Prosecutors filed 17 new charges against officers attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in connection with the alleged kidnapping of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver in 2022.
The suspects, Peter Gachiku, James Tanki, Joseph Mbugua, David Kipsoi, Joseph Mbaya, John Kamau, Hillary Kipchumba, Stephen Matunda, Simon Gikonyo, Paul Muriithi, Bonface Mtulia, Elikana Mugendi, Fredrick Kamau, John Mavhari and Michael Bett, are scheduled to appear before the Kahawa Law Courts on September 7, 2026, for plea-taking.
The Kahawa Law Courts issued the summons for the 15 suspects to appear before Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku.
The suspects will face charges including kidnapping with intent to murder, contrary to Section 258 of the Penal Code; conspiracy to commit a felony, contrary to Section 393 of the Penal Code and subjecting a person to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Section 51(3) of the National Intelligence Service Act, No. 28 of 2012.
They will also face charges relating to forgery, committing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and cooperating in the execution of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Prosecution told court that on July 22, 2022, in Nairobi County, the suspects, while travelling in four motor vehicles alongside other persons whose identities are yet to be disclosed, trailed and intercepted a vehicle carrying Mohammed Zaid Sami Kidwai, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan, both Indian nationals, and Nicodemus Mwania Mwange, a Kenyan driver.
The new charges were filed after the High Court terminated the earlier murder proceedings against the accused persons, paving the way for the prosecution to institute fresh charges based on the available evidence.
The prosecution team comprises Victor Owiti, Betty Rubia, Bridgit Atieno, Anthony Musyoka, James Machirah, Kennedy Amwayi and Harrison Kiarie.
