Drama unfolded outside Wang’uru Law Courts in Mwea, Kirinyaga, as Jacqueline Christy Akinyi, a woman involved in a Ksh.30 million fraud case, voiced her frustration over the failure to have the suspect, Issadin Gabane Mohamed, arraigned in court for plea taking after two years of delays. The case, which involves accusations that Mohamed fraudulently obtained Ksh.30 million by falsely pretending he would supply 6000 bags of sugar, has yet to progress.
Despite a charge sheet being processed and stamped on August 23, 2022, Mohamed has failed to appear in court. As a result, the court issued a warrant for his arrest, but it has not been executed. Akinyi claims to have information that the suspect was located in Nairobi, but efforts to apprehend him were unsuccessful after the investigating officers reportedly received threats of being dismissed from their positions by senior officials at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters.
Akinyi accused senior DCI officers of shielding the suspect and obstructing his arrest and prosecution. Her accusations came after the court heard that the case had been delayed due to an order from the Kerugoya High Court halting proceedings until further determination. The accused’s lawyer cited illness as the reason for Mohamed’s continued absence, but the magistrate, Principal Magistrate Faith Mutuku, questioned why the investigating officer tasked with verifying the suspect’s health status was not present in court.
Akinyi, who has faithfully attended court sessions for the past two years, expressed concern that she may never see justice. She called on DCI Director Mohamed Amin to intervene and put a stop to the interference in the case. She urged that Mohamed face the full force of the law.
The case has now been adjourned to February 19, pending further directions from the high court in Kerugoya. Akinyi remains hopeful that justice will prevail, despite the ongoing obstacles.
