Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have established that the registration number KCW 298Q of a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 that was impounded from former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa’s compound yesterday is forged.
The sleuths have traced the number to another vehicle — a Mazda belonging to Ms Irene Mueni.
Consequently, the DCI is appealing to Ms Mueni to present herself to the detectives to assist in ongoing investigations.
DCI sleuths attached to the Serious Crimes Unit raided the former CS’ home in Karen on Monday where they took away five cars.
These included the V8 KCW 298Q, a Lexus KBY 750U, a Volkswagen KAY 388A, a Mercedes Benz KCL 350J and a pick-up.
Mr Echesa has been accused of forging the registration details of a vehicle belonging to his deceased friend, Mr Patrick Akifuma, who died on March 14, 2016.
According to a police affidavit, Mr Echesa would occasionally hire one of the deceased’s cars, a Toyota Land Cruiser V8, which he allegedly failed to return after his friend’s death.
Akifuma’s wife, Ms Esther Kabura, claims she later discovered that Mr Echesa had fraudulently transferred ownership of the said motor vehicle to his own name.
In the meantime, detectives are yet to find a matching number plate for the pick-up, even as the probe on each of the cars continues.
DCI detectives are also holding another vehicle belonging to Mr Echesa — a Range Rover.
It was impounded on February 17 when the former CS was arrested over a Sh39 billion fake arms deal.
The former CS today went to court and sued the DCI in a bid to get back the Range Rover.
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