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Italian nationals Daniele Lo Coco and Massimo Nativi before Kilifi Law Courts on July 9, 2026. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been accused of taking sides in the raging multimillion-dollar land disputes between Italian investors in Watamu, Kilifi County.
Two Italian investors said that although the dispute over the ownership of two villas was a civil matter, the DCI officers in Malindi had allegedly taken sides and were harassing and intimidating them.
Daniele Lo Coco and Massimo Nativi, directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited, said that on August 18, 2026, police officers stormed into their property to arrest them with no warrant of arrest.
