Police officers on Thursday, August 8 were seen outside the home of businessman and politician Jimi Wanjigi. A contingent of officers camped outside Wanjigi’s home at around 3pm.
Wanjigi through his social media account shared a video of the officers who had surrounded his home at 44 Muthaiga Road, Nairobi County, captioning it #Nanenane.
Photos seen by The Kenya Times (TKT) showed the heavily armed officers camping at the home in two police vehicles, a lorry and a land cruiser.
According to eyewitnesses in Muthaiga who spoke to the press, the police raid came amid an operation launched by a National Police Service (NPS) multi-agency team.
The eyewitnesses said that the operation was launched after a black Toyota Landcruiser vehicle which came speeding towards Wanjigi’s residency suddenly stopped and was left parked outside.
It is alleged that the occupants of the car disembarked and left in a rush leaving the car outside the politician’s home which prompted the deployment of a contingent of officers who arrived about seven minutes later.
Police search vehicle abandoned outside the home of Jimi Wanjigi
In a video seen by TKT, the multi-agency team was seen at the scene conducting a screening exercise of the abandoned vehicle to ascertain some of the items suspected to be inside the vehicle.
The multi-agency security team involved General Service Unit (GSU) officers, plain-clothed officers and a forensic unit from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) which was seen leading the screening exercise.
Some of the recovered items included walkie-talkies, binoculars, assorted electronic items, a bottle of water and a black jacket.
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The vehicle has since been towed to the Nairobi Central Police Station by a breakdown.
Son and Lawyer break silence
While speaking to the press, Jimi’s son Maina lamented that this was not the first time that their family home had been raided.
“It’s not the first time we’ve been raided. It seems that whenever we are a threat to them, they decide to raid us. This is all in the spirit of political freedom. Why when you show opinion against the government you have to be victimized like this?” questioned Maina.
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Wanjigi’s lawyer on his part said that the raid was politically motivated, further adding that the politician has faced it before and that they are prepared for any eventuality.
“Obviously you know the political history, it is just political harassment that every Kenyan and now he is facing. He has faced this before. We are prepared for any eventuality. I believe these are all politics,” said the lawyer.
The lawyer did not however speak on Wanjigi’s whereabouts, pointing out that they will address the press better tomorrow.
Politician Jimi Wanjigi has been vocal about the Gen Z-led Nane Nane protests, which were slated for Thursday and is suspected of funding them.
The youth vowed to fight for good governance by sustaining protests across the country, until their issues and demands are addressed by President William Ruto’s administration.
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