Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives on Thursday moved to the High Court seeking orders against a Kirinyaga couple implicated in the poisoned sugar scandal.
In a matter filed at the Kerugoya Law courts, investigators have asked the court to lift orders that have barred police from arresting businessman Patrick Njiru Kuria and his wife Leah Njeri.
According to the detectives, the two were involved in selling the contaminated sugar in Nairobi.
Lead detective Timon Melly asked Chief Magistrate Samuel Soita to lift orders that had been granted to the two by Lady Justice Lucy Gitari.
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The hearing of the case was set for July 18.
In Nyeri county, three people were charged in connection to 5,000 bags of contraband sugar that were nabbed in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua County on Monday.
According to Central Regional Commander Wilson Njenga, the three were accused of forging the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) label, as well as, packing consumption sugar in unhygienic conditions.
Nyeri Woman Representative Rahab Mukami, however, opposed the move by the authorities claiming that the police were taking advantage of the nationwide crackdown to oppress legitimate businesspeople.
She further faulted Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i of causing members of the public to panic by declaring that sugar was contaminated.
Mukami added that the CS had not given any directions after making the declaration and had turned police stations into sugar stores as a result.
[caption caption="Nyeri Woman Representative Rahab Mukami addressing crowds during 2017 General Election campaigns"]
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