DCI Director George Kinoti has been sentenced to four months imprisonment for failing to obey a court order requiring him to release firearms belonging to the businessman and presidential hopeful Jimi Wanjigi.

Kinoti is required to surrender to prison within seven days, failure to which the Inspector General of Police should effect and execute a warrant of arrest against him. 

High Court Judge Anthony Mrima had directed the DCI, Inspector General of Police, and the DPP to return all firearms and ammunition taken from Wanjigi's residence in 2017. The sought firearms are one pistol, a Smith and Wesson, one Glock pistol, one assault rifle among others. Mrima said the State acted irrationally by taking Wanjigi's guns while he still held a valid license.

The initial order to return the firearm was issued by the judge on June 21, 2019. In the orders, the judge had directed the DCI, Inspector General of Police, and the Director of Public Prosecutions to return all firearms and ammunition carted away from Wanjigi residence during a raid by security authorities in October 2017.

In September, Kinoti was to attend court to mitigate for sentencing but he filed an affidavit and chose not to attend court. Wanjigi has since filed a contempt of court proceedings against the DCI for failing to comply with the judge's orders. He wants them committed to civil jail.