Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, on Saturday, February 15, raided former Sports CS Rashid Echesa and recovered guns alongside other documents.
According to a report carried by The Standard, the raid just came a day after a probe into Deputy President William Ruto's office, a secret affair reported to have unearthed documents related to the Ksh39 billion military tender scandal.
A KTN News report, backed up by video evidence, indicated that several guns and documents were recovered from Echesa's homes which are expected to help the agency build a case against the former CS.
They recovered a rifle, Ceska and Berreta pistols owned by the politician and 104 rounds of ammunition. The search was extended to the homes of three other suspects who had been arrested alongside the politician.
Echesa led detectives in the raid that last for two hours.
On Friday, February 14, a similar probe had been carried out at Ruto's Harambee Annex offices and the sleuths reportedly made away with a number of documents.
They were apparently aiming to obtain CCTV footage of the office to ascertain what truly transpired.
The publication further noted that three close confidant's of the DP, personal aide Farouk Kibet, Chief of Staff Ken Osinde and Private Secretary Reuben Maiyo, were of interest in the case owing to their positions at the office.
“It was not exactly a raid, rather a visit to check a few things,” the outlet quoted an officer who was close to the matter.
Since the story broke, Ruto has since rubbished his involvement in the case as a plot by his political opponents. He then asked the DCI to go after the real fraudsters.
"The desperation of my political competitors on their choreographed smear campaign against William Samoei Ruto is evident even for fools (whom we have a shortage for) to see," Ruto claimed.
Ex-CS Echesa was on Friday, February 14 arraigned at the JKIA law courts where he was charged with forgery over the arms deals.
It was alleged that Echesa used Ruto's office and signature of Defence Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma to close the multi-billion shilling deals to supply military surveillance equipment and guns.
Echesa was released on a Ksh1 million bail and would remain in remand until 6 p.m on Monday, February 17.
