Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara has been summoned to appear before detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday.
According to the summons seen by The Standard, the legislator is accused of making inciteful comments at an unspecified event.
The summons, signed by Deputy Director of the Investigations Bureau George Lenny Kisaka, who is also an Assistant Inspector General of Police, says the bureau is investigating “an alleged offence of undermining the authority of a public officer contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code, CAP 63, Laws of Kenya; whereby a complaint on dissemination of inciteful or disruptive content, features.”
When reached for comment, the MP linked the summons to her support for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
“I think it is connected to my speech during the burial of Boniface Kariuki in Murang’a County on Friday,” she said. Kariuki was shot at point-blank range by a police officer deployed in Nairobi’s CBD to control demonstrators on June 17, an incident that was caught on camera.
Kenyans took to the streets demanding the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Kenya Police, Eliud Lagat, over the murder of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang at the Central Police Station.
After 13 days in Kenyatta National Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Kariuki died on June 30 and was buried at his Murang’a County home on July 11.
The officer linked to his death, Constable Klinzy Barasa, has already been arraigned and is awaiting a mental health assessment before pleading to murder charges.
Kihara also believes the summons are connected to the recent wave of anti-government demonstrations that rocked the country in June and July.
She denied any role in the demos or sponsoring goons who took advantage to loot and destroy property.
Naivasha Member of Parliament Jayne Kihara has been summoned to appear before detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday.
According to the summons seen by
The Standard
, the legislator is accused of making inciteful comments at an unspecified event.
The summons, signed by Deputy Director of the Investigations Bureau George Lenny Kisaka, who is also an Assistant Inspector General of Police, says the bureau is investigating “an alleged offence of undermining the authority of a public officer contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code, CAP 63, Laws of Kenya; whereby a complaint on dissemination of inciteful or disruptive content, features.”
When reached for comment, the MP linked the summons to her support for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
“I think it is connected to my speech during the burial of Boniface Kariuki in Murang’a County on Friday,” she said. Kariuki was shot at point-blank range by a police officer deployed in Nairobi’s CBD to control demonstrators on June 17, an incident that was caught on camera.
Kenyans took to the streets demanding the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Kenya Police, Eliud Lagat, over the murder of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang at the Central Police Station.
After 13 days in Kenyatta National Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Kariuki died on June 30 and was buried at his Murang’a County home on July 11.
The officer linked to his death, Constable Klinzy Barasa, has already been arraigned and is awaiting a mental health assessment before pleading to murder charges.
Kihara also believes the summons are connected to the recent wave of anti-government demonstrations that rocked the country in June and July.
She denied any role in the demos or sponsoring goons who took advantage to loot and destroy property.
By Fred Kagonye