The TransNzoia Senator, Allan Chesang has issued a 7-day ultimatum for the Director of Criminal Investigation to retract the statement on his alleged involvement in the fake gold syndicate.
Through his legal counsel, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, the senator issued the ultimatum to the DCI. Failure to which, the Senator threatened to sue him for defamation mentioning that he was willing to protect his name at all costs.
” We write to demand that you immediately retract the statements you put out and/or caused to be published by media outlets and issue an unequivocal apology to our client for making the impugned statements knowing very well there is no truth to the same,” his lawyer said.
He mentioned that the allegations made towards him were malicious and incorrect which exposed him to public ridicule and embarrassment. Furthermore, he complained that the DCI had published the allegations against him without questioning him on the alleged link to the arrested suspects.
” Needless to say, the said statements are reckless, pre-mature and lacking any good faith in view of the fact that the alleged suspects had not been questioned, neither had any investigations been conducted as to establish a prima facie link to our client,” Amollo noted.
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Effect of the Allegations
In addition to that, the senator mentioned that the actions of the DCI had caused damage to his reputation as a businessman. Consequently, he would lose business because of the information that was put out. They mentioned that this would ruin his social standing in society as he is a public servant mandated by law to maintain high standards of ethics.
Three suspects were apprehended by the police due to being involved in a fake gold scam on Saturday afternoon. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the arrest of the three was made in Nairobi’s posh Runda estate. The senator was later linked to the gold scam after the three were arrested.
The DCI mentioned that they had been issued with information which pointed towards the Senator being involved with the arrested suspects.
Ralph Manyaka, a South African national led to the arrest of the trio. He filed a complaint of how he was set to be defrauded a colossal amount of money by the suspects.
Dear @DCI_Kenya,
— HON. ALLAN CHESANG (@HonAllanChesang) October 15, 2023
I vehemently deny any involvement in the gold scam you've mentioned. Such baseless accusations can inflict irreparable damage to my reputation. I will take all necessary legal actions to address these false claims and protect my name. It's imperative that… https://t.co/Y8hhEkDznS
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