New DCI Boss Denies Calling Out Gachagua After Citizen TV Interview
Gachagua had listed the qualities the government is looking for in an upcoming Director of Criminal Investigations
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Interim Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Hamisi Massa has refuted a report by one of the local dailies that claimed he criticised Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua following his interview on Citizen TV.
Gachagua had listed the qualities the government is looking for in an upcoming Director of Criminal Investigations and among them is carrying out his mandate professionally instead of being a drama queen
In a statement on Tuesday, October 4, the acting DCI boss denied hitting back at the DP over the investigation style of the DCI.
"The DCI's attention is drawn to the headline of one of the daily newspapers insinuating that the Ag Director DCI has told off the DP over investigation style. We clarify that the purported sentiments referring to the DP were not obtained from the Ag Director, neither are they his position," the DCI stated in part.
Massa made the clarification earlier on Tuesday during a breakfast meeting hosted by the Auditor General, where various heads of government institutions were invited to deliberate on the implementation mechanisms of parliamentary recommendations on the Auditor General's report.
Massa in making his remarks clarified the role of the DCI in implementing the recommendations on criminal investigations to be more focused to serve as a deterrence.
"The Ag. Director asserted that as a professional body with a crucial mandate in the criminal justice system the DCI investigate serious crimes that have far-reaching implication within the country and where the crimes are transnational in nature.
"That the investigative techniques are intended to secure the credibility of evidence while maintaining the dignity of all involved," added the statement.
Gachagua had accused Massa's predecessor, George Kinoti, of generating confusion regarding the investigative agency which is mandated to carry out its duties in secrecy.
The second in command cited Kinoti's frequent press briefings as a matter that endangered the secret operations of the DCI.
"We are looking for a professional DCI, not a politician, not a drama queen. Why DCI officers are in civilian clothes is because they are supposed to be discreet so that they are able to carry out investigations in a discreet manner but we had a DCI who was always in the press. He made a whole confusion about the DCI," said Gachagua.
The former Mathira MP made it crystal clear that the government is seeking a professional to fill the role situated at the top of the DCI and not an individual who will waste time on unnecessary pressers and drama.
"We want a professional DCI who will not spend his time on drama, on the press and will investigate cases properly get evidence, take them to court and get a conviction. The details of the investigation should also be known by the press from the charge sheet on the date the plea is being taken," he added.
