UDA MP Sues IG Kanja, DCI Amin & DPP Ingonga Over Illegal Arrest
Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji has filed a petition with the High Court challenging his arrest during the recent Saba Saba protests, claiming it was illegal and politically motivated.
The case, filed in the Milimani Law Courts, accuses Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, DCI Director Mohamed Amin, and DPP Renson Ingonga of abusing their powers by arresting and charging him.
In the appeal, Mukunji accuses the State of exploiting the Prevention of Terrorism Act to intimidate and stifle government dissidents.
He claims that his detention was not only irregular, but also part of a larger crackdown on dissent masquerading as national security enforcement.
The politician claims the allegations against them were made up and intended to punish him for publicly criticizing official actions during the demonstrations.
Mukunji was arrested with journalist James Ikuwa Mbochi and boda boda rider Stanley Mbuthia Wanjiru.
Mukunji, through his legal team, is requesting a court order to dismiss the case.
He claimed that the arrest violated his constitutional rights and constituted an abuse of police and prosecutorial authorities.
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The appeal described Mukunji’s detention on July 7, 2025, when around 40 police officers apprehended him on the Thika Superhighway on his way to Nairobi.
During the arrest, the MP offered a lift to Mbochi, who was covering the Saba Saba Day protests in Nairobi.
According to the petition, the boda-boda rider Mbuthia was arrested because he followed the police after the MP was arrested out of concern.
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“That as they were driving, they were arrested along the said Thika Superhighway at Toll area within Juja Sub-County by a contingent of approximately 40 Police Officers in several vehicles who then took them to Kibii Police Station within Juja Sub-County,” the petition reads in part.
The development comes as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) face increased scrutiny for using terror-related charges against hundreds of young people and government critics.
However, on Monday, the DPP refuted the allegations, stating that the charges were legal under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Although the ODPP acknowledged the importance of free speech and a “vibrant civil society,” it emphasized that both must grasp the Act’s framework rather than see it as an attempt to restrict lawful political discourse.
UDA MP Sues IG Kanja, DCI Amin & DPP Ingonga Over Illegal Arrest
