The Director of Criminal Investigation George Kinoti has dismissed claims that the directorate is reopening cases of the 2007/08 Post-Election Violence(PEV)
Kinoti said his address was not intended to mean that DCI was going to open completed cases that were investigated and closed.
” It was an acknowledgement of concerns raised by Kenyans, to assure the public of the commitment of the DCI to investigate all reported threats to security and to sensitize the public on the need for peaceful co-existence,” he said.
Kinoti stated that the DCI has recently received complaints of fear and apprehension by members of the public who feel that their lives and property are in imminent danger owing to threats.
“We remain true to our mandate to prevent, disrupt and deter crime before it occurs. We shall continue to embrace proactive crime management and to safeguard the lives and properties of all Kenyans and apprehend those who breach the law and endanger their fellow citizens.”
He added that in the course of investigations if they find that a particular case was determined by the courts they will not reopen such a case since nobody can be subjected to double tragedy as defined in our Constitution.
This is because nobody can be subjected to double jeopardy as defined in the country’s constitution.
“Instead, we advise the complainant to use alternative justice mechanism, allowed by law, like civil remedy, to address their concerns,” he advised.
Besides arresting perpetrators of crime Kinoti stated that the major function of DCI is to inform educate and sensitisemembers of the public on observance of the law and peaceful coexistence since not every complainant has criminal elements warranting arrest and prosecution.
“I, therefore, wish to caution members of the public against being misled by those taking my statement out of context alluding that the DCI is revisiting PEV cases,” he said.
He promised to dig and reveal the perpetrators of the post-election violence to book, saying that would happen “very soon”
