Billy Mwangi’s father breaks down in court over son’s abduction (Video)

The father of Billy Mwangi, one of the six victims of recent abductions linked to the police, broke down in court on Tuesday, asking about the whereabouts of his son who was abducted on Saturday, December 21.

Gerald Mwangi Karicha, the father to Billy Mwangi, has revealed that a vehicle surveilled their neighbourhood three days before his son was abducted.

Speaking in court on Tuesday, December 31, the emotionally distraught father revealed that the vehicle in question was a white Toyota fielder car.

He added that the vehicle used for the surveillance was also used in the abduction alongside a double cabin car on December 23.

Further, he asked the Court to help him find his son noting that the disappearance of the son had caused pain to his family.

Billy, a 24-year-old college student, was captured by four hooded men at a barber shop in Embu town.

Gerald said his son was whisked away as he awaited to be shaved and bundled into a waiting car by the men who arrived in a station wagon and a double-cabin pick-up truck.

“The four men mishandled son and threw him in the car. I have no idea where he is, his phone went off immediately and we haven’t reached him since,” a teary Mr Mwangi told the court in Nairobi.

“I have come all the way from Embu expecting to see my son in court but he is not here. My wife has collapsed so many times of high blood pressure since our son disappeared. I can’t see my son… I thought he was here! I just pray I do not die of high blood pressure. Where is my son? Where have they taken him?”

On Monday, the High Court granted a Habeas Corpus order requiring that the six abductees be produced in court by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday unless the authorities provide a valid reason for their detention.

The court further issued a conservatory order restraining the police and other respondents from charging or prosecuting the petitioners without the High Court’s approval.

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The Inspector-General of Police, Douglas Kanja was personally summoned to court to explain the whereabouts of the petitioners.

Kanja, who serves as the first respondent in the case, was also ordered to ensure the petitioners are brought before the court as directed.

However, Kanja was a no-show in court on Tuesday and none of the victims was produced in court. He instead sent a representative.

“A Habeas Corpus is a very urgent application and it is surprising that parties would want seven more days,” Senior Counsel Martha Karua, one of the lawyers representing the victims, told the court, referring to the additional days the respondent sought to file their responding affidavits in the case.

“The question is simple: do you have them? If so, produce them… it is the duty of the security agents to know. Police cannot say ‘I do not now’,” said Karua.

She pleaded with the court to keep the case’s hearing at January 3, 2025, adding, “Asking for more time is literally wishing these families ill. By January 3, it will already be 10 days, what more time can we ask for?”

The court however directed that the case be heard on January 8, noting that in the event the abductees are found, they are produced before the nearest High Court.

Gerald Mwangi Karicha, father to Billy Mwangi – who was abducted in Embu – breaks down in court as he narrates his family’s agony. pic.twitter.com/o4D5cbO6B0
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) December 31, 2024