Justice Alexander Muteti has adjourned the hearing and ordered the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to appear in court in-person at 12 noon after failing to produce five abductees.
The order follows a directive issued by Justice Muteti, who earlier instructed state officials to comply with similar orders issued on Monday, December 30, to present the abductees in court. The IG and DCI, along with the Attorney General, did not appear in court when the case was mentioned earlier.
Lawyers representing the families of the five missing individuals, led by Felix Keiton, accused Kanja and the DCI of blatantly violating constitutional rights. The directive comes after Justice Bahati Mwamuye, presiding over the High Court in Nairobi, ordered Kanja to personally present the seven abductees on Tuesday, December 31, at 11 a.m. "The ninth respondent, Douglas Kanja Kirocho, shall in his capacity as the first respondent and also in his capacity as the ninth, personally ensure compliance with orders (1) and (2) above and shall consequently personally produce the second to seventh petitioners before this Court or the Milimani High Court Criminal Duty Court on December 31, 2024, at 11 a.m.
and summons to that effect are hereby issued to him," Mwamuye ruled. Justice Mwamuye also directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to present a report on the ownership of vehicles linked to the abductions.
