Detectives from the DCI arrested and presented a suspect in court claiming he was working with foreign journalists to stop Kenya from participating in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo Japan.
In a statement, the DCI claimed that Elias Kiptum had forged documents that he had shared with foreign journalists that indicated the top Sports organizations in the country supported doping.
The statement read:
"Forgery suspect Elias Kiptum, believed to be part of an international conspiracy ring, out to tarnish Kenya's image in the athletics world, by developing false doping allegations against Kenyan athletes was today morning arraigned before Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Court.
His arrest and subsequent arraignment followed investigations by the DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit detectives, who since September 2020 were pursuing a criminal syndicate that has been working with foreign journalists in fabricating information on doping in Athletics Kenya.
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The perpetrators had prepared documents purporting that doping was being promoted and encouraged by several state agencies in the country, with the aim of having Kenya suspended from participating in the forthcoming Olympics in Japan."
Further, the DCI said Kiptum was in possession of forged documents purportedly signed by officials from the Anti-Dopping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) and Athletics Kenya (AK) that he had shared with journalists based in Europe.
Last year President Uhuru Kenyatta called on the Ministry of Sports to raise awareness after cases of doping among athletes skyrocketed. The Head of State noted that the cases of athletes banned from the track due to doping were ruining the country's reputation.
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