Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stormed the home of embattled former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa in Karen on Monday, March 1.
The sleuths sought to uncover more evidence as investigations continue into the Ksh39 billion fake arms tender scandal that saw Echesa arrested on February 13, just meters away from Deputy President William Ruto’s Harambee House Annex office.
The detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit sought to access the home for almost one hour but were unable to do so and resorted to jumping over the fence.
A vehicle was positioned in front of the gate and the officers jumped over the fence one by one.
They remained holed up in Echesa’s home by the time of publication, promising to give reporters an update after concluding their raid at the house.Reports reaching our newsdesk indicate that Echesa sought to urgently get in touch with his lawyers as he kept the officers waiting.
Echesa had been released on a Ksh1 million cash bail after being arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on February 17 in the case in which he is accused of seeking to defraud two Polish arms dealers.
Echesa allegedly promised the foreigners that he was in a position to help them secure lucrative tenders to supply military and surveillance equipment to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
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