Kenya’s National Police Service (NPS) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have poked major holes in Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi’s alleged abduction, accusing him of fabricating the incident to earn political sympathy and spark national tension.

On Wednesday, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and DCI Director Amin Mohamed addressed the press from DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road, revealing that investigators had interrogated three more suspects connected to the case. Their statements, officials said, exposed glaring contradictions that discredit the MP’s initial claims of a violent kidnapping.

“It is quite, quite inconceivable for an honourable Member of Parliament to go to that extent of state management, his own abduction, creating a lot of tension and fear in the country.

“Fortunately, we’ve been able to expedite the investigations and to expose him to the public that the MP was indeed not abducted,” said DCI boss Amin Mohamed.

He added that police tracked Koimburi’s movements throughout the day in question—from attending church to checking into a hotel at night.

“We were able to account for all his movements from the time he attended church up to where he slept at night. We even identified the hotel and the specific room where he slept,” Mohamed noted.

Police also confirmed they had placed Koimburi under surveillance until he was “found” in a coffee plantation in Juja—a moment now believed to have been carefully staged. Surveillance records, they said, directly contradict the MP’s account of being forcibly taken and held against his will.

Further raising eyebrows, investigators said they were denied access to question the MP while he was admitted to hospital after the alleged ordeal. That denial only deepened suspicions surrounding his version of events.

Digging deeper, detectives uncovered a network of Koimburi’s close associates believed to have helped orchestrate the fake abduction. The suspects include Juja CDF Chairman Peter Kiratu, supermarket owner Cyrus Kieru Muhia, and a man identified as Karanja Gatana.

According to Muhia, Kiratu called him on May 24 and asked to borrow his Subaru Forester, allegedly to transport additional security for the MP during a church service in Mugutha. The next day, Kiratu directed Muhia to his home in Mugutha, where he met Gatana and three unidentified men.

The group visited the church to scout the area and later returned. “Later, Kiratu called and instructed him to drive his Subaru Forester with two men towards the church. Upon arrival, the two men exited quickly, and he heard screams as the MP was forced into the vehicle,” police recounted.

They then drove toward Jacaranda Coffee Research via Kambogo Road. At a predetermined spot, Koimburi allegedly instructed them to stop near the Honda CRV driven by Gatana. Muhia was left behind with the two men, who reportedly warned him to remain silent and avoid speaking to authorities.

The third suspect in custody confessed to driving Koimburi to a hotel on May 25, where the lawmaker had refreshments and spent the night with the two men accused of abducting him.

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said the suspect further admitted that on May 26, while using the CDF chairperson’s Honda CR-V, he picked up the MP from the hotel and drove him to the location where Koimburi later claimed he had been dumped.

“Before the MP exited the vehicle, he helped him tear his clothes to fake evidence of torture by the alleged abductors,” Kanja said.

Police have pledged to take decisive legal action against the MP once investigations are complete. Authorities argue that such deception not only wastes valuable resources but also erodes public trust—especially at a time when Kenya faces deepening political polarization.