Matiang’i Returns to Kenya After a Two-week Trip to the UK

Embattled former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has returned to the country after a two-week trip to the United Kingdom, according to reports.

He is reported to have landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 10:00 pm on Saturday night aboard KLM Flight 0566. 

Matiang’i quietly left the country on February 19th amid a probe against him by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

His lawyer Danstan Omari dismissed reports that his client fled the country to avoid arrest, saying he traveled to the UK to attend to an urgent private family matter, in a private capacity.

"I have instructions that my client informally notified senior security sector and diplomatic officials about his two-week trip to the UK. It is therefore unfair to cast aspersions on his movement," Omari said last week.

He added: “Those familiar with his travel schedules over time will confirm that he travels regularly to that part of the world via KLM and — as was in this case — very openly, through open public means."

The DCI is investigating Matiang’i over the alleged police raid at his house in Karen on February 9th while the EACC is looking into his wealth accrued during his 10-year tenure as a cabinet secretary.