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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 –At least 13 DCI sleuths have been charged with the abduction of two Indian nationals and a Kenyan driver.
They are accused of committing the criminal offence at the height of the August 2022 general election that pitted Azimio against William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza coalition.
In a statement from the Director of Criminal Investigations DCI, 13 officers attached to the disbanded Special Services Unit SSU, one officer from the National Intelligence Service NIS, and one from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) are charged with the crime.
Director of Public Prosecution DPP Renson Ingonga claimed the 15 above participated in the abduction of Mohammed Zaid Sami, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan, and Nicodemus Mwania Mwange who was their driver.
Those who are accused include Peter Muthee, IP James Kibosek, Cpl Joseph Kamau, Cpl David Chepchieng, Cpl Joseph Mwenda, Cpl John Mwangi, Hillary Limo, Pe Stephen Luseno, Pe Simon Muhuga, Pc Paul Njogu, Pe/Drv Boniface Otieno, Pe Elikana Njeru, Pe Fredrick Thuku, John Wanjiku and Michael Kiplangat.
The two foreigners – Mohammed Zaid Sami, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan – were linked to the presidential campaign of President William Ruto as Mr. Mwania was their taxi driver when the incident occurred.
Some of the charges against the suspects include abduction with intent to murder, conspiracy to commit a felony, and subjecting the victims to cruel inhumane, and degrading treatment.
They were also charged with forgery of official documents among other offenses.
According to documents from the Kahawa Law Courts, the officers who were on motorbikes and a few vehicles trailed the victims, intercepted their cars, before carrying out the abduction.
The two foreigners have been missing for over one year with dissolutioned family members appealing to the government and security bodies to intervene and help locate them.
