We Don't Have Ndiangui Kinyagia: DCI On Missing Activist

Amin clarified that Kinyagia is neither being held by the police nor any investigative agencies.

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Jun 30, 2025 - 17:38 Updated: Jun 30, 2025 - 18:56
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We Don't Have Ndiangui Kinyagia: DCI On Missing Activist
Activist and blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia, who has reportedly been abducted over posting the 'timetable' for the June 25 protests. /NDIANGUI KINYAGIA

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin has stated that activist and blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia is not in police custody, raising further questions regarding his whereabouts.

Amin clarified that Kinyagia—believed to have been involved in organising the Gen Z commemoration protests—is neither being held by the police nor any investigative agencies.

Addressing the press outside DCI headquarters on Monday, June 30, the director dismissed allegations that the missing blogger was in the custody of law enforcement. He further urged Kinyagia to present himself to the nearest police station without delay to assist in clarifying the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

DCI director Mohamed Amin speaking as DCI's Anti-Narcotics Unit received state-of-the-art equipment from the United States through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on February 8, 2023. /DCI

Additionally, the DCI chief disclosed that the blogger had become a person of interest to the directorate after sharing what he described as “highly inflammatory content,” which drew the agency’s attention to him.

"Ndiangui Kinyagia is not under the custody of officers of the National Police Service (NPS), and that is what I am going to say rightly before the honourable judge tomorrow. We don't have him," he said.

"Wherever he is, he should just come and surrender to the police so as to assist in our investigations."

However, Amin acknowledged that his officers had conducted a search at the activist's residence, during which they seized several electronic devices.

''Unfortunately, he (Ndiangui) was not in his apartment. We managed to search and we were able to recover an assortment of electronic gadgets that we believe will be useful to us in our investigations. We were able to do an inventory, which was countersigned by the caretaker of those apartments.'' 

Kinyagia had posted on his X account on Thursday, June 19, outlining the schedule for the June 25 protests, which included a planned march to State House and the proclamation of a new republic.

According to the timetable, the demonstrations would kick off at 8 a.m. with an opening prayer, followed by praise and worship, then a ten-minute moment of silence to honour Gen Z protesters who lost their lives during last year’s anti-Finance Bill demonstrations.

Other key agenda items included speeches by parents of the deceased youth, a planned window for clashes with police, and a citizen gathering at major Nairobi roundabouts at noon.

After that, protesters intended to take down the UDA Presidential Standard, raise the Kenyan flag, and declare a new republic “by the people for the people.” A new transition council was to be sworn in, with the final item being unspecified action directed at the President.

His disappearance has drawn nationwide uproar and reached the legal corridors of the country. Earlier on Monday, the High Court directed the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja and the DCI to present the advocate who has been missing for 10 days. 

Failure to do so, the IG and his DCI counterpart, Amin, must appear in court tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1, to show cause why Kinyagia cannot be produced in court.

(Left to Right) General Service Unit Commandant Ranson Lolmodooni, DCI Director Amin Mohammed and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja during a press briefing in Nairobi on December 4 at Harambee House. /MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

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