A judge ordered top cops to bring back a missing blogger dead or alive. Justice Chacha Mwita told police chiefs they must produce Ndiangui Kinyagia after he vanished from his home. The Law Society of Kenya demanded urgent action when the activist disappeared on June 21. Police visited his house and became the last people seen at his place before he went missing. The judge questioned why officers could not explain where Kinyagia had gone.
Detective teams claimed they wanted to question him about stirring up trouble during youth protests. Officers broke down his door when nobody answered and grabbed his computers and phones. They said a caretaker told them Kinyagia left with two unknown men earlier that day. The judge doubted this story because the caretaker never signed any official papers. Police never arrested Kinyagia or brought him to court despite seizing his belongings.
Justice Mwita demanded DCI Chief Mohamed Amin show up personally on Thursday to explain himself. The court expressed serious worry about how badly police handled this disappearance case. Lawyers accused officers of ignoring direct orders from the judge about finding the missing man. The hearing will continue Thursday when officials must give better answers about what happened to Kinyagia.
Detective teams claimed they wanted to question him about stirring up trouble during youth protests. Officers broke down his door when nobody answered and grabbed his computers and phones. They said a caretaker told them Kinyagia left with two unknown men earlier that day. The judge doubted this story because the caretaker never signed any official papers. Police never arrested Kinyagia or brought him to court despite seizing his belongings.
Justice Mwita demanded DCI Chief Mohamed Amin show up personally on Thursday to explain himself. The court expressed serious worry about how badly police handled this disappearance case. Lawyers accused officers of ignoring direct orders from the judge about finding the missing man. The hearing will continue Thursday when officials must give better answers about what happened to Kinyagia.
