The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday cleared the charges of one man accused of being part of a group that breached security and invaded Parliament last Tuesday.
According to the detectives, the man heeded their advice and went to the Kenyenya DCI offices to record a statement.
"As the manhunt for wanted suspects involved in criminal activities during the anti-finance bill 2024 protests continues, the DCI wishes to exonerate a man whose photo was listed among the wanted persons," DCI stated.
He was placed on the list for a photo taken with South Mugirango Member of Parliament Sylvanus Osoro in Parliament.
While at the DCI offices, he explained to the detectives that the photo had been taken earlier adding that he was not in Parliament when the protestors invaded and destroyed property.
He revealed that he went to the National Assembly after the politician invited him and he was there on June 10, 15 days before the unexpected security breach.
Additionally, Osoro also defended the man explaining that the photos were taken a month ago. He added that some protestors downloaded the photos to use them ahead of the Occupy Parliament protests.
After the matter was cleared up, the man whom Osoro dubbed a pastor received an apology from the DCI for the mishap as they continued with the search for the rest of the suspects caught on CCTV.
"The DCI has since confirmed that his narrative is true and has reached out to him with an apology, further commending him for believing in the DCI pledge to conduct investigations thoroughly and fairly," the detectives added.
DCI shared the list early Wednesday asking for help from the general public to assist in tracing the individuals. DCI urged Kenyans to come forward and share any details of the suspect through their anonymous fichua kwa DCI hotline number.
The list included 37 suspects some whose faces were covered and some pictures were blurry. If arrested, the suspects will be arraigned in court to face charges and if found guilty they will be sentenced.
Notably, on June 25 during protests opposing the now withdrawn Finance Bill 2024, a group of Kenyans managed to enter Parliament resulting in massive damages and loss of lives as police attempted to disperse the crowd.
