The Inspector General of Police and the Director of Criminal Investigations have been ordered to appear physically in court to explain the whereabouts of Mwenda Mbijiwe, who was abducted four years ago.
High Court Judge Martin Muya on Wednesday directed the two senior security officers to present themselves before him on December 16, 2025, at 11:00 am.
“I have considered the application made by both sides and therefore ordered the 2nd and 3rd respondents to appear in court physically on 16th December to explain the whereabouts of Mbijiwe,” Justice Muya ordered.
The court heard that despite four years passing since the abduction, no satisfactory explanation has been provided regarding investigations into Mbijiwe’s disappearance.
Family lawyer Evans Ondieki told the court that Mbijiwe was arrested by police officers along Roysambu Road, and since then, he has neither been found nor pronounced dead.
Ondieki further informed the court that an investigation report submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions has not indicated whether Mbijiwe was killed or is still alive.
Mbijiwe’s mother told the court that her son is being held incommunicado by the state.
She testified that she has visited several offices in search of her missing son over the past four years.
The DPP, represented by Zachary Omwenga, informed the court that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions intends to forward the file to the magistrate’s court for purposes of opening an inquiry.
Omwenga told the court that the report from the DCI has not indicated who abducted Mbijiwe.
The court was informed that Mbijiwe had declared his interest to run for the position of governor in Meru County before his disappearance.
The judge was also told that the people holding Mbijiwe are very powerful leaders in the country.
