•The DCI’s Special Service Unit (SSU) was disbanded with immediate effect following a directive from the acting Inspector General of police Noor Gabow.
•“All officers serving in the disbanded unit have been recalled to DCI Headquarters for further instructions,” said a statement from the DCI.
An elite squad of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was Saturday disbanded following revelations in an ongoing probe into the missing of two Indians and their driver.
The DCI’s Special Service Unit (SSU) was disbanded with immediate effect following a directive from the acting Inspector General of police Noor Gabow.
“All officers serving in the disbanded unit have been recalled to DCI Headquarters for further instructions,” said a statement from the DCI.
This also comes as the National Police Service prepares for reorganization under the new administration.
Police probe has linked the squad to the disappearance of then three men in July 2022.
Some officers from the unit have so far been questioned over the incident. They deny the claims.
The squad is one of those under DCI and has been credited for solving a number of complicated crimes including robbery, murder, fraud and abduction.
Police are holding two men in connection to the missing of two Indian bloggers and their driver since July 23.
Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan and their driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange were abducted near Ole Sereni and driven away in an unmarked car.
Their car was blocked and armed men picked them up before vanishing.
Their car was found at the scene. Police investigating the case arrested and produced Edward Kamau and Fabian Mjomba Koshn in court.
They were granted 21 days to detain them as they investigate the matter.
The two were arrested on suspicion a car they co-own was used as a getaway vehicle to take away the three.
They had a car hire business in South B.
They told police they are ICT experts who worked for two different companies.
In court, police said their car was placed at the scene where the three were abducted.
This was through a review of CCTV footage.
The investigators also said the two and others may be connected to the offence and that they could be government officials and associated with state officials.
Further, the police said they believe the two worked in cahoots with serving police officers and asked the court not to free them as this is likely to interfere with ongoing investigations.
“From the time the applicant took over investigations, and in the course of gathering evidence, it has faced interference from serving public servants including police officers,” says the court documents.
To date, the papers say the whereabouts of the victims are not known but efforts to trace them are in progress.
The investigators say the investigation is complex and requires more time and collaboration with other government agencies including India where Sami and Khan hail from.
The court granted the police 21 days on October 7 to hold the two as investigations go on.
For now, police are investigating a crime of abduction and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Preliminary findings show the men may have been picked up and driven to Eldoret for an unknown mission.
Their mobile phones were last picked up in Eldoret two days after the incident.
The two Indians are said to have been part of a team that had come to Kenya to join an IT team for president William Ruto to run the election campaigns.