Hiram Kimathi: Defiant Police Officer Linked to FBI Group Arrested at His Home in Meru
- Hiram Kimathi garnered public attention after he went against his boss's orders to be transferred from his workstation in Machakos to Turkana
- The transfer orders came shortly after he criticised Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's shoot-to-kill remarks
- The police officer has, however, rubbed shoulders with the government again, causing his recent arrest at his home in Meru
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Hiram Kimathi, the third police officer linked to the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) group, has been arrested in Kinoru.
Source: Twitter
Kimathi, alongside his counterparts, Patrick Osoi, who is a presidential aspirant, and Jackson Kuria Kihara, famously known as Cop Shakur, said they formed the group with an aim of fighting police brutality.
Osoi stated that the movement will comprise former police and military officers with the same agenda.
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According to a statement issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Kimathi was arrested following an intelligence-led operation.
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"Third member of “fighting brutality and impunity” movement nabbed in Meru. Detectives have arrested Hiram Kimathi, the third member of the controversial “Fighting Brutality and Impunity” movement. He is currently undergoing processing pending his arraignment," the DCI statement read in part.
What are the charges against Hiram Kimathi?
Speaking to Citizen TV, lawyer Dan Kiruai stated that no information has been issued on the charges pressed against Kimathi.
Kiruai also stated that the officer's whereabouts are yet to the established, claiming that he suspects that his client's arrest may be politically motivated.
"We have not been told why he has been arrested. They picked him up and put him in the Subaru vehicle, and left with him. We have no idea where they have taken them. We have looked for him at the Kambakia police station, which is close by, but he is not there," Kiruai said.
He stated that his client's great stance against police brutality in the country could be one of the reasons why he was taken into custody.
Kimathi is expected to be arraigned on Monday, August 4.
Was Hiram Kimathi transferred?
This comes days after Kimathi defied his orders to have him move from Machakos county where he served as a police officer, to a different police station in Turkana.
Source: Twitter
His transfer orders followed his public criticism of Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen's shoot-to-kill orders against protesters who dared to vandalise police stations.
On Saturday, July 12, Hiram took to his social media platforms to announce that there were plans to have him arrested over cooked-up charges.
He alleged that the charges were designed to punish him, but stated that he was unbothered.
Is Hiram Kimathi contemplating his resignation?
Following his vocal criticism of the government, he faced a setback after he did not receive his July salary.
Additionally, he stated that he was marked as deserted in the police duty roster, affirming that all he is waiting for is his dismissal letter.
He stated that the moves being made were similar to those that occurred when someone was about to be dismissed.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
