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DPP confirms DP Rigathi Gachagua’s graft case was forged

by Enock Ndayala

On Saturday, October 29, detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sensationally claimed that they framed DP Rigathi Gachagua in KSh 7 billion graft case.

In an explosive affidavit sworn by the superintendent of police Kuriah Obadiah, the officers were pushed to arrest and charge former Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua with financial-related fraud.

“On April 15, 2020, the DCI received a letter from Financial Reporting Centre making allegations of criminal conduct against the accused person imputing embezzlement of funds from the National Irrigation Board and other entities,” Obadiah who was the leader of the investigation team formed to pursue the politician said.

On Saturday, October 29, detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sensationally claimed that they framed DP Rigathi Gachagua in KSh 7 billion graft case.
On Saturday, October 29, detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sensationally claimed that they framed DP Rigathi Gachagua in KSh 7 billion graft case.

Speaking during an interview on KTN News on Sunday, October 30, Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji confirmed that indeed the DCI’s affidavits linking Gachagua to the multi Billion corruption case were forged.

“We were pushed by DCI himself through the media. We felt there was sufficient evidence to charge but later discovered the documents were forged,” Noordin Haji said.

As such, Noordin Haji disclosed that his office has moved to review the KSh 7.4 billion graft case against the deputy president among other cases.

“We discovered that DCI was not serious in availing evidence. I could no longer have cases that did not meet what we felt were sufficient to go to court,” Haji said.

The director of public prosecutions said that many cases were under review and those found to have broken the law would face the consequences.

The second in command was charged alongside nine other suspects who were accused of fraudulently receiving KSh 7,330,011,265 through three bank accounts at Rafiki Micro-Finance bank while knowing that the monies were proceeds of crime.

Others were Nyeri senator William Wahome Mwangi, Anne Nduta Ruo, Julianne Jahenda Makaa, Samuel Murimi, Grace Wambui Kariuki, Lawrence Kimaru, Irene Wambui Ndigiriri, David Reuben and a company M/s Rapid Medical Supplies.

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