Police storm ex-CS Fred Matiang'i's Karen home

Police vehicles departing Matiang'i's residence in Karen. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

However, according to Matiang'i's lawyer Danstan Omari, who arrived shortly afterwards, the visit by the officers was illegal.

"We were with the police officers in court today. They were seeking orders to come and access the CCTV footage. We battled with them in court, they lost. The court denied them the orders... whatever they were seeking is ambiguous and unconstitutional. They were told to serve us and we come to court together on the 7^th of March," said Omari.

The lawyer called out the actions of the detectives in Karen.

"The police sneaked in without anybody knowing. We were alerted that they have arrested the watchman. They broke the door. The main gate has been broken. They gained access, they have ransacked the CS's place upside down, and nobody was present. The CS was not present," said Omari.

Earlier on, Milimani Court magistrate Wandia Nyamu declined to issue orders compelling former Interior CS Fred Matiang'I to provide DCI with access to his Karen home CCTV footage.

She instead directed the DCI, which had filed the application, to serve the papers to Bob Morgan Security Services and appear before duty court on March 7, 2023.

In the application, the DCI swore that it was investigating an alleged robbery at the former powerful Cabinet secretary's Nairobi home.

In its application, the investigative agency stated that the allegation that the police had raided Matiangi's home was false.

"I am investigating a case of alleged attempted robbery contrary to section 297 of the Penal Code as per allegation in the public domain which has necessitated making of the subject application. I have been duly authorised by the applicant (DCI) to swear this affidavit," stated Chief Inspector Eunice Njue reads in part.

The Mohamed Amin-led directorate wants Bob Morgan Security Services, which protects Matingi's home to provide CCTV footage of the night the police were claimed to have attempted to arrest Matiang'i.