DP Ruto allies suffer great lose in plans to drag Joho into drug trafficking menace

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has dismissed as fake, a letter circulating on social media linking Mombasa governor Hassan Joho to trade in narcotics.

Responding to Joho’s lawyers who had inquired by the authenticity of the letter which bore Interpol letterhead, the directorate advised Joho to pursue civil remedy over the injuries that the claims may have caused him.

The impugned letter bearing the Interpol logo had listed Joho alongside other people as being investigated by the international policing agency over handling of illicit drugs.

But the DCI said it may not make head ways in investigating the origin of the forged letter.

“Since we may not go far in investigating the origin of the forged letter in the social media, please take civil remedies for those spreading the malicious rumours,” the letter signed by John Kariuki for the DCI said.

The DCI letter was written on February 13 and copied to the director of public prosecution Noordin Haji.

The confirmation by the DCI that the claims about the Mombasa governor as a forgery is an interesting development given that he had sued his Nandi counterpart Joshua Sang’, MPs Oscar Sudi, Kimani Ichung’wah and Didimus Baraza for linking him to the narcotics trade.

Despite the suit, the four had remained defiant, asking Joho to respond to their claims.

In his suit papers, Joho accused the leaders of soiling his reputation, integrity and personality and that they are linked to his future political ambitions.

“The defendants were motivated not only by extreme malice but also by other ulterior motives knowing very well Joho would probably contest future elections and indeed, the highest political leadership in the Republic of Kenya,” the papers read.
The case was certified as urgent and the four given 15 days to respond.

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