NPS Breaks Silence On Missing Activist Davis Lichuma, Investigations Underway
The National Police Service (NPS) has urged Kenyans to file formal reports of enforced disappearances, torture, and other human rights breaches.
The NPS noted that all such situations would be investigated in accordance with the law.
In a statement made on Sunday, the service stated that it had taken note of claims about enforced disappearances and torture that were spreading on mainstream and social media, and reaffirmed its commitment to accountability and transparency.
“As a service committed to accountability and transparency, we take these claims seriously,” the statement said.
ALLEGATIONS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND TORTURE pic.twitter.com/OKPnZXaBwvโ National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) June 28, 2026
“We therefore urge anyone with information or specific allegations of enforced disappearance, torture, or other human rights violations to report the matter immediately at the nearest police station.”
The service also acknowledged that it had received a complaint about the disappearance of human rights campaigner Davis Lichuma.
“Furthermore, we acknowledge receipt of a report of a missing person, namely Davis Lichuma, which was made at Central Police Station in Nairobi,” NPS said.
The police informed the public that the missing person case, as well as any other reports of human rights breaches, will be thoroughly, professionally, and impartially examined.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ’๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณโฆ pic.twitter.com/jcUr0XA0p2โ Social Justice Centres Working Group (@UhaiWetu) June 27, 2026
“We guarantee that all reports will be investigated thoroughly, professionally, impartially, and expeditiously, in accordance with the law,” the Service said.
NPS reiterated its commitment to upholding constitutional rights and conducting its operations within the law.
“The National Police Service remains fully dedicated to professional policing that serves and protects all Kenyans, residents and visitors,” the statement read.
“We uphold the constitutional rights of every person and strictly follow all legal procedures in our operations.”
The Service added that it remains committed to the highest standards of professionalism, respect for human rights and full adherence to the Constitution and other relevant laws.
Davis Lichuma was arrested on Gen Z Mashujaa Day, removed from a gazetted police station by Rutoโs rogue police squad who drive Subarus, mask their faces, and shoot innocent Kenyans and has since disappeared.
We demand his immediate release. It is also very unfortunate thatโฆ pic.twitter.com/TrBns54edSโ The Peopleโs President (@bonifacemwangi) June 28, 2026
On Saturday, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) said five activists who were reported missing following the June 25, 2026, protests have been found alive, while one person remains unaccounted for.
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The rights organisation said three more individuals had been located, adding to the two others who had earlier been found.
โThree more comrades have been found dumped. Together with the three who were found earlier, they report being brutally assaulted while in custody,โ KHRC posted.
“Meanwhile, Davis Lichuma remains forcibly disappeared. His whereabouts are still unknown.”
Human rights activists are threatening street protests this Tuesday if the state fails to produce Davis Lichuma within 24 hours. Lichuma went missing and is suspected to have been abducted during the second commemoration of the June 25, 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.โฆ pic.twitter.com/MRKQlDV3rmโ KTN News (@KTNNewsKE) June 28, 2026
The organisation used the hashtag #FreeDavisLichuma as it continued to call for information on the whereabouts of the remaining missing activist.
According to KHRC, the activists initially reported missing were Fredrick Ojiro, Collins Otieno, Muteti Mulinge, Elisha Alam, Michael Ngigi and Christine Luganga.
The commission said Davis Lichuma remains missing despite efforts to establish his whereabouts.
NPS Breaks Silence On Missing Activist Davis Lichuma, Investigations Underway
