This archive report was first published on 5 July 2019.
On July 4, 2019, detectives requested to detain Dennis Itumbi, the State House digital director, for five more days as they investigated the source of a letter alleging that several Cabinet Secretaries met in a Nairobi hotel to plan the assassination of Deputy President William Ruto.
According to court records, before the ruling was issued by the Nairobi court, Mr. Itumbi told the magistrate that indeed there was a meeting held at Hotel La Mada, and its agenda was to kill the DP.
Mr. Itumbi claimed to have a video that proved his claim and requested the court to play it, but the magistrate did not comment on the plea.
Several MPs who attended the court session to show support to Mr. Itumbi said they want a Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary investigated over the alleged assassination plot.
