Pokot South MP David Pkosing’s chopper grounded as he’s questioned again over banditry
A helicopter belonging to Pokot South Member
of Parliament David Pkosing is now the subject of forensic investigation by the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The embattled legislator, who was
interrogated for the second consecutive day since his arrest on Thursday
afternoon, has denied using his aircraft to perpetrate banditry in the North
Rift region.
The MP on Friday left the DCI headquarters at
around 6:15pm after being interrogated over suspected involvement in banditry in
West Pokot and neighbouring counties.
“We were told to come back and answer to
issues of the commercialization of bandits, that the cows are being stolen are
normally handed over to Mheshimiwa so he should respond to money laundering,”
said Pkosing’s lawyer Danstan Omari.
“We have come and the same questions have
been put to Mheshimiwa, he has responded that all his life, he has never been
in the business of selling or buying cattle.”
The MP, on his part, stated: “Pkosing does
not determine bond, it is the court...it’s only that I just came in as a good
samaritan kusaidia watu wetu ambao ni maskini, ambao walipoteza ng;ombe
yao...ndio sasa nikaletwa kujibu hii maneno yote, ambayo sasa imemutate kuwa
crime, mandege...”
The green and white helicopter, number
5Y-DPL, belonging to the embattled legislator, which was used to transport
seven men who had been arrested and released by the Kitale Law Courts over
suspected involvement in banditry at Kainuk, is now a subject of forensic
investigations by the DCI.
On Saturday at 11am, forensic experts from
the DCI headquarters accompanied by Pkosing's lawyers will conduct a forensic
analysis on the aircraft at Wilson Airport.
“They are now
saying that it ferries firearms from Wilson to West Pokot. Yet this aircraft is
used by leaders across all divides and cleared by KAA,” said Omari.
“The green and
white chopper is mine, the white chopper that is doing rounds on social media
is not mine. Is it wrong for a Pokot to own a chopper?” Posed Pkosing.
The Pokot South MP reading foul play in the
manner the banditry menace in the North Rift is being handled by the State.
“Other leaders from neighbouring communities have
incited their constituents, why aren't they being questioned as well?” He
asked.
Detectives from the DCI have informed the
third-term MP that they will contact him on Monday if need be for further
clarification, even as security apparatus entered the regions classified as
disturbed and dangerous to launch a major operation aimed at weeding out
bandits.
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