Standard Group journalist Collins Kweyu was arrested and detained at Central Police Station in Nairobi over an inquiry text he sent to a judge of the High Court.
Kweyu explained he had sent a text to a judge over claims made by another party to enable him to do a story on the same when he was arrested.
The judge is said to have taken offence at the text and reported the matter to the police in Migori’s Kehancha police station.
According to Kweyu, a complainant had approached him and made claims about the judge.
“After I listened to the claims, the complainant who had the contact of the judge gave it to me and I sent a text to him asking if the claims were true.
The judge even responded saying he is a saved man and doesn’t
do what I had asked. I was shocked to be arrested and framed,” he said.
He added he was out to have a balanced story on the claims.
Police said Kweyu was apprehended by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based in Migori who are handling the matter.
The team moved to court and obtained a warrant to search documents and mobile phones belonging to Kweyu and his co-accused Benson Lengolenyang alias Ben Limo and one Martin Njoroge.
The investigators told a magistrate in Migori that they are investigating a case of cyber harassment and identity theft contrary to Sections 27 and 29 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act No. 5 of 2018.
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