Sacked former Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa is a marked man after he was unceremoniously dismissed without notice and replaced forthwith.
Echesa has since been on a war-path with detectives and police officers, and sources reveal that police are building a water-tight case around the fake gold and currency crime to find any links with the embattled former CS.
Gun drama
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Sunday night, stormed a Karen house belonging to former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa.
According to a report by a local daily, the officers took a Beretta pistol owned by the politician and recovered 15 bullets during the operation.
Quoting a police report at Kilimani Station, OB68/17/3/2009, the newspaper further reported that the operation was carried out by DCI officers from the Special Crime Prevention Unit.
At first, Echesa denied that his house had been raided before calling back later and acknowledging that he had met with police officers who questioned him about the licensing of his gun.
“What I know is that I met police officers who wanted to know whether my gun is licensed and I produced all documentation,” he told the newspaper.
He further denied that the gun was taken away from him after the officers assessed his paperwork.
At the beginning of this month, Echesa was unceremoniously ejected from heading the sports Cabinet Secretary job by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He was soon after replaced by the then Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. No reason leading to his sacking was given.
Fake gold
In a past interview, the politician disputed claims that he was linked to a fake money syndicate whose Ksh32 Billion fake currency was recovered in a house in Ruiru, Nairobi.
“I have kept on pleading with the President to clear the air and explain why he fired me. I believe I was sacked because of my unflinching support for Deputy President William Ruto. I am a victim of the 2022 succession politics,” he told a local newspaper sometimes back.