Lawyer Danstan Omari has revealed that Former CS Fred Matiang’i’s lawyers almost exchanged blows with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives.
Addressing the media on Tuesday, March 7, Omari claimed that the DCI officers wanted to take a mugshot of the former CS but his lawyers strongly objected the move.
“They tried to get that famous DCI logo of petty thieves to put on the CS but we objected vehemently and almost exchanged blows. It is not provided for under any law, it has been declared illegal and unconstitutional by Justice Kimaru,” said Omari.
He also stated that Matiang’i would face charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and publication of false information over the alleged raid at his home last month.
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Omari further castigated the DCI over not revealing the day Matiang’i would be presented in court, noting that they are receiving orders from above.
"The snug word you are seeing push and pull is that a date must be given by somebody somewhere outside when they will take to court," he alleged.
According to the DCI Matiang’i attempted to cause panic and chaos among Kenyans by claiming that his home had been raided.
“On February 8, 2023, at Karen Ngong View Estate within Nairobi County in the Republic of Kenya with intent to cause panic, chaos or violence amongst citizens of Kenya jointly with others published in the media that your house had been raided by a battalion and or “garrison” of officers intending to arrest you, a fact you knew to be false,” the DCI charge sheet read in part.
