DPP Ingonga Approves Charges Against Gachagua Allies & Staff

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved the charges against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s allies and staff, giving the green light for their prosecution having been satisfied by the evidence presented to him....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

In a letter penned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin, DPP Renson Ingonga citedthere was adequate evidence to charge the suspects with the offence of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 393 of the Penal Code.

Further, the ODPP ordered a separate inquiry file be opened for money laundering and financial crimes-related offences and the police inquiry file returned to Ingonga’s office.

“The inquiry file was placed before the Director of Public Prosecutions for perusal and directions. Upon careful perusal, the DPP has directed that there is sufficient evidence to charge the suspects with the offence of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 393 of the Penal Code,” Ingonga stated.

Ingonga’s directive comes a day after DCI Boss Amin preferred charges against Embakasi North Member of Parliament James Gakuya alongside his Embakasi Central counterpart Benjamin “Mejja Donk” Gathiru.

The duo was charged withplanning and mobilising Kenyans to demonstrate during the recent anti-government protests witnessed in the country.

In his report, the DCI boss stated that the two were implicated following an intelligence report that alleged that the said lawmakers indeed instigated the protests.

According to the detectives, the Embakasi North MP and several other persons participated in several meetings that took place at a popular hotel in Nairobi.

Among the charges preferred against the duo included soliciting or inciting others to commit offences contrary to Section 391 of the Penal Code.

Other charges were; conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to Section 393 of the Penal Code and money laundering contrary to Sections 3, 4 and 7 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.

“Efforts are being made to obtain all financial data from FRC, network providers and banks where financial transactions were carried out,” the DCI noted.

On July 31, Gakuya and Gathiru were summoned during which their statements were recorded but efforts to access the lawmakers’ phones hit the rocks as they declined to hand them over for forensic examination…CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>