This archive report was first published on 3 July 2019.
On July 3, 2019, a video emerged showing a convoy of cars believed to belong to the police, with Dennis Itumbi, the secretary digital, innovations and diaspora communications at the Deputy President's office, in one of the cars.
According to eyewitnesses, Itumbi was arrested in town on Kenyatta Avenue, with the destination of the cars and where they were taking him unknown.
Itumbi's arrest comes after he lashed out at the Daily Nation newspaper over an article he alleges indirectly and erroneously links him to an 'assassination' letter against Deputy President William Ruto.
On Sunday, the newspaper carried an article saying two of Ruto's aides were being sought by the DCI on suspicion they circulated the letter, with the two allegedly being from the communications department.
Itumbi took to social media to express his outrage, saying, 'Journalism is at its lowest form, when @dailynation pens a story and reproduces allegation after allegation – but does not bother to call or text any of the communication officers in the Presidency they claim are being sought by @DCI_Kenya and are in hiding. Objective verification.'
