Uhuru Claims Plot To Plant Guns, Drugs In Eldest Son's Compound

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has claimed that there was a plot to plant guns and drugs at the home of his eldest son, Jomo, through the police raid that occurred on Friday, July 21.

During a meeting with news editors on Monday, July 24 as reported by Citizen Digital, the former Head of State claimed that the alleged cache of guns allegedly held by his two sons, Jomo and Muhoho was an attempt by propagandists to divert the public attention from more important issues.

"This gun issue is surrounded by lots of propaganda to divert attention from what has been happening," he told the senior journalists.

"I believe they wanted to plant drugs and guns in my son's compound."

An angry Kenyatta further stated that the incident had hurt him and that his motive to rush to Jomo's Karen home on Friday night was a parental instinct in response to Jomo's distress call.

"I went because of a distress call from my son; I was not drunk, I was extremely hurt," he said.

He further claimed that his sons own six guns in total, three each, and that all of the firearms are legally registered, with his only daughter, Ngina Kenyatta, being the only one without a weapon.

Uhuru added that his two sons were forced to apply to receive the weapons after their security was withdrawn immediately after President William Ruto’s government took office in 2022.

“My son Jomo has never been interested in weapons. He was forced to apply for a gun after his security was withdrawn,” he told the Nation.

Muhoho on his part was revealed to have had an interest in guns due to his hobby of shooting birds in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme.

According to the former President, none of the boys received orders to surrender their firearms as was claimed in the media and by top government officials.

The former head of state's brother, son and their four other close associates were ordered to surrender 28 weapons registered in their names to the Firearm Licensing Board in Nairobi by Monday, according to reports that surfaced on Sunday, July 24.

The state reportedly indicated that it wanted the family's 28 firearms for ballistic examinations to determine whether the firearms were used during the three-day Azimio la Umoja mass protests.

Kenyatta also indicated that he was forced to share his security with his mother, Mama Ngina Kenyatta after her security was withdrawn last week.

The directive came two days after the police raided the home of Jomo claiming that they were looking for guns alleged to have been illegally registered and used in the recent wave of protests.

On Friday, July 21, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki confirmed that police officers raided Jomo's home amongst three homesteads within the Karen area where a total of 23 firearms, some of which are suspected to have been used in illegal activities were kept.