This archive report was first published on 24 July 2019.
On Monday morning, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge were arrested and taken to the offices of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Kiambu Road, where they joined 11 other suspects and had their fingerprints taken.
They were later driven to Muthaiga Police Station, where they spent the night in a cell that has hosted other graft suspects in the past. The room was furnished with a table, mattress, and blanket.
Rotich was allowed at least five visitors, including his wife and lawyers, but the main gate to the station was closed as police vetted guests who wanted to visit the two and five other suspects held in separate cells.
According to an officer, Rotich 'seemed relaxed and ready for anything' and understood why the police needed money to construct and renovate police facilities.
On Tuesday morning, the suspects' relatives arrived with a change of clothes, toothpaste, deodorant, and Vaseline, among other items. The officers had already taken roll-call, and the men prepared to leave for court.
They were driven to Pangani Police Station, where they mingled with officials from the Kerio Valley Development Authority who had also been detained overnight. The suspects then boarded a van that headed to Parklands Police Station to pick up more suspects before speeding towards Milimani Law Courts.
They were ushered into the Milimani court cells at about 6:30 am and were held there until about 9 am when they appeared in court.
Published on July 24, 2019 at the Standard.
