The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin on Thursday admitted that his officers were indeed investigating former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.

In a statement, Amin, however, denied that any of his officers were sent to either locate or apprehend Matiang’i at his home in the leafy Karen suburbs in Nairobi or anywhere else.

“For the record, I can confirm that none of the cases under investigation so far have reached the stage, which requires the assistance or attendance of Dr Matiang’i,” said the DCI boss.

The statement, however, did not divulge any details on the nature of investigation the DCI was conducting that touched on the former Interior CS and when they would require his involvement.   

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He says an initial police probe had established that the former “Super CS” orchestrated a plot to spread misinformation and incite the public with the claims of a police raid at his home.

“Our preliminary findings have uncovered evidence of a well-coordinated and deliberate to spread false information and incite public fear, unfortunately spearheaded by a person of the standing of a former Interior Security Cabinet Secretary,” Amin said in the statement.

The DCI boss accuses Matiang’i, his lawyers and Azimio leader Raila Odinga of being behind the alleged “fake news” plot that started with a meeting at his house at 8pm Wednesday.


He says the former CS met a team of lawyers who later left in three cars and left three others behind and that Matiangi informed his guards that they were to address the media.

“At around 9:30pm, Mr Odinga and team left the home to go and join the lawyers in the press conference. Dr Matiang’i then informed the guards that police would be arriving accompanied by the media to arrest him, and instructed them to allow police access to the home but lock out the media.”

Amin accuses Raila’s communication team of starting the claim that Matiang’i’s was raided by an elite police squad and media of being complicit in the “disinformation campaign.”


“The DCI confirms that this was a deliberate and malicious attempt to spread false information and incite fear, and is nothing more than the highest form of fake news,” he stated.

He vowed to continue investigating the matter and take stringent action against those involved and warned of a crackdown on purveyors of false information terming the allegations “careless acts targeted at the souls of our cohesion and national security.”

This comes even as Matiang'i moved to court on Thursday seeking an anticipatory bail to block his looming arrest following the alleged raid on his home hat he said happened on Wednesday night.