but to lock out the media.
The communication team attached to Hon. Raila Odinga then alerted newsrooms that the former CS’s home was surrounded by an elite squad of police.
The DCI boss therefore promise to take stern action against individuals involved in spreading the false information.
“The DCI confirms that this was a deliberate and malicious attempt to spread false information and incite fear. We will not tolerate the purveyors of false information and will take firm and bold action against all those involved in this matter”
On Wednesday night, news on alleged raid at Matiang’i’s home hit news headlines seeing the Former Interior CS trending yesternight and today.
The IG later said no officer raided the Former CS’s home leaving Kenyans wondering where the truth lie.
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