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| Internal security assistant minister Orwa Ojode |
The government is yet to make any tangible leads in tracing the disappearance of 2.5 tons of Congolese gold valued at 2 billion shillings which is said to have been smuggled through Kenya.
Internal Security Assistant minister Orwa Ojode said the only information available about the consignment was from KRA records which indicated that 2.5 tons of gold destined to various markets in the Middle East passed through the airport on diverse dates between January and February this year.
Ojode, however, said all documents obtained from Qatar Airlines and Emirates Airlines failed to indicate that the consignment might have been carried aboard the two airlines.
Ojode said the DCR government had forwarded to Kenya active cell phone numbers of 16 persons it suspects were behind the smuggling of gold from Eastern Congo and are funding rebel activities in war torn country.
He said police have managed to investigate six of the fifteen but found nothing that might link them to the smuggled gold saying only one suspect was arrested with 10 blocks of brass and has since been charged in court.
Meanwhile Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara wants an explanation as to how former top cop Bernard Kimeli was killed.
Imanyara claims Kimeli was a key witness at the International Criminal Court and his killing sparks a lot of questions about the security of witnesses expected to appear against the suspects facing charges at The Hague.
He claimed Kimeli provided crucial information to the Waki Commission which came up with the name of the suspects and wondered if his killing might have been aimed at silencing him.
Imanyara wants an independent body to investigate the killing saying police cannot be trusted to unearth the truth.
Ojode is expected to respond to the statement on Tuesday next week.
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