In a case similar to that of former Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli’s handling of the Kitengela abduction case, the new Inspector General Douglas Kanja has failed to comply with a court order to appear regarding the mysterious disappearance of Wajir County Assembly Member Yussuf Ahmed.
On Thursday, September 26, High Court Judge Alexander Muteti issued a directive to IG Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The order stipulated that they must either “produce Ahmed in court” by 10 am on Friday, September 26, or provide a comprehensive explanation of his whereabouts if he was in police custody.
This judicial intervention came after Ahmed’s family filed a case accusing state operatives of abducting the ward representative a week prior. The family, represented by Ahmed’s cousin, sought the court’s assistance to compel the IG and DCI to bring the missing politician before the court.
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Who Represented IG Kanja in Court?
However, when the time came for the hearing, IG Kanja was conspicuously absent. Instead, he sent Industrial Area DCIO Justus Imana to address the court on behalf of the police force.
When questioned about the whereabouts of the missing MCA, Imana provided a vague response, stating that investigations were still ongoing. He told the court:
“If I was in a position even to have concluded those investigations before coming to this honourable court I could have done so. The reason why I am saying I cannot commit is because, yes, the information may be provided but may not be conclusive in terms of unravelling the crime committed.”
Advocate Danstan Omari, representing Ahmed’s family, pressed Imana on whether the police had obtained CCTV footage from the alleged abduction site.
How Was Yussuf Ahmed Abducted?
The circumstances surrounding Ahmed’s disappearance are deeply concerning. According to the petition filed by Abdikadir Abdullahi on Ahmed’s behalf, the politician vanished from South B Estate on the night of September 13, reportedly “after being forced out of a cab”.
Peter Wambua, a driver for the ride-hailing app Faras, provided a chilling account of the incident. He claimed to have picked up Ahmed from South C Estate on September 13, intending to drive him to Pangani Heights.
However, their journey was violently interrupted around 8:20 pm when a white and black Toyota Landcruiser suddenly blocked their path on Enterprise Road.
Wambua further detailed that two Prado vehicles then blocked his car, after which five masked gunmen, brandishing firearms, forcibly removed the MCA from the cab.
