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Three Nakuru Members of Parliament have recorded statements at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over their alleged links to the dreaded ‘Confirm Gang’ terrorising residents in the county.

Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Mohamed Maalim yesterday confirmed police had summoned the trio. He said investigators want more information on the gang, which has been a security nightmare.

Maalim said Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria and his Nakuru Town West counterpart Samuel Arama had been mentioned as persons of interest in the matter. Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri voluntarily recorded a statement on claims that he knows the financiers, said Maalim.  “They must give us information on what they know. We will not spare anyone mentioned. We will deal with this gang once and for all,” he said.

Maalim added: “For the case of Gikaria, his son has been mentioned several times. I can assure you, it cannot be business as usual; we are going into a General Election. If you think you can test the waters, we will deal with you ruthlessly”.

Ngunjiri is said to have informed the security team that the gang had been transported to Nakuru by influential people  to commit crime. “We are allowing room for investigations, and casting our nets wider so that we don’t limit the case to Nakuru. We will need to quiz  the MP again to record further statements,” said Maalim.

Yesterday, after being grilled for about five hours, Arama dismissed claims that he had been summoned in relation to the gang. He said, cheekily, that he was on a tour of the facility, and referred reporters to the police bosses for more information.

“The offices are public and we can pop in at any time to ensure government operations are running well. I found my colleague there; he was also on some other issues. I stayed with him before I left,” said Arama.

Not my territory

He added: “The gangs are in East Nakuru and Bahati, and that is not my territory. I cannot know if there are gangs in my constituency; that’s the work of police; I only have voters”.

Maalim said residents had volunteered crucial information on the gang and its financiers, plus some rogue officers condoning its activities.

He hinted at a security shake-up in the region following reports that some officers were receiving money from gang members and politicians for protection and tip-offs.

“We expect Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti to visit today (Wednesday) and give more directions on the resolutions we have agreed,” said Maalim.

He spoke after holding a regional security and intelligence committee meeting at the headquarters.