The High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, and the DCI Director, Mohamed Amin, to produce blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia, who has been missing for 10 days.
Justice Chacha Mwita directed the IG to appear in court on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, to explain why the blogger has been held incommunicado for that duration.
Ndiangui Kinyagia, a 35-year-old IT expert and activist, went missing on June 21, 2025, after posting a detailed “timetable” for the June 25, 2025, Gen Z protests in Kenya on his X account, @DaguinDd.
The timetable outlined a nationwide plan for demonstrations, including a march to State House, the declaration of a new republic, and activities such as prayers, speeches, and moments of silence for those killed in the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.
IG Kanja and DCI Amin Ordered to Produce Blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia
After the blogger was abducted, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) filed a habeas corpus petition at the Milimani High Court, seeking to compel the Kenyan government to produce blogger and activist Ndiangui Kinyagia, dead or alive.
The petition, which was filed on June 25, 2025, targeted the IG, Douglas the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, and the Attorney General, demanding they present Kinyagia in court or explain his whereabouts.
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The LSK alleges that plain-clothed officers in unmarked vehicles abducted Ndiangui Kinyagia from his home in Kinoo, and he has not been seen or heard from since.
According to their petition, his disappearance is believed to be connected to his outspoken criticism of the government online, especially after he shared a detailed protest timetable for the planned June 25, 2025, demonstrations, which included a march to State House.
KNCHR Highlights Number of Enforced Disappearances
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has so far documented 179 arrests during the June 25, 2025, protests. Additionally, it recorded 15 enforced disappearances during the protests.
Also in the Commission’s report, 19 people lost their lives during the protests. Additionally, 531 individuals, including protesters, police officers, and journalists, sustained injuries.
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President William Ruto, while addressing the International MSMEs Day celebrations in Nairobi on June 27, 2025, condemned the protests as acts of “calculated chaos, violence, destruction, and economic sabotage” rather than peaceful demonstrations.
He therefore directed the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to conduct swift and thorough investigations, stating that Kenya is a country governed by the rule of law and that such lawlessness would not be tolerated.
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