The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has hit back at Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua over allegations linking security agencies to enforced disappearances, police shootings, extrajudicial killings and mysterious deaths reported in recent months.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday evening, August 11, the DCI dismissed the former Deputy President’s allegations as “baseless and unsubstantiated”, warning that such claims could undermine public confidence in law enforcement.
“The DCI has taken note of a litany of baseless and unsubstantiated allegations by the former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, touching on the DCI,” the agency stated.
The response came hours after Gachagua held a press conference in which he launched a scathing attack on the government and raised concerns over the conduct of security agencies.
Gachagua alleged that Kenya was experiencing a breakdown of law and order, accusing security agencies of involvement in abductions, extrajudicial killings and other serious crimes.
He specifically alleged that DCI Director Mohamed Amin had been deployed to provide cover for officers involved in alleged extrajudicial killings and abductions.
The former Deputy President also cited the deaths of Dr Victoria Mutiso and lawyer Matthew Kyalo Mbobu, alleging that police officers were linked to the two cases and accusing the DCI of covering up their alleged involvement.
However, the DCI rejected the allegations, maintaining that it does not participate in criminal activities regardless of the identity or status of individuals involved. “The DCI categorically states that it does not sanction, facilitate, conceal, or participate in criminal conduct of any kind,” the agency said.
The Directorate explained that its mandate is to investigate serious and complex crimes, gather evidence and present cases to the relevant prosecutorial and judicial authorities.
It added that allegations involving abductions, disappearances, deaths, police shootings, attacks on journalists and other serious offences are investigated whenever they fall within the agency’s mandate.
The DCI maintained that such investigations are based on available evidence and insisted that no individual receives preferential treatment because of political affiliation or public prominence.
“No individual is above the law. Neither political affiliation nor public prominence influences the manner in which a criminal investigation is conducted,” the agency stated.
The Directorate thus rejected claims that its investigations are being driven by political interests. According to the agency, investigative outcomes and subsequent decisions are guided by evidence and the law rather than political considerations.
The DCI further criticised what it described as attempts to use deaths involving public figures and private citizens to advance political narratives, arguing that such actions exploit grieving families for political gain.
“Equally, the Directorate rejects the pattern of leveraging the tragic and unfortunate deaths of public figures and private citizens to advance political narratives which amount to taking advantage of the plight of grieving families for political gain. This is unacceptable!” the statement read.
DCI Gives Updates on Murder Investigations
Amid the political dispute, the DCI highlighted progress in several investigations that have attracted public attention.
In Cheptais, detectives arrested Oscar Koech Sakong, identified as one of the suspects linked to the murder of 61-year-old businessman Nathan Masai Wasama, who was shot dead at his shop in Tuikut Trading Centre, Sasur Location, Cheptais Sub-County, on the night of August 8, 2026.
The suspect was escorted to Sirisia Police Station as detectives pursued further leads to establish the motive and apprehend other suspects.
The DCI also addressed the murder of PCEA Tabuga Church Reverend Julius Ndumia Ngari, which occurred on May 3, 2026, in Nakuru North Sub-County. The agency said two suspects, Felix Odinga Okumu and Berrylly Nafua Atenyo, had been arrested and arraigned before the Nakuru Law Courts.
It further reported that four armed gangsters were fatally shot during an intelligence-led operation along the Eldoret-Kiplombe-Soy Road after engaging detectives in a gun battle. A loaded Falcon pistol was recovered at the scene.
The DCI said forensic analysis and other evidence had linked the gang to the robbery with violence incident in which the reverend was killed, as well as potentially other criminal activities in the region.
On the fatal shooting of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, the Directorate said “tremendous progress” had been made, with remaining suspects actively being pursued.
The agency maintained that it would not conduct investigations through the media or disclose sensitive operational information that could compromise ongoing cases.
It thus urged Gachagua and members of the public possessing information on alleged criminal activity to submit it through official investigative channels, assuring that credible information would be assessed and acted upon in accordance with the law.
