Ndiangui Kinyagia: DCI Admits Visiting IT Expert’s Home, Conducting Search
- Tech expert Ndiangui Kinyagia disappeared on June 21, just days before the anniversary of the June 25 Gen Z protests
- Following this, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss, Amin Mohammed, issued a statement stating that Ndiyangui is a person of interest
- Amin further gave details of how they tracked and raided the Information Technology expert's home in Kinoo
Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the IT expert Ndiangui Kinyagia continues to deepen as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations discloses new details.
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Kinyagia went missing on June 21 after reportedly outlining the program of the Gen Z protests held in commemoration of those who died during the 2024 anti-Finance Bill demos.
Did DCI raid Ndiangui's home?
Speaking to the press on Monday, June 30, the DCI boss, Mohammed Amin, admitted that detectives profiled Kinyagia and traced his home in Kinoo.
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He further revealed that DCI detectives visited the IT expert's home in an attempt to arrest him, but didn't find him.
"Ndiangui is not under the custody of the National Police Service. He is a person of interest to us. Wherever he is, I would urge that he submit himself and that he surrender to the nearest police station," Amin said.
Additionally, Amin confirmed that the DCI detectives also searched Ndiangui's home on Monday, June 21 and recovered some electronics, including his laptop, which they presumed would help in their investigations.
"Unfortunately, he was not in his apartment, but we managed to search, and we were able to recover an assortment of electronic gadgets that we believe would be useful to us in our investigations," he added.
Amin stated that he would give the same statement when he appeared in court because they had not arrested Ndiangui, nor did they know his whereabouts.
"That is what I am going to say before the honourable judge tomorrow. We don't have him," he reiterated.
Did court order DCI and police to produce Ndiangui?
Amin's statement came hours after the High Court ordered the police Inspector General, Douglas Kanja, and the DCI to produce the missing tech expert.
The court further ordered the security agents to provide an elaborate explanation for Ndiangui's disappearance.
Issuing the ruling, Justice Chacha Mwita stated the seriousness of the matter at hand. She further said that the prolonged disappearance of the person raised concerns about their safety.
Mwita further issued an order to ensure that all respondents were served with the application on Monday, with a response expected within seven days after the court's ruling.
Did Babu Owino accuse security agencies of abduction?
Following this, Babu Owino called out the country's security agencies, accusing them of unlawful detention.
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The vocal politician stated that an inventory taken during the DCI's raid in Ndiangui's home confirmed that he was taken into custody, but has not yet been produced before the court.
He argued that the continued disappearance of his client is equivalent to abduction.
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