The ongoing search for answers over the disappearance of security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe has taken a new turn after the High Court directed Inspector General Douglas Kanja and DCI director Mohamed Amin to appear in person and address the matter.
The order arises from long-running concerns that the case has dragged on without clear findings, leaving the family with no answers four years after he vanished.
Justice Martin Muya issued the summons requiring the two to present themselves on December 16, 2025, at 11am. The judge said the continued lack of clarity from investigating agencies required the highest-ranking officers to state the progress of the case directly before the court.
During the session, lawyer Evans Ondieki, representing the family, said the authorities had failed to offer any genuine update on what became of Mbijiwe.
He told the court that the analyst was taken into custody by police officers along Roysambu Road and never returned home. According to him, the family has been left in the dark about whether he is still alive.
Ondieki added that a report earlier sent to the DPP did not indicate who abducted him or any details that could help uncover the circumstances of his disappearance. This, he said, had added to the family’s frustration, as they expected the report to provide direction.
The court was also informed that Mbijiwe’s mother had filed an affidavit expressing her belief that her son is being held incommunicado by the State.
She explained that she has spent four years visiting various government offices searching for answers, but none have given her a clue on what happened.
Prosecutor Zachary Omwenga, speaking on behalf of the ODPP, said his office plans to send the file to a magistrate’s court so that a formal inquiry can begin.
He acknowledged that the report submitted by the DCI does not reveal the identity of the people who abducted Mbijiwe.
The court further heard that at the time he disappeared, Mbijiwe had already shown interest in contesting the Meru governorship.
His lawyer told the court that “powerful leaders” in the country are suspected to be linked to the incident.
Justice Muya noted that the allegations raised were weighty and needed a clear response from the police leadership. He said the appearance of the IG and the DCI boss was necessary to determine what steps, if any, have been taken to resolve the matter.
The judge set December 16 as the date when the two top officers will be required to outline the progress of the investigations and shed light on the missing analyst’s fate.
