Political intrigues as top DCI officer moved after opposition Kikuyu rally
Kikuyu Sub County Criminal Investigations boss Omondi Ogolla has been transferred just days after last Saturday’s opposition rally attended by fromer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
The move raises eyebrows over alleged politically instigated witch-hunt on senior administrative and security officers who are deemed as “unsupportive” of orders to disrupt the event even as police and goons beat up a crowd that had gathered to listen to the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader.
Sources indicated that more officers in Kiambu, who had been assigned a role in the day’s operations but failed to cooperate, are said to be on the radar.
Prior to the day of the rally, Ogolla reportedly accorded DCP leaders audience in a meeting held at Kikuyu Police Station to discuss security arrangements on Gachagua’s scheduled tour and to ensure there would be peace.
The delegation was led by Kikuyu parliamentary aspirant Stephen Kigathi, who said the engagement with security officials was aimed at ensuring a peaceful and orderly political environment during the visit.
“The DCIO may have thought that he was doing the right thing by according the DCP leaders an audience to plan how the much-hyped rally would take place devoid of chaos. That is how he met his waterloo,” said a senior police officer at Kiambu Police Station when reached on phone for comment. He also requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The source further intimated that Ogolla also reportedly refused to participate in schemes orchestrating violence on opposition leaders on the day of the rally.
A day earlier, Gachagua said police had been instructed to ensure his meeting in Kikuyu town did not take place and that police bosses in the county held a meeting on April 9, 2025, at a Limuru hotel to plan how to disrupt it.
According to Gachagua, those who attended the meeting were County Commissioner Boen Kibet, county police commander Doris Mugambi, Karuri OCS Samuel Kirui, Tigoni OCS Immaculate Chepkemoi, Limuru OCS Rop Kipng’eno and Lari OCS Joshua Nkanda.
The DCP leader claimed that the police were working at the behest of Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungw’ah, who had earlier announced that Gachagua would not be allowed to visit the constituency.
Earlier, on April 10, the DCP party head office wrote to the Inspector General of police accusing Ichungw’ah of issuing “direct and veiled” threats of disruption of the planned meeting.
“We have noted that despite the blatant threats and admission that he is privy to crimes that may be committed, the MP was not summoned for further explanation and no action was taken,” read the letter.
Kiambu County has become a challenging environment for civil servants, particularly in the security sector.
Sources observe that senior officers assigned to the county are often removed if they do not follow verbal directives from certain local politicians.
Over the last three years, Kiambu has had four county commissioners, with some officers enduring transfers allegedly influenced by politics.
While highlighting the frustrations the senior officers face, sources within the provincial administration say commissioners even receive direct insults on phone from some elected leaders for failing to execute their orders.
At the start of the current administration in August 2022, Joshua Nkanatha was serving as County Commissioner before being transferred and replaced by Dancun Darusi on February 1, 2024.
Darusi, previously Deputy County Commissioner for Narok West sub-county, was reassigned after less than a year and swaped positions with his Makueni counterpart, Henry Wafula.
Similarly, Wafula was removed from the county within months, recalled to headquarters and replaced in Kiambu by Kibet, who reported in December last year.
