DCI tells Gachagua to produce evidence on abduction and killing claims
Key points
- DCI dismissed accusations by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua against its director Amin Mohamed as “ridiculous, ill-intended and wholly without foundation.”
- In a Tuesday evening statement, DCI challenged Gachagua to produce credible evidence rather than unverified claims that undermine confidence in law enforcement.
- DCI said it does not sanction, facilitate, conceal or participate in criminal conduct and investigates based on evidence, not political status.
- The statement followed Gachagua’s claims that the directorate was concealing abductions, disappearances, deaths, police shootings and attacks on journalists.
Hours after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accused the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of burying serious crime files, the agency answered with a public dare: bring evidence, not speeches. Eastleigh Voice reported DCI’s Tuesday evening statement rejecting claims against boss Amin Mohamed.
DCI called the accusations “ridiculous, ill-intended and wholly without foundation” and urged the DCP leader to “produce credible evidence rather than peddle unverified claims calculated to undermine public confidence in law enforcement.” The agency said it does not sanction, facilitate, conceal or participate in criminal conduct of any kind and remains mandated to investigate serious and complex crimes under the Constitution and statute.
Politics versus investigative mandate
Gachagua had alleged concealment and facilitation around abductions, disappearances, deaths, police shootings, attacks on journalists and other serious offences. DCI replied that where matters fall within its mandate they are investigated on available evidence, and that neither political affiliation nor public prominence changes the method. The exchange lands in a pre-2027 climate where security claims are campaign fuel as much as policing debate.
Crime desk: Crime. Verified statement language and claim list from Eastleigh Voice; neither side published a full evidence schedule in the same package.
Oversight bodies and the public will measure this quarrel by files opened, not press-release adjectives. If Gachagua has names, dates and exhibits, ODPP and courts are the next venues — not only television studios.
Independent oversight from IPOA, ODPP and parliamentary security committees can demand case lists without choosing a political side. Evidence filed in court is the only durable answer to a duel of press statements.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of the DCI statement and Gachagua’s prior claims. Allegations remain contested; no court findings are cited here.
