The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has rubbished the recently launched Terrorism Guidelines by the DPP saying he will never subscribe to them.
In an affidavit filed in court, Kinoti through Chief Inspector Martin Otieno says that he was never consulted during the process of coming up with the guidelines.
“The guidelines as stated are unconstitutional and the DCI shall never accede to being guided by the same in the investigations of terrorism and terrorism offences,” the affidavit states.
Kinoti says that they have the best training academy for Terrorism but they were never consulted.
According to the affidavit, the DCI was only made aware of the validation and the launch of the said guidelines on social media through a press release by DPP Noordin Haji without prior notification to him as the principal enforcer of the law on terrorism.
“I wish to state that guidelines are casually and clandestinely aimed at certain groups of people and this in the DCI’s view shall invite public disharmony as the regulations are devoid of interest of Kenyans,” Otieno says.
He further says that the DCI office and the Anti-terror Police Unit disassociate themselves from the said regulations in totality.
They have asked the court to put an abrupt stop to its implementation for the best interest of the country, its citizens, future generations and the ever-integrated global.
“If the court does not declare the guidelines unconstitutional, we contend that it will hinder and cripple the investigations of terrorism with a ripple effect on the National Security,” reads court documents.
In the case, an activist moved to court challenging the terrorism guidelines arguing that they are discriminatory, the DCI, DPP and the Anti-terror police unit have been listed as respondents.
