Transmara South Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) was on Thursday, May 18, sent home on compulsory leave as Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers launched an inquiry into his controversial remarks on a militia group.
DCI moved in to investigate the South Deputy County Commissioner after a video of him went viral, in which, he allegedly threatened to help Al-Shaab find a footing in the country.
Responding to the incident, Narok County Commissioner Isaac Masinde confirmed that the South Deputy County Commissioner had been to stay home for 30 days without coming close to his workstation.
“He claims the video was doctored and the matter has since been taken up by the DCI,” Narok County Commissioner Isaac Masinde stated.
In particular, the South Deputy County Commissioner claimed that he had contacts for Al-Shabaab, and he was willing to call them so that they could terrorise people in Transmara.
The video was recorded at a time when Transmara was experiencing violent inter-communal clashes that had led to the death of innocent people in the region.
"I can assure you that today my group will spend the night here, Al Shabaab will be here and it will explode," South Deputy County Commissioner claimed.
Masinde noted that normalcy had since returned in the area after Anti-stock Theft Unit and soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) moved in to quell the aggression.
The Narok County Commissioner also revealed the suspected Al-Shabaab sympathizer had planted tea, and blue gum trees beside keeping large herds of cattle in Transmara.
The Commissioner further assured the residents of their safety, noting that security had been beefed up to ensure that criminals were weeded out of the region.
Officers from DCI's Forensic Unit were reviewing the video to establish his authenticity even as other units began combing through the South Deputy County Commissioner's data in order to search for any possible links to Al-Shabaab.
