This archive report was first published on 11 July 2020.
On #AntiCorruptionDay, Dennis Itumbi sparked a heated debate on Twitter by calling for the arrest of Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, citing the Ruaraka land saga and a court order warning Matiang'i against the deal.
Itumbi claimed that Matiang'i had spent KSh 1.5 billion of government money to buy land already owned by the government, despite the court order.
However, his call for Matiang'i's arrest backfired after he roped in US President Donald Trump, with many Kenyans questioning his motives and accusing him of being selective in the fight against corruption.
Netizens pointed out that Itumbi has a history of accepting news headlines only when they favour him and dismissing them as fake news when they don't.
They also accused him of attempting to distract the public from the ongoing effort to recover Ruai land linked to Deputy President William Ruto.
Others challenged him to apply the same zeal in ensuring that justice is served and the truth is known in the Sh 40 billion fake arms scandal that was executed from inside DP Ruto's office.
