Controversial blogger Cyprian Nyakundi has come out to deny allegations of extortion and blackmail which have been levelled against him by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Nyakundi, alongside Emmanuel Nyamweya Ong'era, were arrested on Monday and accused of demanding Sh17.5 million from Victoria Commercial Bank (VCB) to delete libellous posts appearing on his blog.
DCI claimed the controversial blogger and his suspected accomplice had just received Sh1 million as down-payment from VCB agents.
Nyakundi, however, has denied receiving any money, claiming he was being set up after he exposed the bank, which he alleges is being involved in illegal and criminal activities which include; money laundering, tax evasion and mistreatment of staff.
He also faulted the manner how he was arrested claiming the sting operation was led by a known drug baron who was accompanied by detectives from DCI.
"The sting operation was being led by one of Akasha’s son, Nurdin ‘Tinta’ Akasha whose half-brothers are in jail in the USA for drug trafficking," he claimed.
Nyakundi claimed the DCI was being used by criminals to put him down, just like the agency was allegedly being used to fight private investigator Jane Mugo.
"A few months ago, DCI used the keyboard to taint Jane Mugo then used the same keyboard to tweet Tinta Akasha's narratives after a sting operation aimed at setting me up."
"I am the last person DCI will try to run their narratives against. I was born here and will fight here," the blogger tweeted.
DCI has announced Nyakundi and Ong'era will be taken to court on Friday to face charges of extortion.