Medical tests reveal no physical injuries on activist Davis Lichuma

Despite remaining delirious, preliminary medical reports indicate that Lichuma has no physical injuries and that all his vital organs are intact.

However, his family revealed that it would seek further medical assessment to establish his condition and determine what may have happened during the period he was missing.

For the third consecutive day, Lichuma has remained largely unresponsive, lying in his hospital bed and unable to communicate with those visiting him.

According to family members, the activist has only complained of pain in his leg and around his wrist.

What has raised further concern among family members is that preliminary medical tests have ruled out any visible physical injuries.

"There are aggressive ways of carrying out torture that are not observable, and we will need experts to tell us exactly what may have been done to this young man," stated Siaya Governor James Orengo.

Although doctors have not identified any obvious physical injuries, opposition leaders who visited Lichuma maintained that his mental state points to possible trauma.

"Even though he does not have visible injuries and doctors have examined him, the greatest pain he appears to be suffering from is the trauma of torture because he is still not fully conscious," stated Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka.

Opposition leaders who visited the hospital described Lichuma as an ardent defender of the Constitution during recent protests and called for a thorough investigation into all reported cases of enforced disappearances and abductions.

"We must bring to an end what is happening in our country. Abductions should not happen in a free and fair democracy. The government should come out clearly and explain what happened," Orengo stated. 

"We have an administration that says on one hand that there will be no more abductions, yet abduction squads continue to operate unabated. We want to make it clear to President William Ruto that these crimes will not go unpunished," Kalonzo noted. 

The leaders also criticised the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), arguing that despite having records of alleged cases of police excesses since 2024, little progress has been made in ensuring victims obtain justice.

"IPOA has these records and the officers involved are known. What is lacking is the will to hold these officers accountable, and that is why the killings will continue as long as President William Ruto's administration protects these officers," stated DAP-Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa.

"IPOA, please do your job because you are making it very difficult for us to defend the government if these incidents continue to dominate the news every day. IPOA, do your job," added Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru.

Police on Monday indicated that they were investigating all reported cases of abduction and assault raised by sections of civil society.

Lichuma has since been discharged from Nairobi Women's Hospital.