The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has apologised to Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro’s friend whonwas pictured in parliament and subsequently removed him from wanted list.
This comes after the Investigations department released pictures of Gen Z protesters who invaded parliament last week and kenyans raised concerns with one of those listed being Sylvanus Osoro’s friend.
Dennis Basweti, the friend to South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro who is also a pastor was marked by DCI in the wanted list in a notice that was published in local newspapers on Wednesday.
However, DCI revealed that Basweti surrendered himself to the police and explained that the photo posted on the day was from an earlier visit to the National Assembly where he had paid a visit to South Mugirango MP.
“The DCI has since confirmed that Dennis Basweti’s narrative is true, and has reached out to him with an apology, further commending him for believing in the DCI’s pledge to conducting investigations thoroughly and fairly.”
Commenting on the picture, South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro said that Basweti, who he identified as a pastor had visited him in parliament more than a week before the day of the protests.
According to Osoro, Basweti took photos and videos inside the parliament which could have been mistaken to be among those that were taken on the day of the protests.
“Pastor Basweti Dennis visited me in parliament a month ago. I took him on a round tour of the chambers as he took selfies and videos with excitement. He posted them on his Facebook page on the 10th of June 2024.”
