Ndiang'ui Kinyagia: Court summons DCI Amin to explain blogger's disappearance

While issuing the directive, justice Chacha Mwita noted that DCI officers were the last known individuals to visit the blogger's residence before his disappearance.  

“I have heard you and read the pleadings. The DCI officers visited his residence and they are the only ones who were there when he disappeared. The caretaker has not sworn an affidavit. The DCI conducted a search, and this person disappeared. We need an explanation as to where he is,” the judge said.

The court emphasized that it does not require the Inspector General to appear, but insisted that Amin must personally account for the agency’s actions.

 “Since the DCI were the last people to see the second petitioner when they visited his place, I direct DCI director to appear personally on July 3 before this court to answer on the matter,” the judge ruled.

On Monday, the High Court ordered Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja to produce the who has been missing for 11 days.

Justice Chacha Mwita ordered the IG to either produce Kinyagia in court or provide a satisfactory explanation by Tuesday 11:00 a.m. during an in-person mention of the matter.

However, the IG was yet to produce Kinyagia on Tuesday. 

Senior Counsel Martha Karua has sharply criticized the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for what she describes as flagrant defiance of court orders. 

“There has been no compliance. They are not taking the orders of this court seriously,” said Karua. “It is their business to find him — that’s why we pay them.”