Fred Matiang’i has snubbed orders to present himself to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The former Interior Cabinet Secretary termed the directive issued against him as defective.
Matiang’i was directed to appear at the DCI headquarters on Friday, February 24 for questioning over false information he spread alleging a police raid at his Karen home.
Nonetheless, the former CS’s lawyers stated that he ignored the summons as they were unsigned. Adding that their client has valid court orders protecting him from arrest by the police.
In addition, Lawyer Danstan Omari asked the agency to follow the due process. However, Omari noted that despite being granted anticipatory bail by the High Court, the DCI are allowed to keep investigating Matiang’i.
“He has nothing to hide but the investigations must be done within the law,” Omari said.
According to the lawyer, a proper summon under the National Police Service Act must be signed and witnessed by police officers.
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Danstan Omari further noted that a summon must be served in person to the person it is targeted for, adding that there is no single sermon that has been signed by Matiang’i or his lawyers.
Likewise, he reported that the DCI misled the media and Kenyans by insinuating that the former CS defied the authorities.
Mr. Omari claimed that the ongoing woes against the former CS are politically instigated.
“Any narrative to show Dr Matiang’i as somebody who is not ready to comply with the police. It is politics and hot air from the DCI,” he said.
Moreover, Omari said that his client is ready to appear before any investigative agency provided the law is adhered to.