DCI Officers Linked to Missing Indians Break Silence
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers linked to the disappearance of two Indian nationals have broken their silence over accusations of abductions.
Led by Chief Inspector Peter Muthee, the officers denied being near the two Indians, Mohamed Zaid, Zulfiqar Ahmed and their driver Nicodemus Mwange who were abducted while working for President William Ruto’s campaign team.
In his replying affidavit filed in court, Muthee denied the accusation of coordinating a team of detectives who abducted the Indians on the fateful night.
Muthee who is has been held by police officers, pending investigations, has made a damaging claim that, “the government intends to plant his DNA on the items recovered from Aberdare National Park.”
The police officers have also read political malice into the investigations that were ordered by President William Ruto on October 20, during Mashujaa Day celebrations.
Another officer by the name Francis Ndonye has taken a swipe at how his colleagues treated them during arrest and prosecution.
Ndonye said that he never drove the Subaru car that was allegedly used to intercept the two Indians and their driver on July 23.
According to Ndonye, he was busy with his wife and children between 22nd and 24th July, 2022 when the two Indians and their driver were abducted and killed in cold blood.
“I never took part in any operation concerning the planning and execution of abduction,” he wrote in his affidavit.
He also wondered why the investigation has only focused on DCI’s Special Service Unit yet more than eight agencies took part in the multi-agency electoral operations.
The officers have objected to the request by prosecution to be granted 30 days detention in order for the police to conclude investigations.
Ndoye threw a spanner in the wax when he demanded to know why the Indians were in the country prior to their disappearance.
Police Officer Joseph Mbugua has also distanced himself from the allegations while challenging the process and legal procedure for arresting them.
John Mwangi who has been accused of driving the Indians and their driver to Aberdare National Park tried to turn tables on the prosecution, claiming that the claims were baseless and lacked evidence.
