Stop Drama: Court Tells IG Kanja, DCI Amin Over Missing Lawyer Ndiangui Kinyagia
Mwita argued that it was simply impossible for Kinyagia to have left his home and disappeared without leaving any trace.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Justice Chacha Mwita has ordered Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin to present the missing blogger, Ndiang’ui Kinyagia, in court — dead or alive.
On Tuesday, July 1, Mwita argued that it was simply impossible for Kinyagia to have left his home and disappeared without leaving any trace.
Mwita emphasised how grave the situation was, stressing that efforts should go toward finding the blogger instead of engaging in pointless drama.
Justice Chacha Mwita during a past court session. /NAIROBI LAW MONTHLY
"I want Ndiang’ui Kinyagia in court, whether dead or alive. I'm also speaking to these people (Kanja and Amin), there is no way a Kenyan would get out of his aboard and vanish from this world without a trace; it is not humanly possible. Let's stop playing drama and stick to what our Constitution speaks to," he said.
"All we want is this Kenyan; where is he? Nothing more. We are not interested in drama or anything; we have a human being missing. The responsibility is now on me; they are looking to this court to get this person alive or dead."
Justice Chacha Mwita gave the orders to the two top police chiefs after they skipped a court session on Tuesday, July 1, where they were supposed to reveal Kinyagia’s whereabouts following his disappearance on Saturday, June 21.
The judge specifically directed Amin to appear in court on Thursday, July 3, as investigations into the case continue.
The activist, who is also a software developer, is suspected to have been abducted by DCI officers at his Kiambu County home after sharing a protest ‘timetable’ for the June 25 demonstrations on his X account.
A video posted online showed around ten people, thought to be DCI officers, along with three Subaru vehicles near Kinyagia outside his house in Kinoo, before they took him away.
On Monday, June 30, Amin stated that despite public belief, Kinyagia was not being held by the DCI. He did, however, confirm that Kinyagia was a person of interest because he had shared the protest schedule, which Amin labelled as “inflammatory.” He also ordered the blogger to immediately report to the police to help clarify how he went missing.
Amin further acknowledged that his officers had searched the activist’s house and seized electronic devices. Justice Mwita pointed to this as clear grounds for the DCI to account for Kinyagia’s whereabouts.
"Since DCI officers were in Ndiangui Kinyagia’s house before he disappeared, we need an explanation from DCI on where he is," he affirmed.
Kinyagia’s disappearance triggered widespread outrage among Kenyans, with numerous human rights groups — including Amnesty International and the Law Society of Kenya — calling for his immediate and unconditional release.
LSK President Faith Odhiambo announced that the Society was working on filing a court petition to force the police to present Kinyagia and account for the circumstances surrounding the raid on his home.
