The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has written to Mr Joho clarifying that there are no proceedings by the international criminal police organisation against him over allegations he is wanted by Interpol for trading in drugs.
“Please be informed that the letter which has been circulating in the social media pertaining to your client and others that are being investigated and being sought by Interpol is not true. The document citing that was a forgery,” a letter written on behalf of the DCI boss by a Mr John Kariuki reads.
“… the Interpol has confirmed that through their office of legal affairs to our Nairobi Central Bureau. Since we may not go very far by investigating the origin of the forged letter in the social media, please take civil remedy for those who are spreading the malicious rumours,” the DCI said.
The Chief of Interpol’s National Central Bureau in Nairobi Bethuel Oburu had written to Kinoti asking him to investigate the origin of the document.
“This bureau seeks to bring to your attention the attached document circulating in social media regarding the case of the Akasha implicating politicians and prominent individuals. The same was forwarded to Interpol General Secretariat who in turn indicated that the office of legal affairs has never issued the said document citing that it was forgery,” said Oburu in his memo.
Joho had asked the Interpol to clarify reports that he is in the wanted list of drug barons.
Joho wrote to the Paris-based Office of General Secretary of Interpol, seeking to know if it’s true that he being sought for arrest purportedly for charges of organised crimes, including drugs trafficking.
The governor, through his lawyer DBM Mosota, said he has been made aware of a statement issued on November 10, 2018, purportedly from the Interpol listing him among the fugitives.
The fake letter that was going round had names of nine suspects, it claims, are part of a sophisticated international drug trafficking network, responsible for tons of narcotic shipments throughout the world and includes the name of Ali Hassan Joho.