High Court has sentenced Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti to serve four months imprisonment at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison for contempt of Court.
This is after he failed to obey court orders that required him to return firearms confiscated from 2022 presidential hopeful Jimmy Wanjigi.
The warrant will be executed by the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai.
“In the further event the IG of Police fails to execute the warrant, the same shall remain valid and be executed anytime including when Kinoti leaves the office of the DCI,” ruled Justice Anthony Mrima.
According to Mrima, the State acted irrationally by taking Wanjigi’s guns while he still held a valid license.
In 2017, police seized seven firearms from Wanjigi’s home in Malindi.
On June 21, 2019, Justice Chacha Mwita ordered Kinoti to return the seven firearms to Wanjigi.
The firearms are one pistol, a Smith and Wesson, one Glock pistol, one assault rifle among others.
In September this year, Kinoti skipped court for sentencing after he was declared guilty of contempt following a suit filed by Wanjigi.
Kinoti is required to surrender to the Prison authorities within seven days.