Stop playing games; Judge warns after IG and DCI skip court summon in Mbijiwe disappearance case
High Court Judge Martin Muya has warned parties against further delaying in the case over the disappearance of security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe.
High Court Judge Martin Muya has warned parties against further delaying in the case over the disappearance of security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe.
This is after Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin failed to personally appear in court on Tuesday following previous summons.
“Let’s all endeavour kindly to resolve this issue. I won’t call it murder… disappearance of one of us. Let’s not play games, kindly!” the judge said, stressing the seriousness of the matter four years after Mbijiwe’s disappearance.
The two senior police officials had been summoned to explain Mbijiwe’s whereabouts but failed to attend the proceedings in person.
Instead, they were represented by lawyer Paul Nyamodi and an investigating officer.
Their absence prompted Mbijiwe’s mother, the applicant in the case, to urge the court to issue warrants of arrest against Kanja and Amin for over alleged contempt.
Nyamodi, however, opposed the application, arguing that the summons had not been served on his clients.
He further asked the court to allow the investigating officer present to address the court, maintaining that the officer was best placed to explain the status of the investigations.
“I took time at the beginning to explain that the investigating officer is present and that the court made directions for the two senior officers without having had an opportunity to hear the status of the investigations,” Nyamodi told the court.
Under questioning by Justice Muya, the investigating officer clarified that Mbijiwe’s mother had not declined to record a statement as earlier averred.
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He told the court that two missing persons reports had been made — one by Mbijiwe’s wife at Lang’ata Police Station and another in 2021.
Lawyers for Mbijiwe’s family pushed back, insisting that the central issue was not who made the report but the fact that a missing persons report had indeed been lodged.
The exchanges drew a further caution from the court, with Justice Muya urging candour and cooperation from all parties.
The judge directed all sides to file and serve the relevant documents and ordered them to appear for further proceedings on January 23, 2026 as the court continues to seek answers over Mbijiwe’s disappearance.
Mbijiwe, a security analyst and former military officer, went missing in June 2021. His disappearance remains unresolved.
Mbijiwe’s mother, Jane Gatwiri, has previously addressed journalists.
Gatwiri maintains that she believes her son is still alive despite the prolonged silence and lack of answers from authorities.
“If at all they killed my son, God in heaven is watching them. They are going to pay very soon,” she said.
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