Danstan Omari Kicked Out As Murkomen, IG Kanja Fail To Appear In Court
Omari, who is representing the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, was ejected from court for contempt.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Nairobi-based lawyer, Danstan Omari has been kicked out of the High Court chambers during an ongoing case involving incidents of abductions that occurred in the country in December 2024.
Omari, who is representing the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, was ejected from court for contempt.
Justice Bahati Mwamuye ordered Omari to leave the courtroom for interrupting the proceedings. “Please obey the court,” Justice Mwamuye told Omari, adding, “I have been assured that your party is represented by someone else, so there will be no prejudice.”
In his plea to the judge, Omari stated, “The court has struck me from representing my client.”
Interior CS, Kipchumba Murkomen during the official handing over of the role of Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration by the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on December 20, 2024. /KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN
However, before he could finish his remarks, Justice Mwamuye interrupted, stating, “I have not struck you from representing your client. I have asked you to leave for the purposes of today’s hearing.”
Omari was representing Murkomen in the case. The Interior CS was named as a respondent in the petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
CS Murkomen, who was absent from court, has denied any involvement in the alleged abductions. He subsequently applied to the court to have his name removed from the petition implicating him and other senior government officials.
Justice Mwamuye also, earlier today, summoned Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja over allegations linking him to the recent abductions. The judge ordered the police chief to appear before the court to explain how the mysterious abductions occurred without police intervention.
The judge warned that IG Kanja's failure to adhere to the orders would automatically attract penal sanctions including contempt of court. This follows last month’s order from Judge Diana Kavedza asking Kanja and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin to bring to court six people who were kidnapped in December, until the end of 2024.
Following Kanja and Amin’s failure to release the six people, Judge Bahati Mwamuye ordered that the two appear in court today to explain why they should not be punished for contempt of court.
“State officers have an obligation, according to the oath of office and the constitution. This court will not hesitate next week if these people are not brought before the court,” the judge said.
“If the six gentlemen are found, I am on duty every day; nothing prevents the respondents from producing them to this High Court or any other High Court in the country."
In the case, the two were charged together with the Director General of Public Prosecutions alongside CS Murkomen.
The ruling came days after five of the six abductees were found alive and abandoned in different locations by unknown individuals. Among them were Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Ronny Kiplagat, and Kibet Bull.
