High Court Judge Martin Muya on Tuesday issued a stern warning to parties in the ongoing case over the disappearance of security analyst Mwenda Mbijiwe, cautioning them against “playing games” as the court seeks answers four years after his alleged abduction.
The warning came after Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin failed to personally appear in court as ordered.
The two senior officers, who had been summoned to explain Mbijiwe’s whereabouts, were instead represented by lawyer Paul Nyamodi and an investigating officer.
Mbijiwe’s mother, the applicant in the case, urged the court to issue warrants of arrest against Kanja and Amin for defying court orders.
Nyamodi opposed the request, arguing that the summons had not been properly served on his clients and requested that the investigating officer be allowed to address the court, asserting that he was best placed to provide an update on the investigations.
“I took time at the beginning to explain that the investigating officer is present and that the court made directions for the two senior officers without having had an opportunity to hear the status of the investigations,” Nyamodi told the court.
Nyamodi also claimed that, according to the investigating officer, Mbijiwe’s mother had not filed a missing persons report or recorded a statement with the police, instead approaching the court directly.
Under questioning by Justice Muya, however, the investigating officer clarified that Mbijiwe’s mother had not refused to record a statement.
He confirmed that two reports had been filed: one by Mbijiwe’s wife at Lang’ata Police Station, and another in 2021 by his stepmother, not his biological mother.
Lawyers representing Mbijiwe’s family maintained that the key issue was not who filed the report, but that a missing persons report had indeed been lodged.
Visibly frustrated by the ongoing procedural disputes, Justice Muya emphasized the seriousness of the matter and urged all parties to cooperate. “Let’s not play games,” he warned.
The court directed that all relevant papers be filed and served and ordered the parties to appear for further proceedings on January 23 next year as it continues to seek clarity on Mbijiwe’s disappearance.
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