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Journalists left stranded at Johnson Sakaja’s office after DCI’s planned raid flops

by Enock Ndayala

Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has been at the center of controversies for the past two months and it appears the drama surrounding his bid is far from over.

On Thursday, July 28, evening, journalists from all major media houses camped at his offices after getting Intel from detectives that there would be an operation to retrieve IEBC serves from the promises.

The raid was to be conducted by detectives from the office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has been at the center of controversies for the past two months and it appears the drama surrounding his bid is far from over.
Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has been at the center of controversies for the past two months and it appears the drama surrounding his bid is far from over. Photo: Johnson Sakaja/Twitter

However, after waiting for hours, the detectives, who journalists admitted had sent them to witness the raid, failed to show up, leaving the media crew in dilemma.

Sakaja who was holding a strategy meeting with his campaign secretariat used the opportunity to take the scribes around his offices to clear the air on the allegations.

He called out DCI Boss George Kinoti for allegedly targeting him and throwing fictitious allegations at him to taint his image and scuttle his gubernatorial bid.

“I think the DCI Boss George Kinoti needs to get serious. He plays a key role in this country together with his institution but this kind of propaganda..will not help” he

He added: “He (Kinoti) should carry his office with the esteem it deserves and stop insulting the intelligence of Kenyans.”

Sakaja claimed the ‘deep state’ was worried about his impending victory and was trying to use every available trick to trail him.

He cited a recent incident where police officers raided a city office that formerly belonged to Deputy President William Ruto and repossessed some equipment they suspected were servers.

“They raided an office and recovered some microwaves and cookers. I don’t know how a microwave can be used to rig elections,” charged the lawmaker.

This is not the first time the Nairobi senator was finding himself in this situation.

In June, he appeared before the offices of the DCI at Karura forest after being allegedly summoned over his academic credentials.

However, upon arriving, the investigative department denied summoning him and asked him to leave their promises.

Sakaja will be facing off with renowned corporate executive Polycarp Igathe of Azimio One Kenya Alliance and Businesswoman Agnes Kagure among others.

All leading opinion polls have been ranking Sakaja ahead of his competitors.

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