Tobiko orders CID to probe Shahbal over 2017 election rigging claims

Mombasa politician Suleiman Shahbal speaks in Kilifi county during Deputy President William Ruto's visit last Saturday. Photo/ELIAS YAA
Mombasa politician Suleiman Shahbal speaks in Kilifi county during Deputy President William Ruto's visit last Saturday. Photo/ELIAS YAA

The DPP has ordered the CID to immediately investigate Mombasa politician Suleiman Shahbal for implying Jubilee will rig the 2017 general election.

Shahbal was recorded during DP William Ruto's rally in Kilifi county last Saturday saying Jubilee Party will win the poll .

In a statement on Wednesday, DPP Keriako Tobiko said he should be interrogated over the remarks that "offend electoral and criminal laws".

Tobiko said the file should be sent to his office without delay for perusal and action.

Following the remarks, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi had called for action against the politician.

Kingi said he obtained video tapes of the statements, which he said were a reflection of what Jubilee intends to do during the next poll.

Shahbal recently joined the Jubilee Party after defecting from Wiper. He also contested for Mombasa Governor in the 2013 poll but lost to Hassan Joho.

Nairobi ODM chairman George Aladwa has also been on the spot for utterances described as amounting to incitement to violence.

He was also allegedly saying people would have to die for Cord leader Raila Odinga to become president in 2017.

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