Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has made damning allegations, implicating the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over an alleged plot to release of police officers suspected to have been involved in the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso.

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Speaking during a Thanksgiving Church service in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, Gachagua claimed that Murkomen had personally shielded the officers from arrest, allegedly instructing that they not be taken to face investigators over the killing.

According to the former deputy president, two suspects who had been tracked down and detained in different parts of the country were later released after phone calls linked to CS Murkomen.

“On Thursday, one officer was caught there in Thogoto. After CS Murkomen heard that news, he called and was released. The other one was caught on the way to Mombasa. CS Mukomen called once again and was released,” Gachagua stated.

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He claimed the releases occurred despite the two officers having been identified as persons of interest in the ongoing investigation into the doctor's death.

Gachagua also alleged that investigators were considering attributing the killing to two young men whom he described as innocent, saying he received the information from sources within the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

“Now, yesterday, they wanted to blame two young men. One from a boda-boda and the other from a car. Police Officers from DCI and the NIS looked for me and informed me of what they want to do, by falsely accusing innocent men of things they are not liable for,” stated Gachagua.

The former Deputy President also accused Murkomen of protecting a senior police officer whom he alleged was linked to a wider pattern of contract killings involving officers based at Kikuyu Police Station.

Gachagua further alleged that some officers based at the station had been available for hire by individuals seeking to eliminate rivals in business disputes or domestic conflicts, although he did not provide evidence to substantiate the claims.

Dr Mutiso, a clinical psychologist and mental health researcher, was shot dead in Nairobi on July 29 in an incident that investigators have described as a targeted attack.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke