The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed reports that they blocked former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from attending a church service at Priesthood Church in Kahawa West, Nairobi.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the DCI hit out at one of the local dailies over a report that its detectives in unmarked Subaru cars tried to block Gachagua from accessing the church.
The Mohamed Amin-led anti-crime agency stated that the allegations leveled against them are entirely false.
According to the DCI, the reports are aimed at misrepresenting the actions and intentions of the anti-crime agency.
“We want to clarify that these allegations are entirely false and seem to be aimed at misrepresenting the actions and intentions of the DCI. The DCI operates within the parameters established by the rule of law and has consistently affirmed its commitment to refraining from interference in the liberties of individuals and institutions,” the DCI stated.
The DCI went ahead to state that the claims by the local daily that its writer was unable to obtain a comment from them are false.
The agency argues that the Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, provided a prompt response, reaffirming the DCI’s commitment to respecting the autonomy of religious institutions, and that the writer acknowledged receipt of the response.
RESPONSE TO MISLEADING CLAIMS BY DAILY NATION
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) wishes to address the misleading claims published in the Daily Nation on November 11, 2024, regarding alleged attempts by detectives in unmarked Subaru cars to prevent Hon. Rigathi…
Despite reports of an attempt to block him, Gachagua on Sunday, November 10, 2024, attended the church service, where he sustained his push to eradicate the menace of illicit brew in the country despite being kicked out of office.
To send a unified message to Ruto’s administration and show solidarity, Gachagua called his wife, Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, to the altar after a church service and pleaded with the current administration to retain the programme.
“Please, we are asking with a lot of respect that the work Gachagua did of fighting illicit brew and alcoholism with the help of his wife, even if we are not in office, would be a great honour to Kenyans that work continues,” Gachagua stated.
“Do not allow the illicit brew to return and other drugs because they are Kenyan kids and are our future. So with a lot of respect, I ask that the illicit liquor should not be allowed back.”
