- The individuals have been summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters for grilling on separate dates.
- Police claim the individuals organized goons who raided shops and other premises to loot as Gen Z staged protests in the city.
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A former governor, at least four serving Members of Parliament and aides to a top politician are among people under probe over allegations of sponsoring chaos in ongoing anti-government protests.
The individuals have been summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters for grilling on separate dates.
Police claim the individuals organized goons who raided shops and other premises to loot as Gen Z staged protests in the city.
They have denied the claims.
Also summoned is a former Member of Parliament in the city who is accused of the same issue.
The aides to the politician were summoned to the DCI headquarters on July 19 but the grilling session ended abruptly, officials said claiming there were interferences from above.
The aides include advisors to the politician.
Police handling the case said there was scanty evidence linking the individuals for now.
“That is why we want to hear from them and be able to make a good decision on the way forward,” said an officer aware of the issue.
The individuals are supposed to appear before the police on July 24.
Some will appear at DCI headquarters and others in the Nairobi Area command.
Teams handling the probe have been relying on intelligence, which they argued was not actionable for now.
For instance, there have been reports a politician paid the goons to raid premises and loot and blame the same on the protesters.
Another report suggests a politician paid goons to attach a government office and burn it.
Police are rushing against time to ensure there is evidence if any to charge the accused persons.
Dozens of people who participated in the protests, especially on June 25 have been charged with various charges.
The probe into the cases is ongoing.
The protests were initially peaceful before goons invaded and started to loot property.
The mainly Gen-Z-led demonstrations have taken the government by surprise, with President William Ruto declining to sign the bill.
Discontent over the already high cost of living spiralled into nationwide protests, sparked by proposed tax hikes in the annual finance bill, which was however rejected.
Protest organisers called for the police to be held accountable for the shooting incidents.
More than 50 people have been killed and 400 wounded in the chaos.