Outgoing DCI George Kinoti
Following disclosures in the continuing investigation into the disappearance of two Indians and their driver, an elite squad of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was disbanded on Saturday.
A instruction from acting Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow resulted in the immediate dissolution of the Special Service Unit (SSU) of the DCI.
According to a DCI statement, “all officers serving in the disbanded unit have been returned to DCI Headquarters for further instructions.”
The National Police Service is getting ready to be reorganized under the new administration at the same time as this.
A police investigation has connected the squad to the July 2022 disappearance of three individuals.
So far, some of the unit’s officers have been interrogated in relation to the incident. They refute the allegations.
One of DCI’s units, the squad has been praised with resolving a variety of complex crimes, including robberies, murders, fraud, and kidnappings.
Two guys are being detained by police in relation to the disappearance of two Indian bloggers and their driver on July 23.
Moosa Zaid In the vicinity of Ole Sereni, Sami Kidwai, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan, and their driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange were kidnapped and taken away in an unmarked vehicle.
Armed men stopped their car, snatched them up, and took off.
At the scene, their automobile was discovered. Edward Kamau and Fabian Mjomba Koshn were detained by police who were looking into the case and brought in to court.
They had 21 days to hold them while they looked into things.
The two were detained on suspicion that one of the vehicles they jointly own was used to flee with the three.
They operated a car rental company in South B.
ICT professionals who had worked for two distinct companies, they said to the police.
Police said in court that their car was parked at the scene of the three’s kidnapping.
This was discovered after watching CCTV footage.
The two and others may be involved to the crime, the detectives added, and they may even be connected to or working for state officials.
Further, the police asserted that they thought the two collaborated with active police officials and asked the court to refrain from releasing them since doing so might compromise ongoing investigations.
The court filings state that since the applicant took charge of the investigations and during the process of obtaining evidence, it has encountered interference from working public workers, including police officers
According to the detectives, the investigation is complicated and will take more time. They will also need to work with other government agencies, including those in India, where Sami and Khan are from.
On October 7, the judge gave the police permission to keep the two while investigations are ongoing for 21 days.
Police are currently looking into an abduction crime and a felony conspiracy.
The last time their cell phones were picked up was two days after the incident in Eldoret.
According to reports, the two Indians were a member of a group that traveled to Kenya to work on president William Ruto’s IT team for the election campaigns.
