Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and DCI (Directorate of Criminal Investigations) Director Mohammed Amin have requested the court to reject the abduction case filed against them.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) filed the petition, which sought to have the IG and DCI present youths who had been abducted and were missing before the court.
LSK asserted that the abductions indicated involvement by the police. The society, led by Faith Odhiambo, sought to hold the police chief personally accountable for the abduction of seven Kenyans on Christmas Eve.
On February 14, their attorney Paul Nyamodi appeared before Judge Bahati Mwamuye and requested the court to dismiss the case, arguing that it was unjust to require his clients to produce the missing youths.
Kipchumba Murkomen, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, maintained that the missing youth are not held by police.
Murkomen, via his lawyer Danstan Omari, asserted that the police have been genuinely trying to locate the missing youth.
Moreover, Murkomen disclosed that the police ought to be allowed to carry on with their investigation without facing criticism.
LSK had submitted the case together with the families of Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Billy Mwangi, Gideon Kibet (also known as Kibet Burr), and his brothers Ronny Kiplagat and Steve Kavingo, who were all abducted on Christmas Eve.
They initiated legal action against the Inspector General of Police, National Police Service Commission (NPSC), Directorate of Criminal Intelligence (DCI), National Intelligence Service (NIS), Interior Cabinet Secretary, Attorney General, and Director of Public Prosecution.
Kanja and Amin Mohammed, after multiple court appearance failures, showed up on January 30, 2025, and refused to acknowledge having the missing youth in their custody.
Martin Mwau’s body was found at the city mortuary on the same day they appeared before the court, in the same location where Mutumwa Musyoki was discovered that same day.
