Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju appears at the Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi for plea taking over allegations of providing false information on April 8, 2026. The trial of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju over charges of giving false information regarding an alleged abduction took a dramatic turn in court after a key prosecution witness expressed fear over how her name ended up on the charge sheet. Testifying before Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo, Chief Inspector Purity Kobia, formerly attached to Karen Police Station, told the court that she was shocked to discover she was listed as the complainant. “I don’t know how my name came there. I didn’t write it, and even I got scared when I saw my name on the charge sheet,” Kobia testified. Kobia clarified that she was not the investigating officer in the case, noting that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) later took over the probe. She maintained that she did not author the charge sheet and insisted that Tuju never gave her false information. “There was no false information I was given. That one I would deny,” she told the court, adding, “I could not know whether it was false or true. I made the report as it was reported.” Recalling the events of March 21, 2026, Kobia explained that the OCPD had initially instructed her to visit local establishments, hotels, and malls to advise security managers to remain vi...
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