Suspect in Land Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri's residence raid 'had made calls to officer'

Police are investigating calls made by one of the suspects in the raid on National Land Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri's Nairobi residence last week.

Investigations show the man made a number of calls to a senior CID officer in Nairobi before he was shot dead last Wednesday.

Police also say the man had used a fake identity card to register an M-Pesa account.

"We do not know what they were discussing, but the DCIO says the man had been threatening him. We have no details on the nature of the said threats," said an officer involved in the probe but who asked not to be named.

changed name

When the family identified the body of the slain suspect at the mortuary, they gave a name different from what is on the documents that were found on him.

Police are also investigating why he had changed his name.

Yesterday, NLC Chief Executive Officer Tom Chavangi said he had asked the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo and Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku to enhance security for all commissioners following the raid on Swazuri's home.

"We are yet to know the motive of the attempted attack at the chairman's residence," said Chavangi.

 A group of leaders from Kwale have also demanded that Swazuri's security be enhanced.

Swazuri said he is still waiting for a police report on the incident.

Four people are said to have arrived at the residence in Riara along Ngong Road in a Probox and asked to be let in, claiming they had been sent to drop a guest.

After alighting from the vehicle, two of them reportedly seized one of the guards and tried to tie his hands.

Swazuri said an AP, who was on duty, and his sentry responded to the commotion and shot and killed one of the attackers and injured another one.

The NLC boss was in his house with his family at the time of the incident at about 2am on Wednesday.

Police said the slain man was a wanted criminal operating in the area. The incident came at a time when the commission is yet to finish investigating the controversial allocation of 22 parcels of land in Lamu.