Nairobi — The National Police Provider (NPS) has solid doubt on claims surrounding the alleged abduction of Juja MP George Koimburi, revealing that neither the manager of the espresso plantation the effect apart he changed into as soon as allegedly came across nor the sanatorium that treated him might well provide any evidence to enhance the fable.
In a assertion on Tuesday, NPS said it made the assessement after interviewing persons of ardour following the emergence of an newbie video circulating on-line, purporting to characterize the MP abandoned at a farm in Juja.
Officers who visited the alleged crime scene reported discrepancies between the scene’s terrain and the video photographs, NPS notorious.
Moses Kariuki, the caretaker of the espresso farm–owned by businessman Jimmy Wanjigi–suggested police he had no longer witnessed any such incident.
Investigators also visited Plainview Properly being heart in Ruiru, the effect apart Koimburi had reportedly received remedy.
The sanatorium confirmed that the MP had been brought in using a automobile registered below his name and pushed by a woman identified as Frida Njeri, who changed into as soon as also said to be the fundamental responder at the scene.
Nonetheless, the sanatorium failed to provide particulars referring to the nature of the remedy or the extent of Koimburi’s alleged injuries.
Unvalidated claims
This lack of knowledge, in step with the police, has made it hard to validate the kidnapping claims.
NPS also said it deployed a physique of workers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), supported by forensic experts from the National Forensic Laboratory, to behavior an intensive diagnosis of the scene and obtain serious evidence.
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The police disclosed that Koimburi had beforehand been below investigation for a land fraud case, and that the Workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) had already well-liked his prosecution.
Per the police, Koimburi shunned arrest on Could perhaps also 23 by fleeing on a bike alongside with his non-public security physique of workers and turning off his mobile phone.
His driver, intercepted one by one, changed into as soon as briefly detained and launched after giving a assertion.
The MP reportedly resurfaced on Could perhaps also 26, the the same day the kidnapping video went viral.
“This progress underscores the NPS’s commitment to uncovering the truth regarding the abduction allegations with the highest standards of professionalism and diligence,” NPS said.
The police have already recorded statements from 5 people and understanding to interview the MP as soon as his family permits opt up correct of entry to.
