Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Amin Mohammed on Monday announced an expanded investigation into alleged misconduct involving Nairobi County officials, including Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria, who are accused of illegally dumping waste at Kenya Power offices in Nairobi.
Speaking while he appeared before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security led by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, Amin revealed that the DCI was actively on the case and several Nairobi County officials had been arrested regarding the incident.
Amin announced that the DCI had extended an invitation to officials of the Nairobi County Government, among them Mosiria to appear before it to record statements.
''We shall expand the scope of our investigation and we are hoping to invite today Geoffrey Mosiria who is the Chief Officer for Environment, John Malawi (Director of Environment), Tiras Njoroge, Charles Kerich, Maurine Njeri and Nahashon Muguna,'' Amin stated.
''On February 25 we were able to arrest the following persons: Augustine Otieno Osore(driver), Moses Gitari, and Alice Okari(machine operator). By the time this issue was raised on the floor of the house, the three were already in our custody,'' he added.
Other officials summoned by the DCI to appear before it include William Kangongo (Head of Enforcement), Eva Wariuki(Chief Officer of Security and Compliance), James Sankale(Head of Debt Collection Unit), John Antoiti(Revenue Collection Director), Steve Ogesa(Director Parking), and Fredrick Omolo(Starehe Rural Enforcement).
Meanwhile, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja announced that he had interdicted two officials of the county following the incident that happened at Kenya Power offices. The interdicted officers include James Sankale, the acting Director of Revenue Administration, and John Antoiti, the acting assistant Renevue Collection Director.
Also appearing before the committee was the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja who condemned the dumping of the waste at Kenya Power offices, terming it as barbaric.
''What happened on that day was barbaric, unacceptable, and criminal just to say the least. That should never happen again in our country,'' Kanja stated.
Kanja who was accompanied by deputy inspector generals of police Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, told the committee that he was on an official trip to Nigeria when the incident occurred.
He confirmed that upon the receipt of the information, he directed the Director General of Public Prosecutions Renson Igonga to immediately open a criminal investigation file on the incident.
According to the senior leadership of the National Police Service(NPS), they will be preferring charges against the county officials among them sabotage, robbery with violence, illegal dumping of waste, and traffic obstruction contrary to section 56 of the Traffic Act.
This followed reports from Kenya Power employees at Parklands Police Station, alleging that they were harassed and robbed of valuables, including mobile devices and money.
