In a fresh turn of events, prominent billionaire David Langat has distanced himself from the controversial arrest of political activist Morara Kebaso.

In a statement from his company, DL Group, the tycoon said that he did not file any complaint against Mr Kebaso.

“Our Chairman has recorded a statement at the DCI Headquarters this morning (Tuesday) on invitation from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, and reiterated that he has nothing to do with the authors or content of the subject online posts,” the statement read in part.

He has at the sametime called for an immediate probe into the matter.

According to the charge sheet, Kebaso was accused of cyber harassment in post made on his X account on September 28, which has been termed as false information and intended to taint Langat's reputation.

In the post, Kebaso wrote: "William Ruto approached DL Langat and told him he desperately needs more money for campaign. DL Langat used his properties as security and took big loans to help his friend. Right now DL Langat is being auctioned by banks and the person who is buying the properties is William Ruto. To make it worse William Ruto has used his power to undervalue the properties to buy them at a cheaper price. That is the kind of person we are dealing with. He has no friend.”

Mr Kebaso has been freed on a cash bail of Sh50,000 with the case slated for mentioning on October 4, 2024.

This came after his dramatic arrest on Monday which sparked public uproar among Kenyans.