Karua censures police IG, DCI Amin for contempt of court
Karua censures police IG, DCI Amin for contempt of court
Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has criticised Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and DCI Director Mohamed Amin for defying a court order requiring them to account for missing blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia.
Karua made the remarks on Tuesday during a habeas corpus hearing.
She accused the two senior officers of ignoring a court directive issued on Monday, which ordered them to present Kinyagia in court or provide a credible explanation.
“The IG Police and the DCI director ought to be here before you. Nothing whatsoever has been said about their blatant disobedience of the court order,” Karua told the court.
The case follows the disappearance of Kinyagia, who was allegedly abducted by masked men from his apartment in Kinoo on June 21, 2025.
His family later reported the incident at Kinoo Police Station on June 23, but there has been no clear communication on his whereabouts since.
Karua questioned the seriousness of the police investigation into the disappearance, saying no substantial effort had been made to locate Kinyagia.
“From the 23rd to today, there is nothing in the replying affidavit of the respondents to tell us how far they have gone with the investigations and what they have done, if at all, to find Kinyagia,” she said.
“Even if we were to believe them that they do not have him, their business is to investigate and know about the welfare of Kenyans. That is why we pay them. That is why they exist.”
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Justice Chacha Mwita, who is presiding over the matter, had ordered the Inspector General to produce the blogger in court by July 2 at 11:00 a.m. or give a satisfactory explanation.
The judge noted that Kinyagia had been missing for 10 days and that his life could be in danger.
DCI boss Amin, in a sworn response, denied that Kinyagia was in their custody.
He acknowledged that the blogger is a person of interest in connection with inflammatory online posts but claimed he was not found during a search at his home.
Amnesty International Kenya and activist Boniface Mwangi have condemned the continued silence from the police and are calling for Kinyagia’s immediate release.
They allege he may be held incommunicado and possibly facing torture.
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