Kenyan ex-foreign minister arrested and accused of staging his disappearance
Raphael Tuju was arrested a day after he was reported to have disappeared. Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin said in a press conference that Tuju was inside his residence the whole time, describing it as a "carefully staged disappearance rather than a genuine case of abduction".
Just before his arrest, Tuju told Citizen TV that he had gone into hiding after being followed by an unmarked vehicle. He said that on realising he was being trailed, he had branched off onto a road where it would be more difficult to follow him and then abandoned his car. His family had said the ex-minister and his driver had gone missing as they were on their way to an evening radio interview on Saturday. Police said his vehicle was found abandoned with its hazard lights on along a road in Karen, an upmarket suburb of the capital, Nairobi. The court dispute involves lenders seeking to recover debts of over $15m (£11m) tied to properties owned by Tuju's company, Dari Limited. Governor James Orengo alleged Tuju had been "kidnapped". Lawmaker Otiende Amollo said they were pressing the authorities for answers.
Amin said: "The deliberate conduct by Raphael Tuju appears to be a calculated effort to deceive the public to generate unwarranted sympathy and to undermine the integrity of the National Police Service." He added that the police view "the provision of false information to authorities as a very, very serious offence".
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Former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju was recently reported missing, sparking concerns about his safety. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance have raised questions about potential political motivations - and the lengths to which some might go.
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