Ndiangui Kinyagia: High Court Orders IG Douglas Kanja, DCI Amin to Produce Missing Blogger
- The disappearance of tech expert Ndiangui Kinyagia has landed in court as pressure mounts on top security officials
- Justice Chacha Mwita issued a strict ultimatum in the case, which has raised national concern over the blogger's safety
- Advocate Babu Owino also sounded a strong warning to the top security bosses following the court's directive
Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.
Nairobi: The High Court has ordered Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohamed Amin, to produce missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia.
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Kinyagia, a tech expert, has been missing for 10 days.
Before his disappearance, the blogger reportedly claimed a plan to lead demonstrators to State House, where they would lower the presidential standard flag.
The court demanded that the top security bosses provide a valid explanation for his disappearance.
Justice Chacha Mwita, who presided over the habeas corpus application on Monday, June 30, emphasised the seriousness of the case, pointing out that the prolonged disappearance of the citizen raises grave concerns about his safety.
The judge directed the IG and Amin to comply with the order by appearing in court on Tuesday at 11am, either with Kinyagia or with a credible explanation for his absence.
The court also instructed that all respondents be served with the application by close of business on Monday, June 30, with formal responses expected within seven days.
What did Babu Owino say after court order?
Lawyer and MP Babu Owino, representing missing blogger Kinyagia, accused security agencies of abduction and unlawful detention.
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Speaking after the High Court order, Owino claimed that an inventory taken during a June 21 raid on Kinyagia’s residence confirmed his arrest—but has yet to be produced in court.
The lawmaker argued that the continued disappearance of his client amounts to abduction and being held incommunicado.
He emphasised the legal team’s commitment to defending the inherent and inalienable rights of all Kenyans, which, he said, must never be violated.
"The IG, be prepared to come with our client. The DCI boss has also been summoned to appear tomorrow in court physically. Meet us there as we protect the inherent and inalienable rights of these Kenyans that can never be infringed," he stated.
How did Ndiangui Kinyagia disappear?
Kinyagia, 31, was reportedly not at home when individuals believed to be officers from the DCI raided his residence in Kinoo.
Witnesses claimed the officers arrived in about 10 vehicles at 2pm, spoke to the caretaker for hours, and eventually broke into the house at around 9pm without presenting a court order.
According to them, the officers spent nearly nine hours at the scene and seized two laptops, two mobile phones, two passports, and a yellow fever card.
They recorded an inventory of the items with the caretaker and locked the house using their padlock.
His mother, Margaret Wamaitha, pleaded for his safe return, recalling their last conversation before his disappearance. She described how he briefly switched off his phone and asked to communicate via WhatsApp that day.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
