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Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua (pictured) says he wasn’t immediately given reasons for his arrest. [File, Standard]
Mathira Member of Parliament (MP) Rigathi Gachagua has been arrested.
Gachagua was arrested by DCI detectives at his Nyeri home at 5am on Friday.
His lawyer, Wahome Gikonyo, told
The Standard that the detectives, who were 15 in number, did not give reasons for the lawmaker’s arrest.
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Rigathi Gachagua was seized from his Sagana home in Nyeri County. [George Njunge, Standard]
The MP had in February 2021 moved to court to stop the DCI from arresting him over allegations of fraud.
MP Gachagua denies grabbing claims in Sh1.5bn city land suit
Wednesday March 17 2021
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
Mr Gachagua says he legally owns the property situated off Mombasa Road, having purchased it from a couple for Sh24 million in June 2012.
Through his lawyer Philip Nyachoti, Mr Gachagua also says Mr John Michael Ohas, who claims the land, has never appealed against a decision of the National Land Commission, which found Mr Gachagua’s title genuine.
Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has defended his ownership of a Sh1.5 billion property near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which a retired civil servant says was grabbed from him.