Allan Chesang Turns Against DCI Over Links To Gold Scam
Chesang accused the DCI of adversely mentioning his name, terming the statement by the sleuths as "frivolous, vindictive and prejudicial, and deliberately manufactured to assassinate my character."
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Trans Nzoia Senator, Allan Chesang, has denied allegations linking him to a gold scam reported by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) whose detectives arrested three suspects in Nairobi’s luxurious Runda estate.
In a statement sent to Viral Tea, Chesang accused the DCI of adversely mentioning his name, terming the statement by the sleuths as "frivolous, vindictive and prejudicial, and deliberately manufactured to assassinate my character."
"I am denying the allegations, which is a shock to me, considering I have no knowledge of who the arrested persons are," Chesang stated in part.
DCI officers stand guard at the investigative agency's headquarters along Kiambu Road. /DCI
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) senator further claimed that he was alerted of plans by a local leader from Trans Nzoia to malign his name by sharing false information with the DCI.
"Additionally, I have gathered intelligence on how a local leader from Trans Nzoia county, threatened by my political growth, shared the alleged information posted by the DCI before the investigations body uploaded the story with a message tailored to assassinate my character," Chesang added.
The senator thus instructed his legal team to issue a demand letter to the investigative agency on Monday, October 16 for being used to settle political scores and defamation.
"Therefore, I would like to set the record straight, I am a law-abiding citizen and a respected leader," asserted the legislator.
"These alleged lackadaisical, intemperate and acrimonious reports are meant to divert attention from the impact I have made as a senator in Trans Nzoia County."
Earlier, the DCI revealed that the three arrested suspects, Fauzia Wanjiru alias Issa, Shallo Fatma alias Tett and Jackson Ochieng were arrested at Momesa Vale house number 199 on Saturday afternoon, October 14, following an intelligence-led operation.
The investigative agency had noted that detectives had earlier received information that the gold scammers were targeting a South African national, whom they intended to defraud a colossal amount of money.
Earlier reports had disclosed that the foreigner allegedly imported 30 kilogrammes of gold from Sierra Leone to Dubai via Kenya but received information that his consignment had been confiscated in Nairobi.
This prompted him to fly to Kenya where a customs official told the victim that his consignment could not be dispatched over a few customs discrepancies and that for the goods to be released, he needed to pay Ksh5.3 million ($36,000).
"I saw the consignment; my signature was on it exactly as I signed in Sierra Leone.
"He said the issues are the insurance and declaration. But the other thing is that the buyer wanted to change the consigning details," the victim told Citizen TV.
A search in the house led to the recovery of fake US dollars, a gold induction melting machine, an export permit for minerals and samples of minerals bearing the names TENG GERM LTD and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stickers among other crucial exhibits.
The suspects are being held at Kilimani police station pending arraignment.
