DCI Accuses Tuju of Faking Disappearance as Drama Unfolds Over Arrest

The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohammed Amin, has accused former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju of deception, saying he remained at his Karen residence during the period he was reported missing.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Amin said investigations had established that Tuju never left his home, dismissing claims of a disappearance.

“It has been established that Mr Tuju was at his residence during the period he was allegedly missing. There was no cause for alarm, but we acted swiftly to ensure his home was secured,” Amin said.

Tuju resurfaced on Monday after his alleged disappearance on Saturday, claiming he had gone into hiding for fear of his life after being trailed by unidentified individuals.

Former CS Raphael Tuju who allegedly faked his disappearance. DCI are now holding him for question after the detective claimed he faked his dissappearance

His reappearance came a day after he was reported missing, prompting a police probe following the discovery of his abandoned vehicle in Karen.

Addressing the media at his residence, Tuju said he first noticed he was being followed on Friday and reported the matter at Karen Police Station.

“Because it’s easy to know when you’re being followed. You drive, you slow down, they slow down. You overtake, they try to overtake,” he said.

He added that the situation escalated on Saturday evening as he headed for a scheduled interview, when he again spotted a suspicious Land Cruiser — this time without registration plates — trailing him.

The former CS linked the incident to a previous visit to his home by multiple police Land Rovers, some of which he claimed lacked number plates.

Raphael Tuju after he resurfaced today. The former CS was allegedly at his residence in Karen while claiming he had been abducted

According to Tuju, the vehicle closed in on him near Karen Roundabout, prompting him to take evasive action and divert onto Nandi Road, where he managed to lose the pursuers.

He was arrested shortly after resurfacing from what his family and lawyers had described as a mysterious disappearance.

Tuju had presented himself at a police station to record a statement when officers moved in and arrested him before he could formally make an entry in the Occurrence Book, according to his legal team.