Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero Sues Gov’t Agencies for Harassment

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has sued two State agencies over what he terms as harassment and intimidation.

In a suit filed in court, Kidero has sued the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over a recent raid conducted at his residence and office in Nairobi.

Kidero claims that he has been subjected to threats, attacks, harassment, witch-hunt and intimidation by both EACC and DPP since he left office last year.

In the case filed together with his wife Susan Mboya and his children, Kidero accuses the EACC of seizing several documents from them during the search.

He further alleges that EACC conducted the search in a bid to sustain an ongoing case where he was charged with theft of taxpayers cash. He adds that the case is facing imminent collapse due to lack of evidence.

He further notes that he is a man of integrity and has amassed his wealth gradually over the years since his first employment back in 1983.

Kidero says the anti-graft agency has resorted to intimidating him and his family members in order to “touch him where it hurts most and make his family members, friends and associates shun him in violation of his rights.”

“The officers came armed with a search warrant dated 19th of this month, I was held hostage and falsely imprisoned in my own house with no consideration of my dignity, ” reads court documents filed by Kidero.

"The search warrant is unconstitutional, defective and ought to be quashed,” he adds.

He further says that EACC searched his family members’ properties which are separate legal entities with their own legal capacities recognized by law without a search warrant against any of the companies.