Reprieve For Raphael Tuju As Court Bars DCI, DPP From Any Arrest
Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has been handed some temporary reprieve after the High Court granted him an anticipatory bond.
This ruling bars police from arresting him over allegations that he staged his own abduction.
In orders issued on Tuesday, March 24, the High Court allowed Tuju to remain free pending investigations, setting an anticipatory bond of Ksh200,000 or a cash bail of a similar amount.
The ruling, delivered by Justice Martin M. Muya, came after an urgent application filed by Tuju seeking protection from arrest and detention by law enforcement agencies.
“That the applicants are hereby admitted on an Anticipatory bond of Ksh. 200,000 (two hundred thousand) with one (1) surety each or cash bail of similar amount,” the court order reads in part.
The court further directed that the matter be heard during the court vacation, having been certified as urgent.
Tuju had spent the better part of Monday and Tuesday in police custody as detectives sought to detain him over the suspected self-abduction claims currently under investigation.
During his time at Karen Police Station, the former Cabinet Secretary’s health reportedly deteriorated, forcing officers to rush him to hospital for medical attention.
The former Jubilee Party Secretary General was accompanied to the Karen Hospital by opposition figures, including Wiper Patriotic Front Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his DAP-K counterpart Eugene Wamalwa.
The pair have since accused authorities of mishandling Tuju, leading to further decline in his health condition.
In his application, Tuju, through his legal team, sought the High Court’s intervention to restrain the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from summoning, arresting, or interfering with his freedom of movement.
Tuju was arrested on March 23, 2026, for allegedly staging his own disappearance and abduction, according to DCI Director Mohamed Amin.
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Police claim Tuju fabricated the incident to gain sympathy amid a long-running legal dispute over a bank loan and property auction.
His car was later found abandoned on Miotoni Lane, in Karen, Nairobi, before he later resurfaced, while he maintained he went into hiding due to threats.
Tuju has been battling the East African Development Bank (EADB) over a debt initially worth around USD 9 million, approx. Ksh1.2 billion, which grew with interest and penalties to nearly Ksh2.2 billion to Ksh4.5 billion.
The High Court previously allowed EADB to sell properties associated with Tuju’s Dari Limited to recover the money, in what seems to be the start of the veteran journalist’s troubles.
Reprieve For Raphael Tuju As Court Bars DCI, DPP From Any Arrest
