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Three investigative agencies have been allowed by the High Court to carry out parallel and independent investigations into the disappearance of four men allegedly abducted by police from their Mathare slum residence two months ago.
Justice Alexander Muteti directed the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to file a progress report on the matter in court.
“While this court is still hearing the application to compel the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director DCI Mohamed Amin, IPOA, KNCHR and DCI are hereby directed to continue investigating the whereabouts of the four men who went missing on June 20, 2026,” ordered Justice Muteti.
Justice Alexander Muteti at the Milimani High Court on May 21, 2026.
The judge, however, declined to declare Section 26 of the IPOA Act and Section 30 of the KNCHR Act unconstitutional, as urged by the two agencies.
Lawyer Augustine Kipkuto for IPOA and Ms Omutiba for KNCHR had argued that the two agencies were barred by law from investigating active matters being handled by the courts.