{"id":797324,"date":"2026-03-24T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=797324"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:47:55","slug":"section-129-penal-code-tuju-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/03\/section-129-penal-code-tuju-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: How Section 129 could shape Raphael Tuju\u2019s legal battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 24 \u2014 The arrest of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has thrust Section 129 of Kenya\u2019s Penal Code into the spotlight \u2014 a little-known law that could carry a jail term of up to three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the centre of the case is a simple but weighty legal question: did Tuju knowingly give false information to police?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-the-law-says\">What the law says<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Section 129 provides that \u201cwhoever gives to any person employed in the public service any information which he knows or believes to be false\u2026 is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for three years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The law is designed to protect public institutions from being misled \u2014 especially law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The information given was false<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person knew or believed it was false<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It caused \u2014 or was likely to cause \u2014 police to act on it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-matters-in-tuju-s-case\">Why it matters in Tuju\u2019s case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) claims Tuju\u2019s reported disappearance was staged, arguing he never left his Karen residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DCI Director Mohammed Amin says investigators established \u201cwithout an iota of doubt\u201d that Tuju was at home throughout \u2014 even when his phone went off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that position holds, authorities could argue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His claim of being trailed \u2014 including by a numberless Toyota Land Cruiser \u2014 was false<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The report triggered a full police response, including deployment of officers and forensic teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That response meets the legal threshold of causing public officers to act on misleading information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-capital-news wp-block-embed-capital-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OSabmFnEaO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/03\/section-129-penal-code-kenya-tuju-case\/\">Tuju faces 3-year jail term as DCI pursues &#8216;staged disappearance&#8217;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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