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The Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has ordered police to investigate Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over claims he and other political leaders fixed Deputy President William Ruto in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case.
Tobiko said Kuria’s claims were serious and criminal offences. He said obstruction of justice and fabrication of evidence are grave offences against the administration of justice under part Two of the International Crimes Act 2008.
The DPP asked police to also interrogate all the people Kuria mentioned as having influenced the witnesses in the Ruto case. Those mentioned by Kuria include Cord leader Raila Odinga, Kisumu Senator Anyang Nyongo, and Narc leader Martha Karua.
“I do hereby direct that you cause a thorough and speedy investigations to be conducted into this grave matter and have all the persons aforementioned (including Moses Kuria) interrogated and record statements over the said allegations,” said Tobiko.
The DPP made the remarks in a letter to the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet. He said police should forward their investigations file to his office for perusal and direction.
Kuria alleged he was part of a team, including Ms Karua, that wrote to the ICC detailing who should be investigated for crimes against humanity arising from the 2007-2008 post-poll violence.
Karua has since sued Kuria for defamation over the claims.
She wants Kuria stopped from making further comments and to compensate her for damaging her reputation.
Karua had on Monday given the Gatundu South MP a 24-hour ultimatum to apologise for making false and malicious allegations against her or face court action.
The MP claimed to have been part of a meeting with Ms Karua that came up with fake allegations and witnesses to influence investigations and the subsequent trial of Ruto at The Hague.
Kuria claimed that together, they had recruited people to testify against Ruto.
Karua has denied the allegation, saying she was not involved in the investigations by the ICC in Kenya.
Nyongo and Raila have too denied the claims. Raila asked Tobiko to launch investigations into the claims.
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