DISMISSED

Report on arrest of militia in Eldoret fake - DCI

The fake document claimed 25 men were being trained at an agricultural institute.

In Summary

• The Directorate said the document did not originate from the headquarter or any office associated with them.

• The document listed 25 names of men arrested as they allegedly underwent militia training at Chebororwa Agricultural Training in Eldoret.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in Nairobi.
DCI: The Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters in Nairobi.
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The DCI has flagged as fake a document circulating online containing names of men purportedly arrested while undergoing militia training in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county.  

The document shared online claimed that 25 men had been arrested while undergoing the training at Chebororwa Agricultural Training. 

It was dated June 13, 2022 and signed by one Mwenda Meme.

DCI boss George Kinoti said in a tweet on Tuesday that the document did not originate from his office or any office associated with the DCI headquarters.

"You are advised to treat it with the contempt it deserves," he said.

Detectives based at the Forensic Cybercrime unit have launched investigations to determine the source of the document and prosecute its authors.

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