Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe has dismissed claims by Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho that President Uhuru Kenyatta is using government agencies such as the Kenya National Examination Council and KRA to intimidate him.
This comes after Joho recorded a statement at the DCI on claims that he forged his KCSE certificate to secure admission to the University of Nairobi.
Kiraithe on Wednesday said Joho’s accusations are false and in bad faith.
"The government's agenda is to clean the education system of academic fraudsters. We will continue with the full support of all departments as a part of entrenching justice and fairness," he said.
On KRA Kiraithe said that the taxman began investigations into tax fraud by a company associated with Joho in January 2016.
KRA directed Stanbic Bank to freeze Joho's six bank accounts. In a letter dated 20th March 2017, KRA said the accounts should be frozen for 10 days or until the court makes a determination of the order.
"Following leads developed by analysis, when the company was informed that it was under investigations, the said company rushed to court to seek an injunction," he said.
Kiraithe said the injunction was lifted and investigations resumed in January, but noted that as elections draw near politicians would want to divert the attention of citizens.
"We view it as unfortunate that such diligent efforts by government agencies have been misinterpreted to serve hopeless political purposes." He said.