DCI Seeks To Compel Matiang'i To Produce CCTV Footage Of Night Raid

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) moved to court seeking orders to obtain the CCTV footage of the Karen residence of former Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang'i.

The investigative agency filed a petition seeking orders from the court to compel a private security firm contracted to guard Matiang'i's home to produce to the DCI footage recorded between February 8 and February 9 at midday. 

It revealed that preliminary investigations had established that the residence had surveillance cameras which would offer a vivid picture of the events.

Through an application dated February 10, the investigative agency wants the court to direct the management of the security company manning Matiang'i's home to hand over security footage for the period between 6 AM, February 8 and 11 PM, February 9.

“That an order be and is hereby issued compelling the manager of Amsee Security Services Limited (the Respondent), in person or through a nominee, to extract and avail to the Applicant, through No. 235834 C.1 EUNICE NIUE, a police officer and an investigator attached to County DCI Headquarters Nairobi (Applicant), with the footages for the period between 6:00am on 8th February, 2023 and 11:00 on 9th February, 2023 captured by the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) installed and or controlled by the Respondent at the residence of lion. Dr Fred Matiang’i the former cabinet secretary of Interior and National Security,” DCI stated.

In the application before the magistrate court in Nairobi, DCI revealed that they are investigating a case of attempted alleged attempted Robbery contrary to section 297 of the Penal Code as publicly claimed, a matter which has necessitated the making of the subject application.

DCI added that in the morning of Thursday, February 9, 2023, news circulated regarding a purported raid at the residential LR No. 12302/9 within Karen Ngong view in Karen by unknown persons who were alleged to be police officers.

It also maintained that officers from the National Police Service (NPS) never sanctioned the raid as claimed by Matiang'i and his lawyers when they alleged that the officers surrounded his home with the view of arresting him.

DCI is thus relying on investigations to unmask those who were involved in the raid.

“That, preliminary established that the said residential Karen Ngong view within Karen is covered by CCTV cameras manned by the respondent and therefore there is need to retrieve the same for evidential purposes," reads court papers.

DCI further wants the manager directed to service its detectives with a certificate of production of electronic evidence of the CCTV footage. The matter will be mentioned on February 22 to confirm that the manager has complied with the directive.