Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has slammed former Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti’s tenure, calling him a “drama queen.”
According to the DP, who spoke to Citizen TV on Sunday, Kinoti was not a professional and spent most of his time on drama and the press.
“We are looking for a professional DCI, not a politician, not a drama queen, not an actor,” Gachagua said.
He then questioned Kinoti’s credibility, claiming that he was always in the media prosecuting Kenyans but nothing came of it.
Gachagua cited the National Youth Service (NYS), where the DCI claimed that Sh9 billion had been stolen and someone was prosecuted for Sh80 million.
“We had a DCI who was always in the press, he made a whole confusion about DCI. We want a professional DCI who will not spend his time on drama and the press, who will investigate cases properly, get evidence, take people to court and get a conviction,” he said.
“We want a DCI who will back the Inspector General. We want the IG to take charge.”
The second in command added that, unlike Kinoti, his successor should reveal details of his investigations to the press on the charge sheet when it is complete and finalized on the date the plea is taken.
The former DCI boss has a strained relationship with President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
President William Ruto announced last week, while unveiling his cabinet nominees, that Kinoti had resigned after receiving his resignation letter.
As a result, the National Police Service Commission appointed Massa Salim as acting Director of Criminal Investigations for 14 days until a substantive replacement could be found.
