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- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations recommends charges against five individuals, including MPs, for allegedly planning and financing June’s youth-led anti-government protests.
- Key accusations include conspiracy, soliciting offenses, and money laundering, with ongoing efforts to gather financial evidence.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended charges against five individuals for their alleged involvement in planning, mobilizing, and financing the youth-led anti-government protests that took place in June.
In a letter dated September 26 to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the DCI reported receiving intelligence linking two Members of Parliament, Benjamin Gathiru Mwangi (Embakasi Central) and James Mwangi Gakuya (Embakasi North), to meetings held at Hotel Boulevard in Nairobi’s city center.
The DCI stated that both MPs were summoned on July 31, 2024, and their statements were recorded.
However, they refused to surrender their mobile phones for forensic examination, which the agency deemed necessary for the investigation.
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The agency is seeking to charge Mwangi, Gakuya, George Theuri (Embakasi West), Martin Deric Ngunjiri Wambugu (Nyeri), and Pius G.
Munene with conspiracy to commit a felony, in violation of Section 393 of the Penal Code.
Furthermore, the DCI wants to charge Mwangi with soliciting or inciting others to commit an offense under Section 391 of the Penal Code, as well as money laundering under Sections 3, 4, and 7 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.
To support these allegations, the DCI is actively working to obtain financial data from the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), Safaricom, and the banks involved in the purported financial transactions.