‘Juja MP George Koimburi Staged His Own Kidnapping’- DCI

Police have solidified their claims that Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi orchestrated his own kidnapping, providing a detailed account of how the alleged incident unfolded.

During a press briefing on Wednesday, May 28, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, accompanied by senior police officials including Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Amin Mohammed, announced the arrest of three individuals, among them the Juja Constituency Development Fund (CDF) chairperson. These arrests were made in connection with the alleged staged abduction.

According to Kanja, statements from the suspects have unravelled the events, leading investigators to conclude that the MP orchestrated his own disappearance.

“It is quite, quite inconceivable for an honourable Member of Parliament to go to that extent of state management, his own abduction, creating a lot of tension and fear in the country. Fortunately, we were able to exploit the investigations and expose to the public that the Member of Parliament was indeed not abducted,” said Amin. “We were able to account for all his movements from the time he attended the church up to where he slept at night. We have even identified the hotel and the room number where he slept,” he added.

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The Alleged Staging of the Kidnapping

The Juja CDF chair reportedly told detectives that on May 25, he attended a church service with the MP, after which Koimburi was purportedly kidnapped by two men in a silver Subaru Forester. The CDF chair claimed he only learned of the MP’s recovery at a coffee farm after a call from the MP’s family.

However, another suspect, identified as an associate of the MP, provided a conflicting account. He stated that the CDF Chair had called him to request the use of his Subaru Forester, which has since been identified as the vehicle used in the alleged abduction. This associate was reportedly informed that the vehicle would be used to transport additional security personnel for the lawmaker during the church event.

Later that day, he was directed by the CDF chair to go to his home, where he met the third suspect along with three others who drove the chair’s vehicle, a Honda CR-V, to the Full Gospel Church to familiarize themselves with the route. He returned on the route later after being directed by the CDF Chair to drive his car with the two men who would later force the MP into his vehicle upon arriving at the church.

After the ‘kidnapping,’ they drove to the Jacaranda Coffee Research via Kabogo Road, where the MP reportedly instructed them to stop near a waiting Honda CR-V. After the MP exited the vehicle, the MP’s associate told detectives that the two men warned him not to say anything to the police on the matter.

The third suspect in custody admitted to driving the MP to a hotel where he had refreshments and spent the night with the two alleged abductors on May 25. “He admitted that on May 26, while using the CDF chair’s vehicle, the Honda CR-V, he picked up the MP from the hotel and took him to the scene where he claimed he had been dumped. Before the MP exited the vehicle, he helped him tear his clothes to fake evidence of torture by the alleged abductors,” Kanja relayed.

Ongoing Investigation

Alongside the three arrests, Kanja confirmed that the two vehicles, a Honda CR-V and a Subaru Forester, have been seized to aid in the investigations. He further sought public assistance, requesting their help in the ongoing investigation.

After Koimburi was “discovered” at the coffee farm on May 26, he was rushed to a nearby hospital in Ruiru for first aid and subsequently transferred to the Karen Hospital for specialized treatment. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua visited him that afternoon, addressing the media afterward. Gachagua claimed that the MP had suffered soft tissue injuries from being tortured and that his vocal cords had been damaged, impeding his speech.