High Court Summons IG Kanja, Amin Over Missing Activist
High Court Justice Chacha Mwita has directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to surrender missing blogger Ndiagui Kinyagia.
Judge Mwita ordered Kanja and his DCI counterpart, Amin Mohammed, to appear in court tomorrow to explain why Ndiangui Kinyagia could not be brought.
In the June 30 decision, Mwita provided the IG with an alternative explanation for why he had been imprisoned for ten days without appearing in court.
High Court moves in and Orders IG Kanja & DCI Amin to produce blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia after 10 days missing. pic.twitter.com/G36MukUAie
— The Nairobi Review (@NairobiReviewKE) June 30, 2025
Kinyagia, who was crucial in organizing the June 25 memorial protests, went missing just before they began, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
On June 19, the activist posted on his X page about the agenda of the June 25 protests, which included a march to the State House and the declaration of a new republic.
Just a day before the protests on Tuesday, June 24, reports surfaced that he was missing and may have been kidnapped because of his views.
⬜️🟥⬜️🟩 Wednesday, JUNE 25, 2025 pic.twitter.com/OxKw0uG3xa
— Daguin Dd (@daguindd) June 19, 2025
Soon after, fellow campaigners and human rights advocates began appealing for his release, with banners reading “FreeNdiaguiKinyagia” circulating online.
Amnesty Kenya stated on June 27 that his last confirmed sighting was two days after the social media post when suspected DCI operatives raided his residence in Kinoo.
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“Free Ndiangui Kinyagia. He was last seen on June 21 after a reported raid by DCI officers at his home in Kinoo,” the statement read.
“We call for his immediate release. If he is accused of any crime, let him be presented before a court of law, not held incommunicado.”
Reportedly, his residence was surrounded by six to ten Subaru vehicles, and the last communication was with his mother around 1 pm that Saturday, June 21.
Meanwhile, security forces, including the National Police Service and the DCI, have remained mum on his whereabouts.
High Court Summons IG Kanja, Amin Over Missing Activist
