Detectives investigating claims of abduction and torture of Juja Member of Parliament (MP) George Koimburi were turned away from the hospital as they sought to see him.
The team wanted to see how he
is fairing and interrogate the doctors handling him when they were told they
cannot do that at that time.
The officers visited the hospital on Monday evening and Tuesday morning but were unable to get the
information they needed.
This is after the MP’s family
denied them the opportunity.
Officials said the team revisited the scene where the MP was found on Monday, hours after he had said he was kidnapped while leaving a church event on Sunday.
Police have denied involvement in the saga. The police suspect that the incident, if any, was either staged or conducted by other parties.
Police spokesman Michael Muchiri denied police were involved in the drama.
He said the MP has been under investigation for a land fraud matter, and a consent to prosecute was issued by the Office of the Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
“On Friday, May 23, the MP, having been fully aware of police intentions to arrest, evaded a dragnet and duped police by escaping using a motorcycle alongside his private security and switched off his mobile phone.”
“His car had only the driver was arrested before
later being released after recording a statement. The Hon. MP only resurfaced
today amid the abduction claims,” Muchiri said.
He said police from Juja visited the alleged scene, which was properly documented.
A special team from DCI headquarters is already working on the purported abduction video and all the circumstances surrounding these allegations with a view to getting to the bottom of this matter.
“We urge anyone with information regarding the
incident shown in the amateur
video to report to their nearest police station
or contact us via our toll-free numbers: 999, 911, 112, or #FichuakwaDCI (0800
722 203).”
The team wants to establish who picked him from the scene and how he or she knew he was there.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday claimed Koimburi was tortured by his captors before they dumped him. Koimburi was allegedly abducted outside a church in Mugutha, Kiambu County, on Sunday.
He was later found dumped at a coffee plantation in Kiambu on Monday.
Addressing a press conference in Nairobi after visiting the legislator in hospital, Gachagua claimed the MP was found with soft-tissue injuries from being “badly beaten”.
“It is not known where he was taken to, but after a serious search, he was found in a coffee plantation badly beaten. He was taken to hospital and doctors have confirmed that Koimburi was tortured by professionals. He has serious soft tissue injuries,” the former DP said.
He added that the MP lost his voice from the incident due to a dangerous chemical the captors allegedly made him inhale. “He has lost his voice and some chemical was administered through inhalation; doctors say that chemical has interfered with his vocal cords,” Gachagua said.
