This archive report was first published on 18 November 2021.
On November 18, 2021, a court found Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to four months in prison.
However, in a shocking turn of events, Kinoti was spotted roaming free at Kamiti Maximum Prison on the same day, alongside top government officials, including Interior CS Fred Matiangi and ICT CS Joe Mucheru.
The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with many Kenyans calling for Kinoti's arrest and questioning the authority of the prison authorities.
One netizen wrote, "Hello DCI Kenya, I would like to report under the hashtag #FichuaKwaDCI that a convicted criminal was sighted today in the company of CS Matiang'i and Mucheru."
Another Kenyan tweeted to the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, urging him to obey and execute the court's order, saying, "Please arrest Kinoti as the court order."
Kinoti had gone to Kamiti to accompany CS Matiang'i and other officials in receiving three terror convicts who were captured after a daring escape from the prison earlier in the week.
The three convicts, Mohamed Ali Abikar, Joseph Juma Odhiambo, and Musharaf Abdalla Akhulunga, were arrested in Kitui as they plotted to flee to Somalia.
They had dug a hole on the wall to escape the heavily-guarded facility on Monday, leading to a countrywide manhunt and changes in the management of the prisons.
Kenya's head of prisons Wycliffe Ogallo was sacked and arrested on Wednesday following the escape of the three dangerous terrorists.
