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Guns exposé an abuse of media freedom, says DCI's George Kinoti
Apr 20, 2021
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DCI boss George Kinoti claimed the security sector was not reached for comment, that "very high" security protocols were breached and that focus was entirely on the confessions of criminals.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday addressed a damning exposé on firearms, saying the reporting was inaccurate, sensational and aimed at humiliating the National Police Service (NPS).
In the exposé, Citizen TV's Purity Mwambia and her crew showed how they were able to procure a pistol, AK 47 rifle, a pair of handcuffs and police uniforms from alleged police officers through criminal middlemen.
DCI boss George Kinoti claimed the security sector was not reached for comment, that "very high" security protocols were breached and that focus was entirely on the confessions of criminals.
He also said the reporting amounted to abuse of media freedom.
"None of the weapons belong to NPS officers. All our weapons are serialised in a particular manner. These ones do not belong to us. I have never seen such a pistol issued to an officer in all the 20 years I have been in the service," he said, referring to weapons surrendered by Royal Media Services (RMS) after the "Guns Galore” exposé.
Letter of surrender
Mr Kinoti further said it was criminal for the Citizen TV reporter to hold the weapons she used in her investigative piece for the entire period before surrendering them to the police service.
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