Revelations from nine officers who were part of the disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU) have pointed to a scheme hatched in order to implicate former Director of Criminal Investigations boss George Kinoti. This they claim that they have been asked to do in exchange of their freedom.

Through their lawyer, Dunstan Omari they claim that the case is politically orchestrated in order to settle political scores. The nine are still in police custody for allegedly taking part in the abduction and execution of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan taxi driver.

“My clients are before this court just because the state wants to use them to settle political scores. It is their commander who is being targeted and they are under pressure to incriminate him and turn him into a state witness,” Mr Omari told the court yesterday.

The two Indians who had come to aid President William Ruto’s digital campaign were abducted together with their taxi driver as they left Ole Sereni hotel. This led to the disbandment of the unit and arrest of some of its members as they await to face the law.

Mr Omari also revealed that the clothes and bones which were thought to belong to the deceased had been disowned by their families.

“Even the bones and clothes that were allegedly retrieved (and suspected to belong to) the two Indians and their driver have been disowned by their families,” Mr Omari said.

The defense team has also argued that issues to do with police indiscipline or brutality are dealt with by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority or the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and not the the National Police Service, through the Internal Affairs Unit, saying the latter lacks jurisdiction to push for their prosecution. However, the court dismissed the objections.

The magistrate Diana Mochache has postponed to next Thursday a ruling on an application by the prosecution to detain the suspects for 30 days.