We framed Gachagua in Sh7.3bn graft case, detective tells court
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were forced to charge Gachagua over the Sh7.3 billion corruption case, a senior police officer has disclosed.
At the time of arresting Mr Gachagua and arraigning him in court on July 26, 2021, the investigations were not complete and there was no documentary evidence to support the alleged offences.
In an explosive affidavit sworn by the superintendent of police Kuriah Obadiah, who is based at the DCI HQs, he said officers were pushed to arrest and charge Mr Gachagua with financial-related crimes.
After being arraigned in court, the detectives abandoned the investigations.
Detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were forced to charge deputy president Rigathi Gachagua over the Sh7.3 billion corruption case, a senior police officer has disclosed.
It has also emerged that at the time of arresting Mr Gachagua and arraigning him in court on July 26, 2021, the investigations were not complete and there was no documentary evidence to support the alleged offences.
