Juja MP George Koimburi found alive dumped in coffee plantation in Jacaranda area, Kiambu
Juja MP George Koimburi.[COURTESY]
Missing Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was Monday morning found dumped in a coffee plantation in Kibichoi area, Kiambu County.
He complained of being beaten up by his abductors who picked him from outside a church in Kiambu on Sunday afternoon.
Police have denied involvement in the drama.
When he was found, he was lying on the ground unconscious and writhing in pain while in a navy blue suit he was in on Sunday when he was picked up.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known.
Witnesses said he was picked up by an ambulance and rushed to Karen Hospital. Police said they are investigating the incident. The officers said they will want to talk to the MP and other witnesses to the incident that happened on Sunday May 25 afternoon.
According to eyewitness accounts and statements from Koimburi’s wife, Ann Koimburi, the MP was accosted by two men disguised as worshippers.
The men joined a crowd of well-wishers greeting the MP after the service before suddenly overpowering him and forcing him into a waiting Subaru Forester with an altered number plate—allegedly intended to obscure the vehicle’s true identity.
“We had just left church, and it is normal for Mheshimiwa to greet people, but they quickly turned on him and forced him into the car,” Ann said.
She added that she attempted to intervene but was overpowered and injured in the ensuing scuffle.
“They started hitting me from outside, and I felt as if my arm was broken. I had no choice but to let go of my husband,” she recounted.
The two men, dressed in plain clothes, did not identify themselves during the incident.
Koimburi was wanted since Friday in connection with alleged land fraud and misuse of Constituency Development Funds (CDF).
The incident follows political unrest witnessed a day earlier in Kakamega, where supporters of the Democratic Change Party (DCP) were dispersed by police during planned rallies. The party’s Deputy Leader, Cleophas Malala, also had his vehicle impounded for alleged dangerous driving.
Koimburi is close to former Deputy President DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua.
Gachagua condemned the actions, describing them as part of a systematic political persecution targeting opposition leaders. “It started with me; they assaulted me.
Gachagua accused President William Ruto of political intolerance, urging residents of the Mt. Kenya region to rethink their engagement with government empowerment programs.
Gachagua claims that it is evident the government is targeting supporters of the party in an attempt to sabotage their campaign against the government.
The government is yet to issue a statement on the issue.