Businessman Jimi Wanjigi finally came out to defend himself against the accusations that he was among the financiers of the recent anti-state revolt. Wanjigi’s appearance followed prolonged hours of police camping at his home conducting searches. Speaking to the press on Friday evening, August 9, Wanjigi dismissed the assertion that he was silently funding the protests with ulterior motives.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
He admitted to giving help in different forms, including buying water for the protesters and paying bail and bonds to those arrested arbitrarily by the police. To prove that he was insidious, Wanjigi said he had documented his involvement in the protests on his social media accounts.
“When the protests began on June 18, there was a request for money to help those who had been jailed. I publicly donated money to help many come out of jail. I even put it on my X feed that I had done so,” he said.
Wanjigi threatened to sue the officers for breaking into his home and causing damage. He resurfaced after finding reprieve after the High Court barred the police from arresting him.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye certified the matter filed by the tycoon’s lawyers as urgent, directing it to be mentioned on August 16. The judge issued a conservatory order stopping the police from detaining, arresting, or restraining Wanjigi’s liberty and freedom of movement.
He further directed the police to immediately release Wanjigi in case he was under their custody at the time of issuing the orders. The intervention of the Narc Kenya party leader, Martha Karua, saw the officers vacate Wanjigi’s home after hours of setting base.
Karua informed the contingents at the gate that they were there illegally and asked for their departure, or else legal suits would be instituted against them. She seemed to wonder why the officers set base at the home without a court order or warrant to undertake the searches they did.
The businessman is accused by the state of funding the recent anti-government protests engineered by the youth. On Thursday, August 8, as the youth participated in the “Nane Nane” protests in Nairobi, police went to Wanjigi’s home in Muthaiga but could not locate him. Forensic detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) left the home with some items they seized to use in their probe...CONTINUE READING>>
