This archive report was first published on 13 September 2019.
September 12, 2019, marked a day of intense exchange between State House Digital Director Dennis Itumbi and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over the arrest of a key witness in the infamous DP William Ruto 'assassination letter' case.
Samwel Gateri Wanjiru, a state witness, was dramatically arrested on Wednesday by detectives from the DCI at Sagret Hotel, where he was meeting his lawyer Goergiadis Majimbo, and taken to Shauri Moyo Police Station.
Itumbi expressed his anger and disappointment at police for arresting Gateri, accusing its officers of harassing young people whose only mistake was subscribing to 'Hustlers Nation' linked with Ruto.
He claimed that Gateri was not the first witness to withdraw from the 'assassination letter' case, alleging that Interior PS Karanja Kibicho had also been listed as the first witness but later reportedly withdrew.
Itumbi also claimed that the DCI followed Gateri all the way to Maai Mahiu in Nakuru County, and had his phones confiscated just because he went to visit his friend in a police cell.
He threw punches at the DCI, accusing its officers of harassment, saying, 'Lakini @DCI_Kenya if you want me, come for me, even summoning me by a tweet will do. Hii story ya Ku-harass young people – whose only mistake is that they subscribe to #HustlersNation is wrong!'
He also claimed that Interior PS Karanja Kibicho was the first witness to withdraw from the case, stating, 'The first witness to withdrawal on this matter was @InteriorKE PS Karanja Kibicho. The charge sheet that I was shown while signing Charge and Caution statement had his name as Prosecution Witness 1.'
