The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday, December 31, filed a petition, seeking to obtain the mobile phones belonging to Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and other individuals arrested during the anti- abductions demonstrations on December 30.
According to the petition, the messages and pictures shared on social media by Omtatah and his co-accused will assist the DCI in their investigations.
The Busia senator and the 22 others were arrested over incitement to violence and disobedience of the law over the protests held yesterday
The demonstrations were held with Kenyans protesting over the recent spate of abductions witnessed in the country where seven individuals have been reportedly abducted over the past week.
Many believe more than five people have been abducted including Steve Mbisi from Machakos, Billy Mwangi (Embu), Peter Muteti (Nairobi), Bernard Kavuli (Nairobi), Gideon Kibet alias Kibet Bull (Nairobi) and Rony Kiplang’at (Kiambu).
At the same time, the DCI requested for Omtatah and the other individuals arrested to be detained for a further 14 days to assist them in conducting their investigations.
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