The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has cleared the air on allegations of the forced resignation of sleuths
Through a tweet to the DCI official website, George Kinoti stated that the Agency was aware of the ‘voluntary’ resignation of 7 DCI officers.
“Like in any other progressive institution, the resignation of staff to pursue other interests in life is well provided for in the National Police Service, under the NPS Service Standing Orders (SSO). “
The DCI further stated that the officers reported to have resigned did so under the 24-hour rule on diverse dates in August 2022 and were not coerced to leave the service as alleged.
According to the DCI, the detectives who were based at different specialized units within the directorate left to pursue their careers in the private sector as financial investigators, fraud experts, and IT specialists among other disciplines.
The officers were said to have been involved in the arrest of now-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
The detectives ambushed Gachagua at his home and arrested him in front of his family.
