This archive report was first published on 13 January 2022.
On January 13, 2022, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) executed an arrest warrant issued on June 5, 2018, for Nairobi County Secretary Jairus Musumba.
According to sources, the warrant was issued in a case filed by Iris Properties Ltd and Proland Ltd against the county government for non-payment.
However, Musumba has been holding the position of acting county secretary since the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) took over in 2020.
Some members of the county assembly have expressed concerns that the arrest is a result of personal scores being settled by county government officers.
”The courts and DCI officers from central police station are being used by county government officers of Nairobi to settle personal scores,” a county assembly member alleged.
”Why are they executing an order that was issued in 2018 today?” the member posed. “These institutions need to be checked to ensure known cartels are not taking advantage of them. This arrest is as a result of that.”
