Raila dares Ruto over the raid at Matiang’i home
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Raila Odinga tells off William Ruto over a police raid at the home of former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i
Raila Odinga tells off William Ruto over a police raid at the home of former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i.
Following the DCI detectives’ raid on the residence of former Interior CS Fred Matiang’I on Wednesday afternoon, Azimio leader Raila Odinga accused President William Ruto of turning the country into a police State.
The former prime minister who arrived at the home after receiving information that the home had been raided termed the action as illegal, claiming that the police were acting without a court order.
He claimed that the police broke into the house without permission, stole the CCTV footage, and damaged property.
“They also arrested two workers and confiscated their phones,” said Mr. Odinga.
Mr Odinga said that at the time of the raid, Dr Matiang’i was not at home.
“Dr Matiang’I is being treated like a criminal, last time they denied coming here. They are trying to manufacture evidence to punish someone who has given service to this country,” Mr Odinga said.
“If they are saying Dr Matiang’i lied, so what? The matter should rest there. They are creating unnecessary tension in the country while we have bigger issues to deal with,” he added.
However, the ODM chief noted that he was yet to hear from Matiang’i since a contingent of police officers stormed his residence.
“I have not talked to Matiang’i, I am going to try and reach out to him. I want him to stand strong. We have seen these things before,” he stated.
Dr. Matiang’i’s lawyer Dunstan Omari said detectives gained access to the home by breaking the front gate after which they confiscated his CCTV and left with it.
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“The DCI has acted illegally in enforcing the break-in, if not, he should provide evidence of the order. More than seven cars were captured by onlookers gaining access to the home, this time they cannot deny it we have video evidence of that,” explained the lawyer.
He added that some were here in their blue uniform and were armed.
“We cannot tell what they are after and we, therefore, maintain that what has happened is illegal unless they produce a court order to that effect,” he added.
Dr. Matiang’i’s woes began last week when there were allegations of claims that officers had surrounded his home seeking to arrest him.
DCI Mohamed Amin however confirmed the raid on Wednesday in a statement saying they had obtained a search order to obtain the CCTV footage from the residence.
“This afternoon our officers obtained a search order to obtain CCTV recordings from the home of the former interior Cabinet Secretary to establish the facts surrounding the alleged raid. Upon completing our investigation we will take action if any officers from any security agency were involved in any unauthorized activities or if any false information was knowingly disseminated by anyone to the public,” the statement read in part.
Matiang’i’s lawyers insist that the police made three attempts to obtain the search warrant in vain and thus the raid was illegal.
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