This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
On June 2, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga were captured on CCTV footage inspecting a deserted Kenyatta Avenue at 8:20pm. The footage was obtained from Sarova Stanley surveillance cameras.
Two Sarova Stanley contractees, Patrick Rading Ambogo and Janet Magoma Ayonga, were charged on June 17 with unauthorized interception of computer data under Section 17 (1) of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act.
According to the charge sheet, Ambogo and Ayonga jointly intentionally and without authorization intercepted a security CCTV footage capturing the Head of State's entourage along Kenyatta Avenue.
Magistrate Zainab Abdul allowed the defense's request to order the investigating officer, David Tenei, to record statements from President Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga. The court directed Chief Inspector Tenei to obtain statements from the two leaders and submit to the court in one week's time.
“We had requested the prosecution to furnish us with statements filed by President Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga, who are alleged to have been caught on tape touring the CBD at night, but the prosecution is yet to heed our request,” said Danstan Omari, the lawyer representing the suspects.
The suspects were employed by Fidelity Guards and Robinson Security, who are New Stanley Hotel's property security guards and CCTV operators respectively. If convicted, they face a fine of Ksh10 million or a jail term of not more than five years or both.
