Jimi Wanjigi Has Sued The DPP And The Acting Police IG After Unwarranted Raid On His Home
Jimi Wanjigi, a businessman, has sued law enforcement for staging a raid on his home on Thursday.
Wanjigi filed a lawsuit in Milimani Law Courts against Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga and Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli, claiming that the raid on the Muthaiga residence was “politically motivated”.
On Thursday, police claimed to have recovered a number of items from Wanjigi’s vehicle, a Prado TX, including four tear gas canisters allegedly used in recent anti-government protests.
However, the businessman has denied the allegations, insisting that the vehicle in question and the teargas canisters are not his. Wanjigi believes he is being framed to settle political issues.
On Thursday, Masengeli ordered Wanjigi to appear before the police and record a statement, specifically about the items recovered from the car and the links to funding anti-government protests.
According to Wanjigi’s family, who spoke with the press on Friday, the police conducted three separate raids on the house. Two on Thursday.
One at around 7 p.m., and another at about midnight. The other raid occurred in the early hours of Friday morning.
"They forcefully kicked down the door. They hit us and abused us."
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Jimi Wanjigi's daughter Wambui recalls her ordeal under the hands of the police.#K24Siasa pic.twitter.com/jOqlFLyCwi
“They came around 7pm. I was beaten by 5 officers,” Maina Wanjigi, Jimi’s son told the press.
“My mother and sister were asked to lie on the floor, they were kicked in the head, they conducted a search. The WiFi Signal is all down. We don’t know what they want.”
Following the Friday morning raid, NARC Kenya Party leader Martha Karua and Azimio Principal Eugene Wamalwa marched to the home in support of the businessman.
Wanjigi is believed to have brokered the political deal in which current President William Ruto agreed to become former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate in the 2013 presidential poll.
“Police gained access to this home and broke the door. Today my deputy, party secretary general, Eugene Wamalwa and I came here to see what is going on,” Martha Karua stated.
“We came here and found they had conducted two searches one in the evening and another later in the night. I do not want to preempt because they are the ones who know what transpired.”
Drama as Police Raids Jimi Wanjigi Home breaks all his expensive doors and confiscates a National Flag that they found in his House after harassing Family Members!Lawyers Say Wanjigi is Unstoppable and that Ruto's day is Coming! pic.twitter.com/N128tL2H0H
— Mutembei TV (@MutembeiTV) August 9, 2024
With Jimi Wanjigi still at large, his lawyer, Willis Otieno, stated that his client was safe and would not be intimidated because of his strong political beliefs.
“When the police illegally entered the house. The lawyers and members of the family participated,” the advocate stated.
I will continue trying to agitate for good governance. I will continue with my civic education. CONSISTENCY IS MY OATH.
— Willis Evans Otieno (@otienowill) August 9, 2024
“We inventoried all the items and after a long night of search they left. But early in the morning the officers returned, forcing family members out of their rooms purporting to conduct a search.”
According to Otieno, the police officers used brute force to gain access to Wanjigi’s home, and they then manhandled his family.
The lawyer also accused law enforcement officers of stealing valuables of unknown value.
Jimi Wanjigi Has Sued The DPP And The Acting Police IG After Unwarranted Raid On His Home
